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Poison-Ivy

:''For other uses, see Poison ivy (disambiguation).'' Poison-ivy (''Toxicodendron radicans'' or ''Rhus toxicodendron''), in the family Anacardiaceae, is a woody vine that is well-known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant which for most people will cause an agonizing, itching rash.

Habitat and range

Poison-ivy grows vigorously throughout much of North America, but particularly in the American Midwest. It can grow as a shrub up to about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall, as a groundcover 10-25 cm (4-10 in) high, or as a climbing vine on any and every support. Older vines on substantial supports send out lateral branches that may at first be mistaken for tree limbs. Poison-ivy is apparently far more common now than when the Europeans first entered North America because it has profited immensely from the "edge effect", enabling it to form lush colonies in such places.

How to recognize poison-ivy

The leaves are compound with three almond-shaped leaflets, giving rise to the doggerel, "Leaflets three, let it be". The berries (actually drupes) are a grayish-white color and are a favorite winter food of some birds. Poison-ivy looks somewhat like ivy. The color ranges from light green (usually the younger leaves) to dark green (mature leaves), and bright red in fall. The leaflets are 3-12 cm long, rarely up to 30 cm. Each leaflet has a few or no teeth along its edge, and the leaf surface is smooth. To compare, blackberry and raspberry leaves also come in threes, but they have many teeth along the leaf edge, and the top surface of their leaves are very wrinkled where the veins are. The stem and vine are smooth, brown and woody, while blackberry stems are green with thorns. Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia'') vine can look like poison-ivy. The younger leaves can come in groups of three but have a few more serrations along the leaf edge, and the leaf surface is somewhat wrinkled. Virginia creeper and poison-ivy very often

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Poison Ivy Cure

The best cure for poison ivy is before you have it is soap, if you already have had it a while, pour tomato juice on it. This will stop the spreading of poison ivy on your body. Taking a bath in hot water also helps. Poison ivy is also extrememly contagious. :The rash itself isn't contagious, though the oil from the plant is easily spread. Gyrofrog 06:44, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Copyright Issues

Large portions of this article were copied directly from the http://www.drgreene.org Dr. Greene website. There is no indication that this was done with any permission, under any kind of license, etc. Using Wikipedia:Copyrights as a guideline, I have removed the material. At the end of the article, I have added an external link to the Dr. Greene information. Gyrofrog 10:26, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

More harm than good?

I added a warning about applying chemicals (detergent, naptha soap, etc.) to one's own skin, and removed the information about acetone completely. (I know millions of people come into contact with acetone in the form of fingernail polish remover.) I'm certain there is a disclaimer somewhere on Wikipedia about not using the information as medical advice, but I'm not sure people should be encouraged to pour solvent on their rashes. Gyrofrog 21:23, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hyphenated name

See Talk:Toxicodendron#Hyphenation for my proposal to remove hyphenation. Elf | Talk 16:45, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Dang--can't currently delete Poison Ivy so that I can move this article there because "Can't delete this article because it contains new block-compressed revisions, which are not supported by the new selective undelete feature and could result in data loss if deletion and undeletion happened. This is a temporary situation which the developers are well aware of, and should be fixed within a month or two. Please mark the page for deletion, protect the page and wait for a software update to allow normal deletion." Because

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Poison Ivy Rash

This is a great article, but I think the references to yourself need to be removed, if you want it to appear to be an encyclopedia article rather than an interesting and helpful first person narrative. Welcome to Wikipedia, whoever you are! Also, I wonder if the article should be on a page called poison ivy (with poison oak having a pointer to poison ivy) or poison ivy and poison oak. The page isn't just about the rash --LMS ---- I am extremely allergic to urushiol (well, actually, it's not an allergy but a susceptibility), and have thoroughly proven that the additional preventions that I've mentioned -- jewelweed, laundry detergent, and clay mud -- work well. --John Knouse

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Poison Ivy (The Cramps)

:''For the article on the plant see Poison ivy. For other articles on things named Poison Ivy, see Poison ivy (disambiguation).'' Poison Ivy is the stage name of Kristy Wallace, singer guitarist with punk rock band The Cramps. The band was formed when Lux Interior and Poison Ivy met during a college course on art and shamanism. The name originated in a dream and was initially "Poison Ivy Rorschach", the Rorschach referring to the Rorschach inkblot test, however over the years it has been contracted to plain and simple "Poison Ivy". Her stage persona is best defined by as being the bad-girl vixen from next door; this is underlined the sexually provocative photographs of her which appear on the band's album covers.

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Poison Ivy (Comics)

Poison Ivy is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Batman. Created by Robert Kanigher, she first appeared in ''Batman'' #181 (1966).

Description

Dressed in a form-fitting, green costume, Poison Ivy is obsessed with botany. She draws toxins and potions from plants, which she uses for her crimes. Ultimately, she seeks to destroy human life and create a world ruled by plants. She is usually portrayed as a seductress and uses her sex appeal to her advantage. Poison Ivy did not immediately catch on after her first appearance, but slowly rose to stature. This was on accounted of the rising need for more major active female characters and to replace the increasingly sympathetic Catwoman as a clearly antagonistic female supervillain foil for Batman in further appearances in the Batman comic book series and in ''Suicide Squad''.

Character history

Creator Robert Kanigher modeled Poison Ivy after Bettie Page, giving her the same haircut and Southern drawl as Page. In her first appearances in 1966, no origin was developed; she was merely a temptress. At her first appearance, her costume was a one-piece, strapless green bathing suit, covered with leaves. Leaves also formed her bracelets, necklace and crown. She also wore green high heels and yellow-green nylon stockings with leaves painted on them. These particulars changed somewhat when she re-appeared. Failing to catch on as a character, she was not heard of until the rise of feminism brought the need for a greater number of more independent female villains in the series. Then her origin story was concocted. Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley, a botanist from Seattle, was once a very intelligent scientist who knew just about everything about plants. That is, until a scientist named Jason Woodrue (aka Floronic Man) conducted experiments upon her. The experiments placed toxins in her blood stream that make her touch deadly and allow her to be immune to all poisons, viruses, bacteria, and fungi.

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