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Originally Posted by nick the grief  Hi Snadger.
If you let your parsnips go to seed the sap (which contains furocoumarins)can cause severe blistering if it comes into contact with your skin. It reacte with light the same as Giant Hogweed which is also in the same family Umbelliferae. |
Well there you go...I know a council worker who was asked to strim down Giant Hogweed and finished up with third degree burns....in case you're wondering it wasn't me!!! We used to make pea-shooters out of hogweed. as well..yikes!!
