More carbon dioxide makes more noxious poison ivy

Pravda ^ | May 30, 2006

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

LOL - you and me both!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Benadryl - both topical and internal - will help deal with the itching. Caladryl is still the best stuff on the market to deal with the actual blistering as well.

[SittinYonder]

Thanks for the ping. I'm so allergic to poison ivy I'll probably break out with it just for reading your post.



Ugh. The inside of my arms already itch.

[eyespysomething]

The root will grow for a long way underground. The visible leaves can pop up anywhere along the root. What I have pop up in the yard now is usually from a root I missed.

Brush-b-gone does work better for the big stuff (root etc), you can just paint it on the root where cut and it really works great.

I need to post some pics tomorrow of some tremendous poison ivy growth at my place of employment. Looks like branches of the tree, but its not.

[higgmeister]

With 3 boys, I sure don't want one of them getting poison ivy, oldest already had it this year, on his neck and face.

You can get it from their clothing too. It happened to my mother. My Dad was immune most of his life so he wasn't careful where he stepped while he was running fences. Mom got a terrible case just from dad's overalls.

[Blood of Tyrants]

That is not the point. The point is that ALL plants that take in CO₂ grow faster when additional CO₂ in introduced. Ask any 8th grade science teacher. The article was intended to scare people further into getting on to the global warming bandwagon.

[tubebender]

I live in Humboldt County CA. The C/O2 equation was well know 30 years ago when the growers were forced indoors by LE over flights. Three crops a years!!!

[DryFly]

Unbeknownst to most, and only recently beknownst to me, is the fact that MANGO is in the same family as poison oak, poison ivy and poison sumac, and its sap and leaves (not the juice inside the fruit) contains the same "active ingredient." Two weeks of a nasty rash around my mouth, chin and the tip of my nose taught me that lesson the hard way. Be forewarned!

[tubebender]

A forester gave me a quart of Garlon several years ago for poison oak and Himalaya Berries on my property on the Klamath River. Very impressive stuff!!!

[VadeRetro]

In Texas, there are 7 types of poison ivy. Some have sets of 5 or 7 leafs.

I stand corrected and glad I don't live there.

[Corin Stormhands]

The Today Show actually referenced the scouts "leaves of three, let it be" motto.

Typical. Libs get in "trouble" they rely on the scouts.

;-)

[Doohickey]

I thought all the plants in Humboldt County had seven leaves, not three? :)

(Originally from Shasta County)

[tubebender]

LOL = You just taught me something...

[Petronski]

Here's a great tip for those who find themselves stuck with Poison Ivy rash:

Dawn Dish Detergent!

See, the Urushiol is an poisonous oily resin that continues to cause damage long after you've interrupted contact with the plant. You've got to get that resin OFF.

Smear all affected areas (except eyes and mucous membraines) with Dawn dish liquid, rub it around thoroughly, and rinse it off slowly, working the lather.

If you've been sufficiently thorough, the itch should begin to subside pretty immediately, rash should begin to fade in a few hours. If need be, repeat.



And yes, I am speaking from experience.

[Petronski]

Membraines, membranes, membrains . . . whatever.

[MikefromOhio]

I am so freakin there....

[DCPatriot]

Thanks for that poison ivy remedy. Seriously.

[tubebender]

It's worse than we thought... Big Rodents Overrun Washington Seniors

[Petronski]

Just imagine how relieved I felt when it started working!

[DCPatriot]

I can only imagine.

My 8-ball partner is a landscaper and his wife gets it bad. I can't wait to tell them about your cure.