I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

Stag's Horn Sumach or most other members of the Rhus family - these are relatives of poison ivy.
Petty Spurge? A little euphorbia weed - don't put this in your salad.
Giant Hogweed (or the ordinary one sometimes)?
Some other things with milky sap.

Rod

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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

Ruta graveolens, the blue rue?

You may find that when the area heals, it's become sensitive to
sunlight and the itching/ blistering/weeping returns after sun exposure.
If so, keep it covered/use a total sunblock cream.

Janet.

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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

Ruta graveolens, the blue rue?

Or rather a lot of other things, unfortunately. Someone mentioned
the sumachs (including Rhus and Cotinus), but there is also Vinca,
and at the right time of year Humulus (hop). Plus grasses, for
those that have hay fever! And so on.

You may find that when the area heals, it's become sensitive to
sunlight and the itching/ blistering/weeping returns after sun exposure.
If so, keep it covered/use a total sunblock cream.

Even better, wear a loose long-sleeved shirt of the thoroughly opaque
variety! Djellabas are in :-)

I have found that such things heal faster if left open to the air,
and not anointed, but I can't guarantee that the same is true for
anyone else.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can soak into
the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof clothing
of some kind would probably be best.





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Even better, wear a loose long-sleeved shirt of the thoroughly opaque
variety! Djellabas are in :-)

I have found that such things heal faster if left open to the air,
and not anointed, but I can't guarantee that the same is true for
anyone else.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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"Alan" writes:
| The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can soak into
| the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof clothing
| of some kind would probably be best.

As a preventative, yes. I am talking about after the event. Both
creams and waterproof clothing encourage sweating, which is likely
to irritate the burn even more.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could
be?

Stag's Horn Sumach or most other members of the Rhus family - these
are relatives of poison ivy.
Petty Spurge? A little euphorbia weed - don't put this in your
salad.
Giant Hogweed (or the ordinary one sometimes)?
Some other things with milky sap.

Rod


This happened to me a few years ago and the only thing I had been
working on was a Tree Lupin.

Iris McCanna

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In article ,
"Alan" writes:
| The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can
soak into
| the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof
clothing
| of some kind would probably be best.

As a preventative, yes. I am talking about after the event. Both
creams and waterproof clothing encourage sweating, which is likely
to irritate the burn even more.

I was also talking about protecting healed skin from photosensitivity.
It's a condition which develops *after* the original skin reaction
appears to have healed over and gone away.

Janet.

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

Ruta graveolens, the blue rue?

Or rather a lot of other things, unfortunately. Someone mentioned
the sumachs (including Rhus and Cotinus), but there is also Vinca,
and at the right time of year Humulus (hop). Plus grasses, for
those that have hay fever! And so on.


I have found that such things heal faster if left open to the air,
and not anointed, but I can't guarantee that the same is true for
anyone else.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

One of my hands is presently got a large "burn" from the Hogweed (which I
was clearing so my wifes Guide unit would come to no harm while in the
orchard!) I too am "a leave it open" sort of person, usually heals over
leaving a pink scar in about 8 days.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can soak into
the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof clothing
of some kind would probably be best.





"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

Even better, wear a loose long-sleeved shirt of the thoroughly opaque
variety! Djellabas are in :-)

I have found that such things heal faster if left open to the air,
and not anointed, but I can't guarantee that the same is true for
anyone else.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article ,
"Alan" writes:
| The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can soak into
| the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof clothing
| of some kind would probably be best.

As a preventative, yes. I am talking about after the event. Both
creams and waterproof clothing encourage sweating, which is likely
to irritate the burn even more.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Rod" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could
be?

Stag's Horn Sumach or most other members of the Rhus family - these
are relatives of poison ivy.
Petty Spurge? A little euphorbia weed - don't put this in your
salad.
Giant Hogweed (or the ordinary one sometimes)?
Some other things with milky sap.

Rod


This happened to me a few years ago and the only thing I had been
working on was a Tree Lupin.

Iris McCanna

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In article ,
"Alan" writes:
| The trouble with wearing a long-sleeved shirt is that the sap can
soak into
| the fabric, remain wet and irritate the skin even more. Waterproof
clothing
| of some kind would probably be best.

As a preventative, yes. I am talking about after the event. Both
creams and waterproof clothing encourage sweating, which is likely
to irritate the burn even more.

I was also talking about protecting healed skin from photosensitivity.
It's a condition which develops *after* the original skin reaction
appears to have healed over and gone away.

Janet.

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
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from contains these words:

I have burnt myself on something in the garden. It is very like a
Euphorbia burn but I havnt any Euphorbia. Any ideas what it could be?

Ruta graveolens, the blue rue?

Or rather a lot of other things, unfortunately. Someone mentioned
the sumachs (including Rhus and Cotinus), but there is also Vinca,
and at the right time of year Humulus (hop). Plus grasses, for
those that have hay fever! And so on.


I have found that such things heal faster if left open to the air,
and not anointed, but I can't guarantee that the same is true for
anyone else.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

One of my hands is presently got a large "burn" from the Hogweed (which I
was clearing so my wifes Guide unit would come to no harm while in the
orchard!) I too am "a leave it open" sort of person, usually heals over
leaving a pink scar in about 8 days.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)