Talk:Impatiens/Archive 1

I've taken out the list of plants in the main article, because it is duplicated in the species list, and as it contains the imprecise 'New Guinea Impatiens'. And I'm not sure, but would the list of garden forms not all belong and be better placed under Busy Lizzie. Imc 14:55, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Ceylon balsam?
The common name offered for Impatiens repens is Ceylon jewelweed. AFAIK his name is not used except in North America; it is called a balsam (as also for the related and similar forms from elsewhere in Asia). Also, they are mostly perennial. Imc 21:48, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Photography
The pictures on this page as of 18 May 2007 are rubbish. Superruss 10:24, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't go that far, but it could do with a few pictures of the seed pods (both "before" and "after"), since they're a major feature of the plant.


 * And Wikipedia could "do" with allowing a goddamn video format that actually goddamn worked... (Grr.) 98.217.178.73 (talk) 22:09, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Health
They like to be in the sun. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.178.18.38 (talk) 10:48, 5 June 2008 (UTC) They also like to be in the shade. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.165.135.172 (talk) 03:57, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Jewelweed treatment for poison ivy
Quote from current Wick:

The North American jewelweeds are often used as a home remedy to treat bee stings, insect bites, and particularly Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) and Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) rashes, but this seems to be based on little else but superstition.

On the contrary, the juice of this plant seems to be the only complete cure for poison ivy. Other medicines only relieve symptoms temporarily. This comment comes from my direct experiences, and I do not know what the Wick quote above is based on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.130.26 (talk) 18:02, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Antipruritic
The article states “The North American jewelweeds are often used as a home remedy to treat bee stings, insect bites, and particularly Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) and Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) rashes as a folk remedy, despite multiple controlled studies showing it to have no antipruritic effect. [3][4][5][6]” It should state “… despite multiple controlled studies showing it to have no effect in preventing or treating poison ivy dermatitis. [3][4][5][6] Dinaphthofuran-7,12-dione derivatives, 1,4-napthoquinone derivatives and flavonals extracted from Impatiens balsamina L. have been shown to reduce itching.”

Antipruritic effect of flavonol and 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives from Impatiens balsamina L.] / Kyoko Ishiguro and Hisae Oki / Phytotherapy Research • Volume 11 Issue 5, Pages 343 - 347

Antipruritic Dinaphthofuran-7,12-dione Derivatives from the Pericarp of Impatiens balsamina] / Kyoko Ishiguro et al / J. Nat. Prod., 1998, 61 (9), pp 1126–1129 / DOI: 10.1021/np9704718

A72b75c77 (talk) 13:14, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

recent edits about plasmopara obducens
Hello, I really like your article about impatiens. I would like to contribute to the article from time to time if that's OK. I added a section today about plasmopara obducens, the powdery mildew that has been a sweeping plague across the US and Canada, hopefully you agree that's appropriate. I included the references that seem to meet Wikipedia guidelines. I have asked permission from the University of Minnesota cooperative extension to use a photo, and if I get that permission I'd like to propose adding it as well. Happy Editing!! Cityside189 (talk) 13:03, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Busy lizzie
As a British plant-lover I’m unfamiliar with jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience. I suspect these are exclusively North American. Could it be that some of them are a little old-fashioned? In the UK we refer to Impatiens either as “impatiens” or “busy lizzie”. I’ve also found the term “busy lizzie” in American websites. Darorcilmir (talk) 23:58, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

Replacement of English names for Impatiens aurella Rydberg
The replaced term "pale-yellow jewelweed", added to article in 2008, might have been taken from USDA, as the species is named there "paleyellow touch-me-not". USDA Impatiens aurella The source of the term had not been added to the article, nor to the page of USDA. Thus i may just wonder why such erroneous yet misleading name for this jewelweed had been created? Author of Impatiens aurella, P.A. Rydberg did not use "paleyellow toch-me-not", perhaps he would have known this name is too similar to "pale jewelweed" or "pale touch-me-not", common names of I. pallida. Apart of that, flowers of I. aurella are clearly yellow to dark yellow, but apparently not pale-yellow as a rule. BHL description The species was described from swamps nearby Priest River, Idaho, seeming to have at least it's main range in valleys of Rocky Mountains. Hence naming as "Idaho jewelweed" or "mountain jewelweed" matches the species range and state of it's type. One could as well name it "Idaho touch-me-not" or "mountain touch-me-not" alternatively. Surely, these are newly invented names as well, but with the benefit to be unique, not misleading to mixing up with I. pallida. For usual i do avoid creation of new terms, in cases like this it seems to be appropriate. Any better suggestions? --Stamnariophilus 12:23, 27 March 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stamnaria0568 (talk • contribs)