7. Poison Ivy

7.毒葛

Solution: Lawn Weed Plantain

解決方案：草坪雜草之車前草

Run for the shower -- or the nearest creek, if you're hiking -- and wash away the resin before the allergic reaction takes hold. Once you come into contact with poison ivy, the clock starts ticking: You have about 15 minutes to get rid of the urushiol. Use soap and warm water, if they're available. If you have a choice of soaps, use one that does not contain moisturizers. Skip the washcloth, since it can spread the oil around your body. Pick a few leaves from the common lawn weed plantain, wash them, mash them, and apply as a poultice to the affected skin. Plantain contains a chemical (called allantoin) that is anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial.

跑向浴室——或者最近的小溪，如果你在徒步旅行的話——在過敏反應爆發前洗掉樹脂。一旦你接觸到毒葛，計時就開始了：你約有15分鐘時間來除掉漆酚（譯注：一種有毒物質）。使用肥皂和溫水，如果手邊有的話。如果可以選擇，用那種不含增濕成分的肥皂。不要用毛巾，因為它會使這種油脂散布到全身。從常見的草坪雜草車前草上摘幾片葉子，洗凈，搗碎，然后像膏藥一樣敷在受感染的皮膚上。車前草含有一種叫做尿囊素的化學物質，是消炎抗菌的。