----- Original Message ----- From: "Teri Johnston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 7:42 PM Subject: CS>Wasp/Hornet sting
>I received the following and wondered if any of you have any suggestions for my friend. = = = = = = = = = = = = In no particular order, here are a few items that I have copied from the archives: = = = = = = = = = = = = #1: = = = = = = = = = = = = Peter Rebaudo wrote: > Hi: > > One infallible remedy for yellow jackets bites is heat, it seems to cook > the protein rendering the poison harmless. Marshall Dudley wrote: Are you sure it is cooking the protein? If that were the case I would expect the protein in your tissues to be cooked as well, resulting in a very bad burn. I think another explanation may be more plausible. When you heat the skin two things happen. The sweat glands open up and discharge fluids and poisons, and blood circulation increases tremendously. Both of these would be expected to transport the poison from the area of the bite much more quickly than normal. Marshall = = = = = = = = = = = = #2 = = = = = = = = = = = = Charles Sutton wrote: I have heard that DC current neutralizes snake, bee, and wasp poison. Anyone heard of this?? = = = = = = = = = = = = #3 = = = = = = = = = = = = Ode Coyote wrote: The old remedy for bee sting is a dab of wet tobacco. = = = = = = = = = = = = #4 = = = = = = = = = = = = Marshall Dudley wrote: Meat Tenderizer might be good too. It is about the best thing for bee and wasp stings. It breaks down the protein toxin to harmless components immediately. Be sure it is the one that uses papayan in it. = = = = = = = = = = = = #5 = = = = = = = = = = = = John in Australia wrote: Simplest treatment for a spider bite is an onion, cut one in half, mash the cut surface and apply straight on the bite and leave it there. Works for any insect sting or bite. From my experience, and we have quite a few very venomous spiders here in Australia, it works, even for our "Bull ant", his sting is very painful, takes the pain out in seconds, and seems to either neutralize the venom or draw it out. = = = = = = = = = = = = #6 = = = = = = = = = = = = Paula wrote: We used to have a set up where my husband could zap bites from the car battery. You have to be careful not to run the current through your heart though, or you'll zap more than the bite! The idea came from the zappers used in India for venomous snake bites. Now we just use diluted or straight essential lavender oil, though, it works as well for bug bites without the pain. Don't know if would do anything for snake bite though...... = = = = = = = = = = = = Best regards, :) Marv -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
