According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, you should do the following: Immediately wash the part of your ...

Poison oak is similar in appearance to poison ivy but is usually found as a shrub rather than a vine. It can have clusters of ...

The rash caused by poison ivy, oak and sumac is the direct result of contact with an oily toxicant within the plant. The plant must be crushed or broken to release these oils.

Unfortunately, not nearly as many are familiar with how to identify the offending plant in order to avoid contact with it.

You can remove poison oak from your yard by hand or with an herbicide. No matter which method you choose, wear protective ...

Poison ivy vines may produce yellow or green flowers and white berries in different seasons. Poison oak is a shrub with three leaves. It's mostly found on the west coast, according to MedlinePlus.

For both poison ivy and poison oak rashes, you can treat by rinsing off the affected area with soap and water, and placing cool compresses on it, along with corticosteroid cream and calamine ...

Poison oak leaves are more rounded and irregular looking compared to poison ivy. A poison oak plant can have up to nine leaflets, although three leaflets are most common.

In my front yard, a poison ivy vine grows more than two-thirds of the way up the trunk of a large oak tree. Yellow-rumped warblers feast on the berries, which are always gone by the end of winter.

We do have a variety, Atlantic poison oak, in our state, but it is not nearly as common as poison ivy. ...

Poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak can cause a red, bumpy rash from its transferred oils called urushiol.Ingesting other native Michigan plants, the nightshade plant for example, can be ...

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