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Re: African Americans and/or Native Americans and poison ivy

Subject: Re: African Americans and/or Native Americans and poison ivy
Author: Gary Trujillo
Date: 4/4/2007 4:47 pm
Views: 9237
Status: Approved
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i'm part navajo indian and i've never gotten poison oak despite being exposed. my understanding is that because native americans used the plant medicinally, immunity to it's toxicity eventually developed.

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African Americans and/or Nativ (Approved)HPC1/14/2004 3:55 pm
  Re: African Americans and/or N (Approved)Clifford2/13/2004 11:57 pm
  Re: African Americans and/or N (Approved)Harry Cox6/18/2004 0:38 am
    Re: African Americans and/or N (Approved)Gary Trujillo4/4/2007 4:47 pm