- I'm not sure I would have tried that method. I can't imagine PI of the mouth. -seaeye Member SLAGA / EGO --- On Thu, 9/11/08, Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Mike Griffin <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [GeoStL] Poison Ivy > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 3:13 PM > - > FYI... Now you know! :-) > > Q.} I have a friend who is a city arborist. He knows a bit > about plants as > well as trees. He told me that it was possible to build up > a relative > immunity to poison ivy by ingesting the leaves of the plant > in small doses > over time. Is this true? > Submitted by: Josh, Knoxville, TN > > A.} Back in April 1987 a study on ingesting poison ivy to > develop immunity > was reported in the Archives of Dermatology. The report > said it didn't work. > But cases of severe reactions in the mouth of people who > have tried a nibble > of poison ivy are well documented. The future may bring a > pill that > decreases sensitivity to poison ivy, oak, and sumac, and > the pill may be > derived from the plants, but no doctor I have ever talked > to recommends > eating poison ivy, no matter how small the bite. > > > Mike Griffin > The BEST Spam Solution! > http://www.spamarrest.com/affl?4001050 > > Brawny Bear - Member SLAGA / EGO > ()__() > (='.'=) > (")(__)(") > (")(___)(") > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> > //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived > http://tinyurl.com/87cqw **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw