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i received a rash on my fingers and arm from a milky white liquid while trimming a leaf off a plant. at first it really stung but later developed into a small bubbly rash. i believe the plant may be called dumb cane related to the philadendron family.i have had it for 1 week now and it is not getting better. i have tried calamine and hydro cortisone cream. it helps a little with the itching,but it is not drying up. i also tried castor oil at the advice of a bush dr. any ideas for more possible remedies will be greatly appreciated. thanks!
Posted : December 7, 2010 2:15 pm
if it has been a week with no improvement, might be time to go see a real dr.
Posted : December 7, 2010 2:34 pm
What is locally called 'dumb cane ' here is Dieffenbachia -- there are at least 12 species and the milky white sap is very irritating - a local remedy would likely use the aloe juice from a healthy plant.
Posted : December 7, 2010 10:26 pm
Help...I have the same terrible rash from the "dumbcane pant"..I was pulling of leaves for quite a while and I ......am in misery...Did you ever get rid of it? I have had it for 3 days..what can I do ..will I ever get rid of it?
Posted : July 15, 2011 12:47 pm
I have never had a rash from dumb cane, but have you tried some aloe vera? Not out of a bottle, but cut the skin off the gel inside and wrap it on the rash for a few hours... maybe? Mind you, I am not prescribing it. I am asking if you tried it. 😉
Posted : July 15, 2011 3:26 pm
I hope you get well soon! Although - for some reason I think it's really cool that there is a plant that can do that.
Edit: I was curious so I looked this plant up on wikipedia.. and guess what! We had one of these as a houseplant when I was a kid. One time when I was pretending to be a dinosaur (haha) I bit the trunk of this plant, and it burned the crap out of my lips.
Sorry had to share.
Posted : July 16, 2011 1:32 am
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Help...I have the same terrible rash from the "dumbcane pant"..I was pulling of leaves for quite a while and I ......am in misery...Did you ever get rid of it? I have had it for 3 days..what can I do ..will I ever get rid of it?
i finally did get rid of it,but it took about 2 weeks. the castor oil seemed to help,but it might have been starting to clear up on its own. i wouldn't heitate to use it along with cortisone cream.if its really bad you might want to see a dr. for a more powerful rx cream than over the counter. it will go away, good luck.
Posted : July 20, 2011 5:49 pm