Is Tung Oil Toxic

My granddaughter brushed against aand, one hour later, had huge hives all over her arms. I cannot even brush a bare arm against aleaf without an immediate burning reaction; but I can eat the fruit.

According to folklore, the hellebore was used by witches to summon demons. Devil's snare, fanged geranium, bubotuber, snargaluff and puffapod are just a few of the fanciful plants readers encounter in author J.K. Rowling's imaginative fictional world.

More Euphorbias! If my "untamed passion" has persuaded you to add Euphorbias to your garden, take a look at a few of the exciting new selections I'll be considering for planting in the gardens in 2008!Dwarf, tightly mounding habit with green and burgundy...

When they did take a closer look at them, they found them to be glossy and mottled, less than a half inch long, and looking like pieces of polished marble. Well, of course it is. Actually I have a few well-loved, beautiful plants that contain toxins,...

This is either due to their very different physiology, or the slow, nibbling way they eat, stopping as soon as something tastes bad or is irritating. 'the holly and the ivy...')There have been numerous ‘reports' and stories aboutSo far as I have learned,...

Both were considered to be acceptable laxatives, both were edible in some ways, and they both looked a lot alike, except for the color of their flowers. I was an attentive student when she was teaching me, but I chose only to learn things that I knew...

Datura, castor bean and foxglove are also highly poisonous yet popular garden plants.Some hybrids are 'Carneum', Stainless Steel', 'Eleonor' and 'Bicolor' One of the first perennials grown as a garden ornamental were the monkshood.

These Aloes should be listed separately, rather than lump all the many hundreds of species of Aloe as one entity?Should I be concerned when one of my dogs decides to eat one (that is unlikely to happen by the way, despite my having over 600 aloes in the...

Primarily of Central American origin with many species extending into the very southern United States (and at least one species is native toMost of the species I am interested in are grown strictly for their ornamental value.when it's cold enough, but...

But she didn't explain any more, just asked my mother if I had any deep cuts on my body anywhere.Me with deep cuts? I don't think it is good to put into your body. When one field was left untended for one reason or another, comfrey would often grow there.One...

The body reacts to the threat by emptying the entire digestive tract as rapidly and completely as possible, to rid itself of the toxic substance. Many people do like to eat young green beans raw, and overcooking green beans until mushy is widely regarded...

This tool cuts the leaves easily, but as you can see, one's hand has to get pretty close to do the job, risking not only that hand, but your arm and face from sharp-ended leaves pointing right in towards your face.

Now if I were telling this story for some of my mountain friends and family to hear, I would tell it like this:Aunt Bett set me down in a cheer rite aside her and told me to git comforble cause she was gonna tell me sumpin' I needed to know.

(I have no proprietary interest in this nursery, I just found a large variety of plants there and I have ordered from them before.) You can search* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Special...

But beware; I have received a few of the "crazy looks" when I mention this strange paradox between Cashews and Poison Ivy.The moral of the story is: If you eat a truly raw cashew, it might be the last cashew you ever eat.http://www.wisegeek.com/are-raw-cashews-really-poisonous.htmFor...

I wore them in my hair, I tucked them into the pockets of my overalls, and I tied them on my wrists when I played dress up. Aunt Ruby was probably baby sitting me, something I always loved, so we took a little picnic and found a perfect spot under a chestnut...

The initial symptoms, which may not show up for several days after ingestion, may be mistaken for other common gastrointestinal complaints, as they include vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

Or so I thought at the time, and learned differently the hard way. I was a total mess, and there was no way I could hide it. We were playing a game of hide and seek with Billy and another boy who were paying us little mind as they strolled along behind...

Poor nutrition and malnourishment often accompanied these travelers, as they barely eked out their existence in new homesteads. There are still reports of isolated outbreaks of tremetol poisoning, though it is much less common now that most cattle are...

In some cultures it is used deliberately as a ground cover in cemeteries, as it was in the cemetery of my childhood. I have my Celt genes at war with my Native American genes, both equally persuasive.

As one might expect, it is common in shady, dampish areas, like in the habitat type known as Southern Oak Woodlands. My acquaintance did not know that man and never saw him again, so we do not know the results of his experiment.

When taking Poison Oak from your property, exercise care, always cover up and wear gloves. These plants are so widespread that they account for an estimated 10% loss of work time for the U.S. Forest Service.Firefighters battling the California fires are...

The seeds are easy to collect, share with fellow gardeners, or sow in other areas in your garden.To harvest a small amount of seed, take a pod and turn it downward over an open envelope.

A single seed is reputedly fatal to a human. Ingestion of the nuts results in digestive abrasions in the stomach and internal hemorrhaging. Boat builders know that tung oil is an excellent preservative and water repellant for wooden boats.There is no...

I used my trusty gardening gloves when I moved them. So I dug them up and planted them underneath the maple tree in my back yard. The daylilies and coralbells nearly covered it, and the rose was getting ready to bloom.

Instead of setting seed or sending out runners, it formed dozens of tiny plantlets along the jagged edges of the leaves. Let me introduce you to this fascinating plant! All along the edges of these "leaves" are little jagged spurs, which have the unusual...

In the United States, the flower is hardy to Zone 7, but it requires winter protection. Remove gloves as soon as you are finished, and wash your hands in warm, soapy water; be careful not to touch your face, especially your eyes or mouth, until you have...