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poison ivy
I would be interested in getting some toxicodendron seeds (common
name, Poison Ivy latin nameToxicodendron radicans or Rhus radicans)- for experimental purposes. anyone can help ? thanx Wojt. |
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Subject: poison ivy
From: (wojtek) Message-id: I would be interested in getting some toxicodendron seeds (common name, Poison Ivy latin nameToxicodendron radicans or Rhus radicans)- for experimental purposes. anyone can help ? thanx I have never been exposed to Poison Ivy, but I must state for the record that I am so exquisitely sensitive to Poison Oak (AKA Toxiconfrendon diversilobum) that, with little exaggeration, I can credibly document that all I have to do is merely look at P. Oak from an ostensibly "safe" distance and I am certain to suffer the serious consequences of exposure to the nasty active irritating chemical, urishol. Seriously, folks, the last time I had a literal brush with Poison Oak, my physician placed me on a diet of steroids for three weeks to help retaliate against the devastating consequences of my own inferior ability (AKA, stupidity) to spot with efficiency the distinctive shape of the P. Oak leaves while roaming about the back country in search of fossil plant localities in the western foothills of California's Sierra Nevada. The itch generated by P. Oak feels like it is penetrating clear through to the bone--in my specific case, you can't knock it down without prescription steroids. But, of course, that maddening "itch" is only the beginning of the hideous torment. The distinctive P. Oak rash rapidly produces the kind of pain and inflammation of the epidermis that is commonly associated with a second-degree burn--similar to the suffering generated when caustic, undiluted acid is tossed upon exposed skin. This is not good. "Turn! Turn! Turn!--my solo, acoustic, instrumental 6-string guitar version of the classic composition by Pete Seeger (lyrics adapted from The Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes; music by Pete Seeger, as well)--a song made world-famous by The Byrds, who took "Turn! Turn! Turn!" to #1 in the US in 1965 http://members.aol.com/Waucoba4/music/turnturnturn.html |
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Seriously, folks, the last time I had a literal brush with Poison Oak, my physician placed me on a diet of steroids for three weeks to help retaliate against the devastating consequences of my own inferior ability (AKA, stupidity) to spot with efficiency the distinctive shape of the P. Oak leaves while roaming about the back country in search of fossil plant localities in the western foothills of California's Sierra Nevada. The itch generated by P. Oak feels like it is penetrating clear through to the bone--in my specific case, you can't knock it down without prescription steroids. But, of course, that maddening "itch" is only the beginning of the hideous torment. The distinctive P. Oak rash rapidly produces the kind of pain and inflammation of the epidermis that is commonly associated with a second-degree burn--similar to the suffering generated when caustic, undiluted acid is tossed upon exposed skin. This is not good. Seems like you would be a good candidate for desensitization shots! In Grad school I was working on Dutch Elm Disease & everywhere there are elms there is poison ivy--I like you would look at a bush of P. i. & would almost instantly erupt in blisters--my eye's would swell closed. My major professor got tired of me off work with the condition so he payed for the shots--during one winter. Even today I can handle P.i. with my hands with no outbreak--sure if I rub it up & down my arm I do get a rash but nothing like before the shots. Look into it. You may like it! Good luck Mike |
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