[aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash

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• Subject: [aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
• From: &* B* <p*@myjaring.net>
• Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:54:51 +0800

Hi Derek

Quite possible; I know someone locally that cannot approach Philodendron
without itching and Dieffenbachia is a far nastier plant, chemically, than
Philodendron.

Pete

ps did my mss comments arrive OK?


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Boyce" <peterboyce@myjaring.net>
> To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
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> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Derek Burch" <derek@horticulturist.com>
> > To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:29 AM
> > Subject: [aroid-l] Dieffenbachia and skin rash
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> > >
> > > I have had a question about the possibility of a 2-year old child
> getting
> > a
> > > skin rash that has lasted three weeks from walking barefoot over
carpet
> on
> > > which a large dieffenbachia plant in a pot had sat for some years. The
> > > carpet was steam cleaned a few weeks before the rash began (I leap to
> the
> > > defense of the plant and blame the cleaner!)
> > > I can't imagine enough sap dropping to the carpet and surviving steam
> > > cleaning so as to present raphides to the child ...
> > >
> > > Any comments, please.  derek
> > >
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