P.S. Does anyone know of any good natural remedies to get the swelling down? This happened yesterday and it still looks and feels sore today!
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- Vanessa
- Hi! I'm Vanessa! Wife to handsome hubby Chris. Mom to three little girls whom I adore. I'm passionate about life, adoption, photography, missions, music, singing, and reading. Often described as effervescent, I march to the beat of my own drum and I'm ok with that. Come follow along with me through the laughter and tears of learning how to parent three girls, how to deal with the challenges of adoption, and the interesting stories that life may bring our way.
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Josie got stung a few weeks back and it immediately started swelling awfully. It was like 3/4 of an inch around when this mama I am friends with grabbed this weed off the ground, chewed it up to make a poultice, spat it out and put it on Josie's sting. I thought it was odd, but I trust this mom, so we held it on for ten minutes or so while I got Josie calmed down. When we took the poultice off, the sting welt was completely gone. Totally, with just a tiny mark where the sting had been. The mom said it draws poison out. Josie was so happy. It's the plantain weed (different from the banana things). I don't know if it grows near you, but here's a pic and article: http://healing.about.com/od/homeremedies/ss/plantain.htm It worked so well for us I had to share! I hope she feels better soon!
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Super interesting Mandy! I am definitely going to google and see if it is in our area! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteArnica gel and a icepack. I got stung in the face by one of my husband's bees, use the arnica and ice pack and you could't even tell where I had been stung.
ReplyDeleteThank you Megan! I never thought of that! It still was swollen today, so next time (if there is a next time), I will have to remember all this!
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