Hendry Posted September 11, 2009 Went bushwalking a few days ago and was delighted to see not one fargin leaf of poison ivy,oak or sumac. That shite is such a pain in the arse back in the states it's everywhere. I used to have to chew small amounts of the leaves when i did landscaping so I could gradually build up an immunity to it as the american indians do. You can't eat too many start off with a quarter of a leaf chew on it then spit it out (you can't get poison ivy dermatitis in your mouth but if you ingest too much of the urishiol sp? you can get it on the "way out" lol) I remember hiking one time got it on my hands took a leak and a few days later had a date fortunatley I had it on my arms as well so it didn't look like an STD, still a huge pain in the ass. It's awesome to go bushwalking and not have to worry about that drama. It's a beatiful country! F**k the U.S.! Does poison ivy even exist in Australia? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted September 11, 2009 apparently it's in south australia here's a related story http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1651606.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutch Posted September 11, 2009 apparently it's in south australiahere's a related story http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1651606.htm I have heard it grows around Gympie and Toowoomba in Qld as well so would imagine it to be fairly common.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
