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Nimrod103
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Hogweed

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Postby Nimrod103 » June 13th, 2021, 8:47 am

I am familiar with the fact that Giant Hogweed sap can be dangerous, causing blisters which react badly to sunshine, and is a particular danger in the eyes.
I have been strimming Hogweed (not Giant Hogweed) growing in a paddock among grass, which I thought was safe. However, I now have an area of my forearm with a number of blisters.
Does Hogweed carry a similar danger to Giant Hogweed?

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby servodude » June 13th, 2021, 9:01 am

Nimrod103 wrote:I am familiar with the fact that Giant Hogweed sap can be dangerous, causing blisters which react badly to sunshine, and is a particular danger in the eyes.
I have been strimming Hogweed (not Giant Hogweed) growing in a paddock among grass, which I thought was safe. However, I now have an area of my forearm with a number of blisters.
Does Hogweed carry a similar danger to Giant Hogweed?


It's much (much) less nasty
- most things can cause a bit of dermatitis in concentration

-sd

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby todthedog » June 13th, 2021, 1:41 pm

All you need to know :?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuJQL8GBqY

Hope it's getting better

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby ReformedCharacter » June 13th, 2021, 2:00 pm

Not only Hogweed, we used to have plenty in our garden but glyphosate fixed that. My OH pulled out some parsnips a couple of weeks ago that should have been pulled last year, they had leaves about a yard long. She then developed Hogweed rash symptoms despite not being able to find any in the garden. A little research found that other plants including 'snips can, under the right conditions, cause the same harm as Hogweed. Go careful out there :)

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby Wuzwine » June 13th, 2021, 2:12 pm

Hi,

Been there done that! On my legs.

Now wear long trousers and long sleeves and gloves when strimming. I try to avoid strimming them and don't have much now.

I was baffled and went to the Doc as going on holiday (afraid it might be something else). He asked if i had been spraying chemicals but when I mentioned strimming normal hogweed he suggested a cream E45? or to just leave it. Can't remember which I did but rash went away in about a week.

Hope yours clears up quickly.

Wuz

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby UncleEbenezer » June 13th, 2021, 6:13 pm

As a matter of idle curiosity ...

Is this hogweed and parsnip mild rash anything like nettle sting? The latter being rather topical since I fell into a big patch of nettles yesterday. :(

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Re: Hogweed

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Postby ReformedCharacter » June 13th, 2021, 6:57 pm

UncleEbenezer wrote:As a matter of idle curiosity ...

Is this hogweed and parsnip mild rash anything like nettle sting? The latter being rather topical since I fell into a big patch of nettles yesterday. :(

No, definitely not. Nettles are a temporary mild irritant, Hogweed and the like can cause serious permanent scarring.

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