[Herbalist] poison ivy

Tara tsersen at nni.com
Mon Aug 6 14:20:45 PDT 2001


> Please remember another very important thing about poison ivy/oak.  It
> travels in smoke.  I have seen some very unfortunate folk who contacted
> massive cases of it just because someone decided to burn it out and didn't
> think to warn those downwind.

Yes, yes yes!  This is very important!  You can die from getting it *IN*
your lungs this way.  Even if you don't, you can get it over your entire
body.  My sister landed in the hospital that way once.  Don't know how
she ended up so highly reactive when I'm immune...

-Magdalena



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