Wasp sting remedies
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- Subject: Wasp sting remedies
- From: W* G*
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 14:54:27 -0400
Not qualified to dispense medical advice, but hereabouts folks get good
and quick relief by squeezing fresh papaya juice onto wasp, bee, and
jellyfish stings. Also works well on those body parts that have been in
contact with stinging nettles. If no papayas available, any meat
tenderizer containing papain, e.g. Adolph's, is also effective when
dissolved in a small quantity of water and applied to site of sting.
Application of cold compresses might also help.
William Glover
Nevis, West Indies
On 9/10/00 10:28 PM Julie wrote:
>Forgive me, this is off topic...yesterday I got a paper wasp sting on my
>inner forearm and it's driving me nuts..itchy and achy..do you have any home
>remedies to suggest? Last night I used Benadryl (antihistamine) orally and
>it put me to sleep before 9 pm. Today the welt is gone but my forearm is
>red and hard. Topical antihistamine is not helping. Help!
>**************************
>Julie Kierstead Nelson
>Redding, far northern inland California, USA
>USDA zone 9, Sunset zones 7/9 margin
>****HOT summers****
