If you have a poison ivy rash, the best home remedies include washing the area, soaking in an oatmeal bath, and applying anti ...

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Poison ivy might be a small plant, but it can cause big trouble—for both your yard and your skin. Its oily sap, called urushiol, is what triggers that itchy rash, and even a tiny amount can cause a ...

Anyone cleaning out overgrown areas or even just weeding should beware. Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) may be growing among the plants you are handling. It pays to be able to identify this plant, ...

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — A group of goats were hard at work recently in a neighborhood in southern New Hampshire, gnawing through pesky vines of poison ivy and bittersweet — a midday meal they thoroughly ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac contain an oil called urushiol that causes an allergic skin rash. These plants can be identified by their leaf structure, though some non-toxic plants look similar. To avoid ...

How long your poison ivy rash will last depends on the severity of exposure as well as whether you've had a rash in the past, ...