Verywell Health on MSN9 个月
Giant Hogweed Burns: How to Avoid the Plant and Treat the Reaction
People who touch its sap may develop giant hogweed burns, which can cause skin-related symptoms like inflammation and severe redness. Giant hogweed now grows in some regions of Britain ...
Business Insider India6 年
An invasive weed that can cause severe burns, blisters, scars, and blindness is spreading ...
Giant hogweed sap can make skin extremely sensitive to the sun, causing third-degree burns in a short period of time. This can blind people if it gets in an eye. If you encounter the plant ...
iHeart on MSN5 个月
Backyard Plant That Can Alter DNA, Cause Severe Burns, Spreading Across US
It's called the giant hogweed and it features white flowers ... itchiness and also destroys the DNA, leading to severe burns ...
Altoona Mirror6 年
Invasive plant a toxic ‘horror’
Giant hogweed looks like a larger version of ... The oil, when activated by sunlight, causes “severe second-degree burns” and large blisters or ulcers, she said. If that oil is rubbed from ...