“Poison Ivy can be pulled if it’s small, but it can be difficult to fully extract all the underground tissues,” explains Kauffman. “It can also be difficult to avoid getting the urushiol ...

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Q. I recently developed a nasty poison ivy rash and tried every remedy I could think of. Then I read about witch hazel. I had ...

Poison oak, much like poison ivy, also has three leaves. The difference between the two is that poison oak has fuzzy green ...

You can spread poison ivy to someone else by contaminating objects with the allergen urushiol. Urushiol is an oil that stays on skin for around 30 minutes and on certain surfaces for up to 5 years.

Poison ivy has leaves in groups of three, a green or reddish tint, and a hairy vine. A poison ivy rash looks like small, red bumps that can sometimes progress into blisters. To avoid poison ivy ...

Dear Neil: We have several acres covered with poison ivy. Unfortunately, the ivy keeps spreading. Store-bought remedies as well as homemade mixtures have not worked. Do you have any suggestions?

Cynthia Domenghini with the Kansas State University Research and Extension Office said in a recent publication that people heading outdoors are at risk of coming into contact with poison ivy.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who is trying remember an interesting use for pomegranate juice.