>Look for the Fogger

With the monster temporarily blinded, you dart between its thorns, taking care not to step on its "children" in your bare feet, and find the can of fogger lying in a pool of mucus.

It's a one-use product, exactly like a cockroach bomb, but some liquid still sloshes around inside when shaken. How to use it? She certainly wasn't affected by the bulk of the gas in the exam room...