The key to living peacefully with, and even enjoying poison ivy, is to learn to recognize it and admire it from afar.

A rash from poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac is caused by an oil found in these plants called urushiol. When this oil touches your skin, it often causes an itchy, blistering rash. Most people ...

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The medical term for this condition is black-spot poison-ivy dermatitis. It takes time for the rash to appear. A rash can develop in a few hours if you’ve had a rash from one of these plants before.

The changing colors of poison ivy leaves in the fall may deceive you, but be warned: the plant remains toxic with urushiol ...

Numerous people tend to develop an itchy rash after coming into contact with poison ivy, which is a plant that contains an oil called urushiol. This oil resides in the leaves, stems, and roots of ...

Poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum, is flaming red in the fall landscape. However, don’t gather them for any bouquets to ...

The most common causes of ACD are the plants of the Rhus genus, poison ivy (toxicodendron radican), poison oak (toxicodendron quercifolium and toxicodendron diversilobum), and poison sumac ...

Rhonda Goodman, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, is a Family Nurse Practitioner, The Little Clinic, Deerfield Beach, FL, and a Dermatology Nursing Editorial Board Member. Deborah ...

Poison ivy can turn beautiful colors in the fall. But it can still make you itch. (Lisa Meyers McClintick/For the Minnesota ...