Balsaminaceae (Touch-Me-Not Family)

Imaptiens pallida

Jewelweed, Pale (Pale Touch-Me-Not)

Plant Type	Forb
Flower Color	yellow
Edibility	You shoots, up to six inches tall may be eaten. Older plants may have toxic levels of selenium.
Toxicity	Older plants may have toxic levels of selenium.
Medicinal Uses	Astringent. The juice is very useful for skin irritations: stings, athlete's foot, and especially poison ivy. It will neutralize the toxic oil, urushiol, from the posion ivy, but only if used immediately following contact with the posion ivy. Fortuantely, they often grow in the same area.

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