Dear Vijayashankar Ji, For heavens sake do not go to an alopath for tick allergy. I was once stung by a poisonous tick due to which I had a swelling on the feet. I went to a doctor after 3 days of swelling. He was a family friend and prescribed avil. The swelling immediately subsided. After a month or so, I developed the same symptom due to another sting, of which I was not aware. The symptoms were terrible, red patches from head to toe, chest pain and a drop in blood pressure. I got it treated, however the third time it happened, the reaction was so severe that I almost died. The systolic pressure dropped to 45 and I could not even stand. The doctors told me that I had to live in a sterilized atmosphere or the next time I will be dead before reaching the hospital. My Homeopathic doctor just laughed over it and prescribed Arsenicum Album. I am now totally free of the symptoms, we continue to have a lot of ticks in the summer due to my deers but nothing happens to me now. I have never visited an alopath since then. Regards Yazdy.
On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > I am allergic to ticks. the bitten spots will be itching for a month or so, > can't resist scratching all the time, that ultimately cause wounds! (so i > think leeches are better than ticks). Heard of people using neem oil, neem > soap bath, paste of Andrographis paniculata leaves etc etc to manage tick > bites and related allergies. Ticks are plenty (sometimes rains from twigs in > hundreds when you shake the branch/leaves while walking in the forest) in > dry forests and grasslands. > > However i am not allergic to leeches. But if once i see them on me, i can't > concentrate in my work in the field, will spend lot of time in checking for > and removing them. Will always feel like leeches climbing on and entering > into the socks, bleeding, etc etc. so frequently check the shoes and inside > socks. Not yet developed the resistence in mind, will have to learn from > people like Yezdi ji, Pankaj... > > Thanks Neil ji for the useful tips. Hope Oudhia ji also will come up with > his own experience and traditional herbal remedy for the problem. > > With regards > > Vijayasankar > > > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I also dont mind leeches climbing on me, but there are risks if some one >> is allergic to it. It almost dissolves a part of the flesh on allergic >> persons, and secondly, if it goes inside ur ears then its really bad. >> Quercus forests in Himalaya can be one of the place where you can find >> leeches for sure and for sure people will be happy if you are collecting >> them. By the way, why dont you breed it Oudhia sir!! >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I have not seen leeches in nature except for few at Pachmarhi back in >>> 1977, but remember that when we were small children persons would roam in >>> our area with collection of leaches, find a sick man, put leaches on the >>> back of sick man. The leaches would suck bad blood (what we were told as >>> children), slowly swell up and fall down. >>> Not seen such healers for a long time. Perhaps Dr. Oudhia can throw >>> some light. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Had posted this attachment on the 'birdsofbombay' website. It may help. >>>> With regards, >>>> Neil Soares. >>>> >>>> --- On *Sun, 8/15/10, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44449] Elephant Apple tree in the rain >>>> forest >>>> To: "Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: "raghu ananth" <[email protected]>, >>>> [email protected] >>>> Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 9:43 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello friends, >>>> I do not use any leech guard, we just get bitten, they suck and drop >>>> by themselves. It bleeds for some time and then stops. We have plenty >>>> of them now, it will increase during the north east monsoon. If you >>>> try to stop the bleeding, some irritation on the spot occurs which can >>>> last for a few months. Not harmful in any way. >>>> It bleeds as long as the sputum remains in the wound and then stops by >>>> itself. However, tobacco juice is a very safe way of preventing the >>>> leeches from climbing on to your limbs. >>>> Regards >>>> Yazdy. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Vijayasankar < >>>> [email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Dear Raghu ji, >>>> > >>>> > What kind of leech guard do you use? >>>> > >>>> > We used to spray dettol as leech repellant over the white foot-sac >>>> > (knee-size spl socks). This works good in keeping leeches away. But we >>>> have >>>> > to keep spraying dettol at some time intervals. >>>> > >>>> > Just wanted to know if any other methods are in use. >>>> > With regards >>>> > >>>> > Vijayasankar >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:21 PM, raghu ananth >>>> > <[email protected]<http://us.mc339.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Elephant Apple tree in the rain forest >>>> >> white flowers, green fruits, height of the tree 50 - 60 feet, >>>> >> ( Leeches are everywhere in the wet forest floor under this tree. >>>> They >>>> >> easily detect our presence and seen fast approaching towards >>>> us. Leech guard >>>> >> is a must.) >>>> >> Jaipur (Assam) >>>> >> 18 Jul 2010 >>>> >> Regards >>>> >> Raghu >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
