You wrote:
"The device that I remember was about the size and shape of a goose
egg; you
turn it on and apply it to the site. It destroys the venom by heat.
I
surmised that you could simply heat up a smooth rock to the point that
it
was hot, but not hot enough to burn, and place it on the sting with the
same
results. "
I often use hot water to get rid of problem mosquito bites. Mostly,
mosquito bites are not damaging but can swell up and *really* itch
sometimes. One can scrape the skin off through itching the bite.
Anyway, just run the affected part under hot water or apply a washcloth
saturated with hot water (repeatedly). Use it as hot as you can. Once
the circulation starts up you can increase the temperature of the water.
The hotter the better. Usually takes 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Sometimes you have to do it more than once, but it really takes the
sting out of the bites and they go away quickly.
I surmise it is a combination of circulation and the temperature
denaturing whatever the mosquito injected. Mostly the latter.
I don't know if it would work for fire ants.
Dan
RE: CS>Fire Ants
From: James Holmes (view other messages by this author)
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:35:37
Hello Marshall,
The main active ingredient in most ant venom is formic acid. There
are
probably other agents in the mix, depending on the ant species.
A paste of baking soda applied topically has been said by
many---including
my mother, to help.
I never tried it because...what do old people know that a teenager
needs to
heed?
Recently, I have seen advertised a hand-held battery powered device
that is
claimed to relieve many insect stings; I cannot recall if ants were
mentioned, but wasps were.
The device that I remember was about the size and shape of a goose egg;
you
turn it on and apply it to the site. It destroys the venom by heat.
I
surmised that you could simply heat up a smooth rock to the point that
it
was hot, but not hot enough to burn, and place it on the sting with the
same
results.
JOH
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