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tx
cutaneous system
bite: animal/insect
nutrition

dietary guidelines

specific remedies:
» bee sting:
• apply paste of baking soda to skin surrounding area of sting
• rub raw sliced onion to area of sting
• apply meat tenderizer or papain mixed with water on cotton ball directly to sting (Bricklin, p. 289)
• apply apple cider vinegar directly into sting (Bricklin, p. 289)

» mosquito bites:
• dip a piece of cotton in apple cider vinegar and apply to bite and hold with bandage (Bricklin, p. 282)
• mix together a dab of butter or margarine and a pinch of salt and rub into mosquito bite (Bricklin, p. 283)
• dampen area of bite with water and apply Vitamin C crystals directly and let dry (Bricklin, p. 284)
• apply peppermint essential oil undiluted to area of bite (Shefi)

» mosquito repellent:
• apply garlic powder or squeezed raw garlic juice to body before going into infested area (Shefi)
• increase Vitamin B-complex supplements (especially B 12) before going into infested area (Bricklin, p. 285)
• hang a bouquet of dried tomato plant leaves in the room to prevent mosquitoes, spiders, and flies (Bricklin, pp. 285-286)

» tick bites :
• apply Vitamin E oil directly to bite (Bricklin, p. 284)

» scorpion sting :
• mash raw garlic and apply to the bite. Also eat 2-4 cloves for garlic per day (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 123)
• slice onion thin and saute, then put in gauze and apply to the site of the bite (Shefi)

» snake bite, non-poisonous:
• mash raw eggplant and apply to bite (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 122)


supplements

• Vitamin B-complex
• Vitamin C 6-8 g per day
• PABA (for itching)
• thiamine 100 mg twice daily for prevention
• bioflavonoids 6 g per day for acute


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