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Chickem



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 13 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There is a substance in Parsnip leaves which is very toxic in the sun.
I had very severe blisters a couple of years ago and now coverup when harvesting them

jamanda
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 13 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nettles?

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 16, 13 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Woo wrote:
at least you have someone with some sympathy to apply the cream!

Nah, I've left town now.

I'm going with the parsnip theory. There was plenty of parsnip sap about, and the pictures I have found concur with what I had.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 13 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just to add to the fun, I get a reaction from corncockle. Most people have never heard of it, so the 'reaction' from health people who ask if I have any allergies is interesting too.

cir3ngirl



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 13 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Goosegrass irritates my skin

Leo



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 13 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Euphorbia family has photo-reactive sap if I remember rightly, but can't remember if it blisters.

onemanband



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 13 6:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My garden irritants ....
trimming conifers gives my forearms terrible rash.
And dry mossy apple trees (or similar) make my head really itchy and I daren't rub my eyes when dealing with them. Similarly, smoke from green wood also makes my head itch.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 13 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I just had a thought: if parsnips can have such unexpected effects, are there any common allotment plants that cause paranoia or delusion?
That might answer a riddle for me.

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 13 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

comfrey hairs?

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 13 11:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
comfrey hairs?

Was that in answer to the paranoia & delusion?

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 18, 13 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

that was rashes ,seen it a few times .

some of the nightshades might serve for the latter ,skin contact is a plausible vector with the dark ladies .

ergot on the barley crop has quite a history

Tavascarow



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 13 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hairyloon wrote:
I just had a thought: if parsnips can have such unexpected effects, are there any common allotment plants that cause paranoia or delusion?
That might answer a riddle for me.

Cannabis Sativa.

Woodburner



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 13 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hairyloon wrote:
I just had a thought: if parsnips can have such unexpected effects, are there any common allotment plants that cause paranoia or delusion?
That might answer a riddle for me.


Apart from the obviously illegal weed?

eta, d'oh, just seen someone beat me to it by an hour

It's surprisingly common actually, as it is a common ingredient in bird seed.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 13 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Tavascarow wrote:
Hairyloon wrote:
I just had a thought: if parsnips can have such unexpected effects, are there any common allotment plants that cause paranoia or delusion?
That might answer a riddle for me.

Cannabis Sativa.

Not normally by accidental contact though. The ergot just gave me a thought though: wonder if there is any mould in the house... not really mould weather though.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 13 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have seen ergot and no, no chance of it being in the mould in the house. It looks like a black grain on the wheat or barley.

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