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'Poison ivy' is the common name for Rhus toxicodendron. Two of the plant's hallmark characteristics are leaves growing in groups of three and berries turning white for a part of their season. That's why the saying warns of 'leaves of three, don't touch me' and 'berries of white, run in fright'.

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'Toxicodendron' is the species name, and 'Rhus' is the genus name, in the scientific name 'Rhus toxicodendron'. The genus name serves to identify the plant as one of the Sumac members of the Anacardioideae subfamily. The species name serves to identify that Sumac as causing allergic and even toxic reactions in humans through the plant's urushiol oil.

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Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus tox.) is a remedy frequently indicated for conditions that are accompanied by fever, swollen glands, inflammation of mucous membranes and/or muscles, skin conditions, and restlessness.

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That the plant is a Sumac member of the Anacardioideaae subfamily and that it may provoke severe, even toxic allergic reactions in human are the reasons for the scientific name of Rhus toxicodendron for poison ivy. The word 'Rhus' is the ancient Greek word for 'sumac'. The word 'toxicodendron'is the ancient Greek word for 'poisonous tree'.

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Rhus toxicodendron is the homeopathy remedy commonly known as poison ivy. This plant from the Anacardiaceae family grows in fields and wooded areas in North America.

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