Terrifying Invasive Plant Causes Blindness!

[castingtherunes]

I always go to this plant when I'm in the mood for a good burn.

[RedsoxDolphinsHardy1]

ive got this shit in my backyard!!!!

[mistyvides]

Damn you Hogweed!!!!!!!!

[Chadolution]

Use salt on these and other plants to kill them. Salt dehydrates plants, including trees, and is an effective plant-killer. You can use rock salt - just sprinkle a layer on whatever plants you want to exterminate. NO NEED to pull anything or use dangerous chemical pesticides such as Sevin or Roundup. Salt will do the trick. Use once a year, or whenever you have plants that need exterminating.

[AttiIaReborn]

You must be kidding! This plant is a vegetable, it's great eating salad!

We eat this plant all the time! It's a great smoke too!!! And great for eye shade. If you crush the stems and leaves you apply them around your eyes to remove wrinkles, and baggy eyes. You can make soap and lotion with its saps. It'll make your skin looking smooth, healthy looking & young, too! Try it and see the awesome results for yourself!

[RashidDostum]

@AttiIaReborn Sage words indeed! I make a soothing balsam for rubbing on my dick with this Hogweed bounty! If you rub the sap on your face you should sunbathe for an hour or two to gain the full benefits!

[AttiIaReborn]

@RashidDostum yeah, have you tried eating them as salad??? It'll make your YinYang hard endlessly. Crushing the leaves and separating the sap to lube your manhood, will enlarge your python. I know because I now have a 22-incher with a massive balls the size of two soccer balls!

[RashidDostum]

@AttiIaReborn Not yet. I assume a quality balsamic vinegar will bring out the best for this gift from natures larder?

[proskillz89]

um, do i have an immunity for this because i walk through it all the time in the uintas. i break it apart with sticks and have minor irritation due to the fact im slightly allergic to plants in general.

[HandofEarth]

Information is good. Thank you

[MoldlyMildew]

Great vid. I cant tell you one thing this stuff has been in NY longer than a few years. I am over 30 and my grandparents had this stuff all over their land on the banks and we were told at a young age to not go near it or touch it or we would suffer the consequences!! This makes poison ivy seem like a pleasure.

[GloVermont2]

@MoldlyMildew TY and TY for adding to the useful information about giant hogweed plants.

[Benjabong]

DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY!!

[longfootbuddy]

@Benjabong dont worry, soon the government will have banned most things natural

[cbhooi330]

Thank u

[joepescifromcasino]

i see these things all the time near my cottage, i ride my bike through the forest often but if i was to stray off the path i would be going through a lot of these especially near rivers and creaks but i never had any idea they were dangerous, kind of scary when you think maybe some innocent kid may run into them and get fucked up, these things gotta go

[valmet74]

I live in Louisiana and we just refer to them as "weeds". They grow in hundreds along the road. I recently bought a house and there were 2 or three of these over 8 ft. in my backyard. I cut them down and dragged them to the road. They grew back as I failed to uproot them. I cut em' down again,then uprooted. These things are a pain in the butt, but hardly "terrifying". Long story short,do not eat them and wash yer hands after handling maybe. Media hype. Beware of terrifying plant!!!???

lol

[GloVermont2]

@valmet74 If you take time to view some video footage of people that have suffered the burns from this plant you would not be minimizing and poking fun!

If you also take time to understand that journalism usies sensationalism and hype to get the desired attention for the subject being promoted then you would understand that my video title is a smart one. Sure got your attention!

[loonmaniac]

Agent Orange that stuff!

[Nguli34689]

I seldom see a rational narration to a video on You Tube. It is refreshing to have an educated presentation to the Giant Hogweed as I have seen and heard over here. Thank you for posting this video.

[rocktenniscat]

There is a HUGE patch on a rural road near Milton, Ontario, about 45 minutes from Toronto. The local town says they won't spray, because it's near a creek, but it has really spread since last summer....it's a HORRIBLE plant. If you see it, report immediately to the local town/township!

[SylvermanMusic]

@rocktenniscat They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering

[macnutz]

My wife and I found some in local back yards here on the west coast of Canada. If you have it in the yard don't mess with it unless you really know what you are doing. Get out the yellow pages and hire and experienced person to clean it out for you.

It does create chemical burns, that is how it blinds you and the burns can leave scars depending on how much you get on you.

[mediarocker543]

Actually, It doesn't cause your "UV Protection" to go away. Its a photochemical reaction which causes a chemical burn. Just enlightening you to it.

[GloVermont2]

TY good information is welcome mediarocker543. Admittedly I'm not an expert. Can you elaborate a little on the photochemical reaction aspect please?

[mediarocker543]

@GloVermont2, I'm not an expert either, but I heard of this from my friend who lives in canada studying to be a botanist. He told me it works by becoming acidic through a chemical reaction through the sun known as "Phytophotodermatitis". You had one aspect right with the UV rays, You end up with a sever inflamation rather than a sun burn which has to be treated differently. You can wash this stuff off with soap and water if you catch it right away before its absorbed into your skin.

[mediarocker543]

@GloVermont2, in addition to the inflammation, Hyperpigmentation (or Hypo) can result, (which makes it seem like you got a sunburn when the phytophotodermatitis dissapates) and may be treated with a bleaching cream. Otherwise the effects are permanent. You were on to something when you said it causes your UV protection to go away, however the actual process is different. According to Web-MD: Phytophotodermatitis (PPD) is a cutaneous phototoxic inflammatory eruption.

[mediarocker543]

@GloVermont2 , "Phytophotodermatitis typically manifests as a burning erythema that may subsequently blister. Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation lasting weeks to months may ensue. In some patients, the preceding inflammatory reaction may be mild and go unrecognized by the patient. In this case, the patient presents with only pigmentary changes." It acts like a sunburn, but the underlying damage is caused by the chemical destroying the cell by eating away at the cell wall, causing blistering.

[mediarocker543]

@GloVermont2, so essentially, the sunburn analysis can be considered correct, however it is not the sun necessarily destroying the cells, its the chemical.

[GloVermont2]

OK. However the sun is the catalyst that sets off the painful burn reaction. I think technically we both are right.

[mediarocker543]

@GloVermont2 You are correct, the sun is the catalyst, however it is not the primary cause :) We're both right in essence.

[SunTzuLao]

@GloVermont2 Abosorbs UV and emits another, highly damaging spectrum of UV. Bad stuff. It actually absorbs the normal energy and turns it into bad shit!

[theamazingplant2]

there are many, many invasive species in illinois. we have BOTH wild parsnip and hogweed. in fact theres a hogweed in my backyard, but im way too afraid to go near it, much less grab its roots and yank it! and there are even a few in the forest my family owns, but the wildfires usually stop any new plants from growing so its just one a season so we can stay away from them ;)

[GloVermont2]

Thank you very much for your feedback theamazingplant2. If I see it in my field I will cover my skin, wear glasses, and dig it out then burn it!

[theamazingplant2]

@GloVermont2 that is a good idea. but be careful. if you dont burn it with something else, it will HARM you. the smoke contains the sap, so it WILL contaminate not only you, but the whole city. i recomend just doing controlled fires ( like you should be doing if you have a feild) they will usually kill the seeds. but the adult plant will still remain, but wont be as invasive and sap will be gone. do the fires like normal to clear out the brush to help the small plants in the ecosystem

[theamazingplant2]

@GloVermont2 either every year or 6 months. this is what i am doing. it works well. and a tip for the fire- NEVER use any kind of gas or thing. just start a natural fire when the brush is high or you see the small stuff being crowded. it should burn slowly and easily. if you need help with it, email me

[redstorm0003]

it has spread to erie, pennsylvania

[redegeldunit420]

Its outside london ontario canada

[ironDsteele]

I live in Ontario, Canada. I haven't seen that but we have wild parsnip. Its basically simillar but the flowers are yellow, and it grows EVERYWHERE. It will burn you through the same acton. The parsnip tastes pretty good too.

[GloVermont2]

Thank you for sharing your experience ironDsteele. You're right, wild parsnip is just as dangerous as giant hogweed. It grows all over the place here in northeast vermont too.

[Remmerderem]

is this plant is west europe 2 ?

[wickedguy76]

we now have it in mississauga ont canada, near toronto

[GloVermont2]

TY for informing the community wickedguy76. TC

[godbluffvdgg]

Turn and run! Nothing can stop them, Around every river and canal their power is growing. Stamp them out! We must destroy them, They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour. They are invincible, They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering. Waste no time! They are approaching. Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter Strike by night! They are defenceless. They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom.

[GenesisFan01]

I guess Genesis wasn't kidding were they?

[SylvermanMusic]

@godbluffvdgg Mighty Hogweed is avenged.

Human bodies soon will know anger.

Kill them with your Hogweed hairs

HERACLEUM MANTEGAZZIANI

Giant Hogweed lives

[godbluffvdgg]

@SylvermanMusic Only Gabriel would sing heracleum mantegazziani in a song. Maybe Hammill

[arg13415]

if I remember correctly the roots are carrots and edible. just don't confuse this plant with the similar looking hemlock which is poison

[mikeoutdoorsman]

Roots are carrots and edible? lmao. Your so wrong! Only one thing has roots that are carrots and edible and that's wild carrots! Also known as queen anne's lace. Many deadly look alike's. It would help you to learn it and all the deadly look alikes before you even try eating any and before you give out advice thinking a plant is edible.

[Mylesmotion]

oh i will spread the word at Ayr beach (but i know it grows all over the world )

[Y0Y0uk]

The next weed plant you can smoke this plant like tobacco

[jjsignature]

those plants creeps me out

[GloVermont2]

Yeah thy're creepy plants. I have a play list with victims of the plants showing their burns - nasty!