The effects range from a small itch to large-scale rashes. Interestingly, some people appear to be immune to the effects of poison oak. The cluster of three oak-like leaves are a hint you may be near ...

THE TASTE of young poison oak is surprisingly mild, grassy and only a little bit tart. Two dozen glossy green-and-red leaves ...

but the edges are curved and can grow flowers and berries in clusters close to the leaf. Poison oak will become yellow with ...

Ramah Navajos used a mix of poison ivy sap, deer blood, and charcoal to make poison for arrowheads. Indigenous Americans on the west coast used poison oak leaves in cooking and in addition to using ...

Poison oak is a shrub that grows on the west coast and southeast region of North America. These poisonous plants have leaves that usually: Sometimes, there might be a visible black substance ...

It doesn't matter what part of the poison oak plant you touch. The leaves, stem, and roots all contain urushiol, which is the oil that triggers skin irritation and causes a rash. If you are ...

There are many kinds of oak in our country ... wight who has fallen a victim in a greater or less degree to this poison shrub—to avoid it, is impossible, for it is ever-present along our ...

Considering taking supplements to treat poison oak and poison ivy dermatitis? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of poison oak and poison ivy dermatitis.

If you stay ahead of vines, they're not so difficult to keep at bay. And if you already have heavy vine growth, it’s a good ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

On a cutover California hillside thick with scrubby redwoods, Scotch broom, and poison oak, Mike Fay missed a step ... will stick up like veins on a maple leaf, with a network of old trees ...

In Mariposa County, Happy Goat farm builds community by sending out its herd, farm-to-school programs, a restaurant, and more ...