Deborah Harrell wrote:Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Isn't pee supposed to be good for jellyfish stings?
I seem to recall that it might help with the pain from some type of marine sting...but I'll look into that another time.
It's the ammonia (= waste product), which helps against the sting/bite and itching, not sure whether it's also an antiseptic (though pee is sterile except for bladder/ urinary tract infections). They also sell bite relief sticks with ammonia in them.
Part of it is that insect venom in particular is acidic� and ammonium hydroxide (the compound formed when ammonia gas is dissolved in water) is a mild alkali and neutralizes the acid.
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Frex, the scientific name of a family of ants is "Formicidae" and ants inject formic acid (HCOOH), both words derived from "formica", the Latin word for "ant" . . .
--Ronn! :)
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