If You See This Plant, Whatever You Do Do NOT Touch It!

The plant we talk about is a giant hogweed which belongs to be Carrot family. It can reach height up to 14 feet and it’s loaded with lethally toxic sap! Its beautiful white flowers are quite appealing, but beware and don’t let its charm make you touch it!

Kids need to learn that they shouldn’t touch this plant, which is one of the 10 most dangerous plants in North America. We undertook that obligation and here we are, telling you to watch your kids and make sure they don’t touch it lead by their curiosity.

The plant itself is very high and this makes it easy for you to accidentally touch some sap or break a stem. Grotesque blisters are what you’re going to get from the unintentional touching. You should also watch out for green stems with purple patches, a little hairy with white hairs.

These are the consequences of the contact with this plant:

Touching the plant’s sap causes severe blisters, third degree burns and if it comes in contact with your eyes, it can cause blindness. When the strong chemicals it contains come into contact with your skin, they radically increase your skin’s sensitivity to light.

The blisters you get are quite painful. They appear within 48 hours and last from about a few months to even six years.  If the sap comes into contact with your eyes, it causes long term sensitivity to light.

Measures to take after a contact with this plant

If you still couldn’t manage to stay away of this plant and you and your kids touched this giant hogweed, here’s what you should do:

If under any bad circumstances the sap comes in contact with your eyes, wash them with water right away, using extensive flushes. Also, wear sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sunlight.

If some part of this plant comes in contact with your skin, wash the area of contact with water instantly, because it may take only 15 minutes for the toxins to begin to react. After that, make sure you stay away from the sun. applying sunscreen on the affected area is a must.

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Source: www.askaprepper.com