For any poisonous insect bite, I have done the following Wash area with clean water and soap, if the bite just happened and you have time. Apply cold compress on person , in meantime making a poultice or fomentation from Plaintain, then apply it over the bite area. Leave on this area till swelling and all redness gone. For Brown Recluse Spider bites, I would use the Plantain fomenation combined with Echinacea TIncture and Calendula ointment if you have until skin healed.If you cannot make the fomentation, I would use the tinctures only over the bite area. Orally , I would take Echinacea Tincture , plaintain tincture, and cohosh tincture. Watch person for chills, fever, etd, and if so, then Horsetail Tincture. I was with someone that was bitten by a snake, and I had him take the whole bottle of Ecinacea Tincture. I live in Florida where snakes are common, so I keep these on me at all times when I am outside. Hope this helps some. Diane M
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