Nature's revenge : the secrets of poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac and their remedies / Susan Carol Hauser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hauser, Susan, 1942- author.

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urushiol--Toxicology.

Urushiol.

Toxicodendron.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (donor)

Physical Description:

xv, [1], 111, [1] pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of color plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Lyons & Burford, Publishers, 1996.

Contents:

Foreword / by William L. Epstein, M.D.

Introduction. How the author came to care about poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac

1. The Toxic Trio. Identifying poison ivy, oak, and sumac by location, description, and name: an an introduction to the mysteries of the offending oil urushiol

War Stories and Old Wives' Tales. The history and lore of poison ivy, oak, and sumac: how urushiol sneaks around: and a compendium of dastardly home remedies

Chicken Little and the FDA. How the human body, medical science, and the Federal Drug Administration react to urushiol

"You're Gonna Need an Ocean of Cal-o-mine Lotion". A guide to the secrets of avoiding exposure and treating reactions

Foreign Lands and Farmer Birds. How poison ivy, oak, and sumac travel: and consideration of their management and eradication.

Notes:

Decorative art by Vivienne Morgan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-107) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Other Format:

Online version: Hauser, Susan, 1942- Nature's revenge.

ISBN:

1558214496

9781558214491

OCLC:

33276822