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I've heard it claimed that Native Americans inoculated infants against poison oak by feeding them small buds to make them immune. Is that true or a myth? If not, how did they avoid poison oak and ivy since it seems like those would have been serious issues for people living in woodland areas?

by /u/Elphinstone1842 in /r/AskHistorians

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