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I was told years ago (by someone who I imagine would know) that a useful re=
medy plant for poison ivy is jewelweed=2C which -- I was also told -- may o=
ften be found growing conveniently close by poison ivy stands. Not sure wh=
ether you squeeze the leaf juice onto affected parts or ?? Has anybody els=
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A. Woolaver
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> From: soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Poison Ivy
> Date: Fri=2C 27 Aug 2010 16:18:26 -0300
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> Nuke Poison Ivy (PI)? That may be a slight over-reaction. What surprises=
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> me is that PI (Toxicodendron radicans) is included in the Atlantic Coasta=
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> Plain Flora=2C as per the N.S. Nature Trust's "Guide to the Atlantic Coas=
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> Plain Flora of Nova Scotia" (2005)=2C in spite of its wide range in Easte=
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> Canada and U.S. Could someone comment?
> I continue to be surprised by how many outdoorsy people cannot identify=20
> it in the field=2C in spite of having spent years in the out of doors.
> In a recent medical article I've read that 80 % of the population is=20
> allergic to the above species. Sadly=2C there was no indication of the so=
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> of this tidbit of information. Which population? I suspect that the=20
> percentage refers to the fraction of the population who become allergic=20
> following repeated physical contact with the plant.
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