Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 I use to have to rush to a hospital every time I got stung. About 18 years ago when I first started getting into herbs, I learned how to make strong extracts, and made one with Mullein. I knew Mullein was great for respiratory problems but had never put to the true life and death test. Well, one day I was taking a hornet nest out of the kitchen exhaust fan pipe from inside the kitchen. And one hornet stung me three times, one on my throat, by rubbing the burning on my neck, I knocked the hornet inside my shirt where it went on to sting me two more times. Well, I knew what my time frame was to get to the hospital, and I was swelling fast. So I decide to try the Mullein, I knew I could always call EMS if it didn't work. Plantain to help with the swelling. Ever since then I carry a bottle of homemade Mullein extract in the truck, in the Medical Box, and there's always one handy at the house. Mullein works on all insect bites and stings, including scorpions and spiders Many people use Vodka for their extracts, I use Everclear. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 In a message dated 04/19/2002 1:19:48 AM Central Daylight Time, Herbalcall writes: > Mullein works on all insect bites and stings, including scorpions and spiders > > Rick, thanks for the info. I am highly allergic to wasp venom. Only been hit once, but that was enough for me! by the time the wasp hit me on the elbow and i got to my next door neighbors house for a bit of tobacco to put on it, my hand and arm to my shoulder was swolen to a strut. The wet tobacco didn't even phase it! Luckily, an Asian friend of mine ran and got a little bottle of green liquid she had and by the time she had completely covered my hand and arm the pain had subsided and you could , literally, see the swelling going down. Deonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Hi Rick, All Thanks for this info, Rick .. amazingly enough with all the gardening I do I've never been stung by a bee so I have no idea whether or not I'm allergic. I'll keep this application in mind for my mullein! *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Herbalcall wrote: > I use to have to rush to a hospital every time I got stung. About 18 > years > ago when I first started getting into herbs, I learned how to make strong > extracts, and made one with Mullein. I knew Mullein was great for > respiratory > problems but had never put to the true life and death test. Well, one > day I > was taking a hornet nest out of the kitchen exhaust fan pipe from > inside the > kitchen. And one hornet stung me three times, one on my throat, by > rubbing > the burning on my neck, I knocked the hornet inside my shirt where it > went on > to sting me two more times. Well, I knew what my time frame was to get > to the > hospital, and I was swelling fast. So I decide to try the Mullein, I > knew I > could always call EMS if it didn't work. Plantain to help with the > swelling. > Ever since then I carry a bottle of homemade Mullein extract in the > truck, in > the Medical Box, and there's always one handy at the house. > > Mullein works on all insect bites and stings, including scorpions and > spiders > > Many people use Vodka for their extracts, I use Everclear. > > Rick > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Chris, This has been a bad year for scorpions in the house, off hand I think we've killed 13 inside and another 6 outside. I've been stung twice in the last two months. The Mullein works great for that too. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Janine, We live south of San Antonio, TX. on 5 acre's of Live Oak's, Hackberry's, Mesquite's and about 5 different kinds of cactus. Sand-burs and sand, No dirt. Scropions, Hornets, Fire-ants, Red Harvest-ants, Road Runners and Cotton tail rabbits. Got rid of the goats last year, so now all we have left is just two old cats. We don't really care for the sand, because not much will grow in it, but you can't beat it for digging holes. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Where do you live Rick? Janine www.HerbaTherapy.com Seabuckthorn seed oil CO2 ----- Original Message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 > Chris, > This has been a bad year for scorpions in the house, off hand I think we've > killed 13 > inside and another 6 outside I used to move the scorpions outside- FAR from the house....had to catch them in a jar first- yikes! Id kill the black widows, though- and the brown recluses- but not the other spiders. Activated charcoal is good to have around for bites... Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 08:45:27 -0400 Michelle Morton-niyama <lakshmi wrote: # Activated charcoal is good to have around for bites... # Michelle Michelle, How would you use the activated charcoal in this case? Take it internally as soon as you were bitten? Susan (who's already had her first spider bite of the season) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Michelle I don't know why, but I had forgot to mention these two: black widows,and the brown recluses. I got nailed by a brown recluses a few years ago on my hand while I was sleeping at night. I'll never forget the pain and how the center of the bite turned black as it kills the tissue. I used the Mullein extract for it. I got bit by something last year (again at night) and wrote up with my right leg totally swollen, the bite was at the knee. To this day, I still have a problem with the fluid in that knee. But, again it was the Mullein that took most of the swelling down. The last Black widow I killed was as big as the new gold dollar. A question to the group, which Hornet spray do you like best and find most effective at close range? I found something a few years ago with a 100% drop rate, and No fly away. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 Hello= I know the topic had been about helping the bites, but does anyone know of a natural way to keep spiders down-or out-of a car or a room, etc? I am a major aracnaphobic and almost got into an accident because of A spider in my car.......thank you for any help Blessings rachel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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