This may be too far afield from herbs to be acceptable, but I'm going to
try if anyone can halep me.
My roses hate me. No matter what I try to do for them, even pulling the
weeds from around them so they have room and peace, they still get me.
In the hand, in the arm, in the head, usually multiple places, no matter
how careful I try to be. Often, when it's on the hand, I will then have
soreness in the are for several weeks. Yesterday she got me on the
middle knuckle of the right hand and it is so sore. Red and swollen.
As if I had really bad arthritis in that particular knuckle.
I have wondered for years if rose thorns have a poison in or on them as
they usually cause a long lasting soreness. This is the worst I have
ever had and I am again wondering if this very sore infection is from a
poison. Perhaps something that I can antidote. I have never heard of
roses being poisonous, but I suspect the thorns are.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Doris
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aps the "spray" residue is on the thorns and when you get scratched then th=
e residue causes the reaction. Also, if you work without gloves (which I u=
sually do because I seem to work better with getting my hands in the soil) =
the dirt, etc. gets into the cuts. Just a wild guess............
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Doris Tuck
This may be too far afield from herbs to be acceptable, but I'm g=
oing to
try if anyone can halep me.
My roses hate me. No matter what I try to do for them, even pulling the
weeds from around them so they have room and peace, they still get me.
In the hand, in the arm, in the head, usually multiple places, no matter
how careful I try to be. Often, when it's on the hand, I will then have
soreness in the are for several weeks. Yesterday she got me on the
middle knuckle of the right hand and it is so sore. Red and swollen.
As if I had really bad arthritis in that particular knuckle.
I have wondered for years if rose thorns have a poison in or on them as
they usually cause a long lasting soreness. This is the worst I have
ever had and I am again wondering if this very sore infection is from a
poison. Perhaps something that I can antidote. I have never heard of
roses being poisonous, but I suspect the thorns are.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Doris
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Maybe a piece of the thorn is still in there? Pebbles in Arizona
Ok poisonous......no
But if you think about it bacteria is everywhere, and especially
outdoors. Sooooo if the rose thorn scratches you and breaks open the
skin, and lets in bacteria which cause a minor irritation, redness,
and itchiness, and maybe sore to touch. Sort of like a slight
infections.
I have never herd of rose thorns immiting any poison, and yes I have
been attacked by them too.
Gabby
--- In herbgardening@yahoogroups.com, Doris Tuck
> This may be too far afield from herbs to be acceptable, but I'm
going to
> try if anyone can halep me.
> My roses hate me. No matter what I try to do for them, even
pulling the
> weeds from around them so they have room and peace, they still get
me.=20
> In the hand, in the arm, in the head, usually multiple places, no
matter
> how careful I try to be. Often, when it's on the hand, I will
then have
> soreness in the are for several weeks. Yesterday she got me on
the
> middle knuckle of the right hand and it is so sore. Red and
swollen.=20
> As if I had really bad arthritis in that particular knuckle.
> I have wondered for years if rose thorns have a poison in or on
them as
> they usually cause a long lasting soreness. This is the worst I
have
> ever had and I am again wondering if this very sore infection is
from a
> poison. Perhaps something that I can antidote. I have never
heard of
Deborah that is true tooo! Can cause a rash, and maybe sickness if
illergic to the chemicals, or plant (natural herbisides) ingredients.
Gabby
--- In herbgardening@yahoogroups.com, Deborah Stiffler
> Do you spray your roses with herbicides, etc.? I was just
wondering if perhaps the "spray" residue is on the thorns and when
you get scratched then the residue causes the reaction. Also, if
you work without gloves (which I usually do because I seem to work
better with getting my hands in the soil) the dirt, etc. gets into
the cuts. Just a wild guess............
> =20=20=20
> Deborah
> Doris Tuck
> This may be too far afield from herbs to be acceptable,
but I'm going to
> try if anyone can halep me.
> My roses hate me. No matter what I try to do for them, even
pulling the
> weeds from around them so they have room and peace, they still get
me.
> In the hand, in the arm, in the head, usually multiple places, no
matter
> how careful I try to be. Often, when it's on the hand, I will then
have
> soreness in the are for several weeks. Yesterday she got me on the
> middle knuckle of the right hand and it is so sore. Red and
swollen.
> As if I had really bad arthritis in that particular knuckle.
> I have wondered for years if rose thorns have a poison in or on
them as
> they usually cause a long lasting soreness. This is the worst I
have
> ever had and I am again wondering if this very sore infection is
from a
> poison. Perhaps something that I can antidote. I have never heard
of
call rates.
I do not spray my roses. But I seem to almost always have a sore
joint for some weeks after working with them (since I cannot seem to
do so--no matter how careful I think I'm being--without being injured). =
As the swelling increased, I did see a doctor on the 3/4 day. He
confirmed, definitely infection, and gave me some keflex. He said the
rose thorn probably took germs in from off the skin as it punctured.
Well, I am always cutting or poking myself when I cook and do other
things, never get an infection. There's definitely something about
the roses--maybe what's on them--that my body reacts to.=20
I guess no more casual "might as well take off those dead roses" as I
walk by. Only planned attacks--with gloves--from now on.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
Doris
