People who touch its sap may develop giant hogweed burns, which can cause skin-related symptoms like inflammation and severe redness. Giant hogweed now grows in some regions of Britain ...

The Giant Hogweed is one of the most dangerous invasive ... About 30 minutes later, he started to feel itching and burning on ...

Heracleum mantegazzianum, known as giant hogweed, can grow up to 10ft ... That means that if you get the sap onto your skin, it causes a burn-like blister. "It breaks down your skin's ability ...

Ford was talking about giant hogweed ... if it comes in contact with skin, Powers said. The oil, when activated by sunlight, causes “severe second-degree burns” and large blisters or ulcers ...

James Wyllie, project co-ordinator, East Lothian Countryside Volunteers River Tyne Giant Hogweed Eradication Project, described the past 12 months as “very successful”. However, he reiterated that the ...