Jewelweed

Along shady streams and damp woodland edges grows jewelweed (Impatiens capensis and I. pallida), a plant long treasured as nature’s remedy for poison ivy and nettle stings. In this episode of The Herbalist’s Journal, host Celine, forester and Board Certified Master Arborist, explores jewelweed’s shimmering leaves, exploding seed pods, and its deep cultural roots. From Indigenous healing practices to folk remedies carried into homesteads, discover how this humble wildflower became both medicine and marvel in the landscape.