This is Jewel Weed, which will cure an outbreak of poison ivy rash. Unfortunately, it is seasonal while poison ivy is not. The cure is in the stems, which when broken or crushed exudes a juicy substance that spread on the poison ivy rash will dry it up and it will go away. My husband has tried this on himself; he has a lifetime allergy to poison ivy and will break out just getting close to it. We have tried freezing the stems, freezing just the juice in order to keep it for year-round use and have been unsuccessful. Also, the stems do not get liquified if there is a drought, although the plant comes up and blooms. We have all orange blooms, but we have seen it blooming yellow in other places.
