The poisoned weed : plants toxic to skin / Donald G. Crosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crosby, Donald G., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dermatotoxicology.

Poisonous plants.

Plant toxins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over-two thirds of the US population is allergic to poison oak, poison ivy, or a related plant. These and many other common plants in homes, fields, and gardens are irritants that cause misery to many. This illustrated book reviews the history, occurrence, classification, toxicity and health aspects of all the major allergenic and irritant species.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ONE: THE SETTING; TWO: POISON OAKS, POISON IVIES, AND RELATIVES; THREE: OTHER ALLERGENIC PLANTS; FOUR: PHOTOTOXIC AND IRRITANT PLANTS; FIVE: ALLERGENS RELATED TO URUSHIOL; SIX: OTHER PLANT ALLERGENS; SEVEN: PHOTOTOXIC AND IRRITANT CONSTITUENTS; EIGHT: EXPOSURE; NINE: ADVERSE EFFECTS; TEN: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT; APPENDICES; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX OF PLANT NAMES; INDEX OF CHEMICAL COMMON NAMES; GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-028870-1

0-19-770186-8

1-280-50236-3

1-60256-841-3

0-19-803542-X

0-19-530349-0

OCLC:

559947777