How Do You Use Natural Remedies For Bee And Wasp Stings?
The Heat is our right now in the Northern Hemisphere and Bees are attracted to perfume, hair spray, bright colors, and flowered prints. Prevention is the key but if a sting does happen here are some natural cures. Cold Compress. Put cold on area to prevent swelling. Put mud on the area, especially if the mud has clay in it to draw out the stinger. Put a baking soda and water mask on the sting to neutralize the acid of the bee. The soda will help draw out the stinger. Raw sliced garlic rubbed on the sting area will help with swelling and itching. Ammonia mixed with water spread on the sting area will counteract the acidity of the bee stinger serum. Vinegar is very alkaline. Use vinegar to soothe a wasp sting. Another natural idea would be to rub Papaya fruit on the area. Papaya breaks down the protein in the bee venom. Papaya works like a meat tenderizer and contains natural papain. Be careful that the papaya juice does not get in your eyes. Elderberry is a natural and traditional plant
