We had a farm and when I was walking through a field, I brushed up against poison ivy. I had never had a reaction to it but this time I got the oh-so-itchy rash with the liquid filled blisters around one of my ankles. For six months I agonized with the worst bleeding itch I have ever had and finally I sat on the edge of the bathtub and took a handful of sugar and rubbed it against the blisters on my ankle until they bled. I rinsed off, slathered on petroleum jelly and put on socks. Other than the broken skin that had to heal (very minimal) the liquid filled blisters and the rash were gone!!!!
I heard of people who burned poison ivy and inhaled the smoke, leading to severe health issues. I would be very wary of doing the smoothie unless I was at the hospital with an epipen at the ready.
A few days at the beach is said to be a good cure the bad cases.
Good grief Charlie Browns. I picked Black Berries every spring as a little child, and Poison Oak was expected. I knew to wash with grandma’s Lye Soap if I showed any signs of Poison Oak. If so, all I had to do was wash the spots with the Lye Soap and leave it on the skin and not wash it off. No more Ivy breakout. No more itching. If you can’t find homemade Lye Soap, Go to the Ammish. I bought a large bar of homemade Lye soap and have kept it for many years, just in case.