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Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete a sticky substance containing prenylated phenols, which cause an itchy rash, according to Lewis.

She was told she required parotidectomy surgery which involved removing part of a major salivary gland in her cheek called the parotid gland.

Sitting just underneath the hypothalamus is the body's hormone factory - the pituitary gland.

She was initially told that, to remove the pleomorphic adenoma, surgeons would have to cut out her largest salivary gland, which contains the facial nerve.

This included the removal of her teeth and salivary glands, the use of a wheelchair and the insertion of a feeding tube, according to Blanchard.