Comments on: The Botanical Dermatology Database http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:32:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Kathy Purdy Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:56:59 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=445#comment-487 Did you see <a href='http://www.wnrmag.com/stories/1999/jun99/parsnip.htm#treat' rel="nofollow">this link</a> in my <a href='http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2004/06/22/public-enemy-number-one/' rel="nofollow">earlier post</a> about the wild parsnip? It does give some advice about treatment. My sons who have most been afflicted didn't find the blisters to be painful, but at a certain stage they get itchy. Don't scratch them, let them disappear by themselves. If they do seem to be painful, I would get them checked out by a doctor, but bring printouts from the dermatology database and the link referenced above, because most doctors don't know about it. But there's always the outside chance the blisters got infected. Did you see this link in my earlier post about the wild parsnip? It does give some advice about treatment. My sons who have most been afflicted didn’t find the blisters to be painful, but at a certain stage they get itchy. Don’t scratch them, let them disappear by themselves. If they do seem to be painful, I would get them checked out by a doctor, but bring printouts from the dermatology database and the link referenced above, because most doctors don’t know about it. But there’s always the outside chance the blisters got infected.

]]> By: Marianne Goodfellow http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Marianne Goodfellow Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:38:54 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=445#comment-486 We have a parsnip patch that seeded itself from last year. We've been trying to clean it up, and I have developed the rash you've talked about, which has now become small blisters.I'd appreciate any advice you have about treatment. Thanks, Marianne Goodfellow South Esk, NB, Canada We have a parsnip patch that seeded itself from last year. We’ve been trying to clean it up, and I have developed the rash you’ve talked about, which has now become small blisters.I’d appreciate any advice you have about treatment.

Thanks,
Marianne Goodfellow
South Esk, NB,
Canada

]]> By: Rundy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Rundy Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:44:15 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=445#comment-474 As best as can be determined it would "seem" you are correct that everyone will have the reaction. However, in my reading I have come across stories where a very rare few people do not seem to have the reaction. Since it is a chemical reaction that invovles the sunlight I don't really understand how this can be, but I would be careful in saying everyone since one of this rare people could pipe up and say it didn't happen to them. As best as can be determined it would “seem” you are correct that everyone will have the reaction. However, in my reading I have come across stories where a very rare few people do not seem to have the reaction. Since it is a chemical reaction that invovles the sunlight I don’t really understand how this can be, but I would be careful in saying everyone since one of this rare people could pipe up and say it didn’t happen to them.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Kathy Purdy Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:36:15 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=445#comment-473 I hope I was clear it is not the root, but the juice from the leaves and stem that cause the problem, and that the juice on your skin has to be exposed to sunlight. My understanding is that this is a reaction that <em>everyone</em> will have under the right conditions. I hope I was clear it is not the root, but the juice from the leaves and stem that cause the problem, and that the juice on your skin has to be exposed to sunlight. My understanding is that this is a reaction that everyone will have under the right conditions.

]]> By: Judith Miller http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2005/07/14/the-botanical-dermatology-database/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Judith Miller Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:47:09 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=445#comment-472 Funny how reactions vary; I have 'weenie' skin, very tender and get rashes from hay mold and some Eupatoriums, but parsnips, no prob. Though I find the tast despicable. . . And funny too how folks often think a rash or an upset stomach means an allergy. Some things are just irritants (never never get celery juice in your eye, for example.). Thanks for the link. Funny how reactions vary; I have ‘weenie’ skin, very tender and get rashes from hay mold and some Eupatoriums, but parsnips, no prob. Though I find the tast despicable. . .
And funny too how folks often think a rash or an upset stomach means an allergy. Some things are just irritants (never never get celery juice in your eye, for example.).
Thanks for the link.

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