I know you asked for home remedies, but I'm with Abraham - and 'better living through chemistry' is the route for me. I don't like the shot, but I keep a Medrol dose pack in my travel kit (I'm out of the country a lot, and my doc keeps me stocked with several different things, just in case I need it while overseas).Abraham wrote:
When I have an allergic reaction to poison ivy, oak, etc. the only thing I've found that works to cure it, is going to the doctor and getting a steroid shot - this is what works quite well for me.
For medical reasons, I'm sure not everyone can go this route - but for me, it clears up the allergic reaction over night.
It has 6 pills for the first day, five for the second, then four, three, two, and one for the successive days after. I've used it for poison ivy, and found that I was just fine after a day and a half.