Consumer health resource center providing and overview of the key identifiers, symptoms, and treatments of three topical plant allergies. From eMedicine Health.
Advice on avoiding and treating reactions from exposures to poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac, which are the most common plants that cause a skin rash.
Information on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the itching and painful rashes associated with contact of the oil called urushiol that is found in these plants. Includes numerous links to other information sources and websites on commercial products.
