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T O P I C    R E V I E W BBirdz Posted - 07/06/2011 : 23:54:15 My plants are still young and were doing quite well until my cat batted the whole platt of them out of the window head first onto the ground! Out of 26 healthy plants I now have only 5 left. One of the broken leaves I cut off produced a small dot of white sap so I decided to do a skin check on the inside of my wrist where I have no sign of skin damage. The next morning I woke up with a 1/2" diameter raised red welt that itched briefly. Within 24 hours the swelling was gone and I had a red rash in just the area I had spread the sap. 3 days later and it's just about faded away except for one very tiny blister or red dot. I know this stuff is caustic but is this a normal reaction on healthy skin? Has anyone experienced a similar reaction or know if this is a possible allergy? I'm planning to use this sap on my face, just touching and into my lip and I'm a little worried now as this is such a sensitive area. Any tips or your experiences like this would be hugely appreciated! 2   L A T E S T    R E P L I E S    (Newest First) BBirdz Posted - 07/10/2011 : 22:08:27 Thanks, Waverider. I'm grateful you posted the link and relieved to read that the reaction is fairly normal. Also appreciate the explanation of the anti-cancer properties. waverider Posted - 07/07/2011 : 19:26:03 Yep, limited blistering/swelling/redness is a common reaction to petty spurge even on healthy unbroken skin. Depends a lot upon individual sensitivity and in my experience was a non-event compared to the cancer itself. Definitely avoid getting PS in your eyes. See "Symptoms" section on Australian gov't page on petty spurge: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/poisonsinformationcentre/plants_fungi/pettyspurge.asp BTW, the caustic properties of PS are incidental to its anti-cancer action. Most plants in the spurge family contain caustic sap but have no effect on skin cancer. Petty spurge is unique in that it contains a topical chemotherapeutic that induces cancer cells to self-destruct. It does not "burn away" the cancer.

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