The Reid > wrote:

> Following up to sarah
>
> >Speaking (as it were) of parsnips, does anyone else find that one or two
> >of them seem to leave the mouth/tongue/lips slightly numb? I know it's
> >in the same family as some rather nasty plants;
>
> not happened to me but its sap makes your skin hypersensitive to
> sunlight, causing burns.

Yup. I've experimented with that in some of its wild relatives. The
numbness is strange, though. I should ask him if he's noticed it.

regards
sarah


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