Mollison has said: Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labour; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system..
The juice of jewelweed is a traditional remedy for all sorts of skin ailments including poison ivy. An oft-repeated folk saying, Wherever poison ivy is found, jewelweed grows close by. To use it, you can simply crush the leaves and rub it on the itchy places.
The stems and leaves of the poison ivy plants contain an allergen that is known as urushiol. When this allergen comes in contact with the body. It leads to poison ivy rash. The mild rash of poison ivy last for 5 to 12 days and the severe poison ivy lasts for a month. As soon as you come in the contact of the poison ivy plant, rinse your skin before the rash starts appear.Wash it thoroughly with cold water. To prevent the rash from spreading apply rubbing alcohol. Soak a cotton ball in the rubbing alcohol and dab it on the affected skin. It will treat the rashes at the onset.