Vitamin c is an anti histamine. Posion ivy causes an allergic reaction. Allergic reactions are histamine rushes. Stop the histamine rush, stop the reaction.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1578094/
2 g can reduce histamines in the blood by 40%
Last time I was sick I took 40 grams over a 24 hour period and should have taken more. So that's close to where I'd be for severe reactions.
Vitamin c is an anti histamine. Posion ivy causes an allergic reaction. Allergic reactions are histamine rushes. Stop the histamine rush, stop the reaction.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1578094/
2 g can reduce histamines in the blood by 40%
Last time I was sick I took 40 grams over a 24 hour period and should have taken more. So that's close to where I'd be for severe reactions.
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