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tx
cutaneous system
bite: animal/insect
botanicals
primary herbs
This file is arranged in sections: bee, black widow spider, dog, snake, and general.
bee sting:
Capsicum frutescens: 1 tsp. in warm water + honey + vinegar (NCNM Botanicals)
Nicotiana tabacum (toxic): chewed leaf on wasp or bee sting (Mitchell, p. 4)
Black Widow spider:
Capsicum frutescens + Calcium + apple cider vinegar (NCNM Botanicals)
dog bite:
Echinacea spp. (Ellingwood, p. 365)
Scutellaria lateriflora (Ellingwood in index; Harper-Shove, p. 167)
snake bite:
Alchemilla vulgaris (Harper-Shove, p. 191)
Echinacea angustifolia: used by native Americans (Ellingwood, p. 363)
Plantago major: as poultice and given freely internally (Ellingwood, p. 380)
general:
Arnica montana (toxic): dilute, use as compress for bites of mosquitoes and other insects (Felter and Lloyd, p. 280)
Echinacea angustifolia: bites of poisonous animals, i.e. tarantula, scorpion; rabies (Ellingwood, pp. 363-364)
Grindelia robusta: insect bites (Ellingwood, p. 247)
Hypericum perforatum: topically: dilute tincture or oil (NCNM Botanicals)
Lobelia inflata (toxic): lotion or poultice for insect bites or stings (Felter, p. 456)
Mentha piperita: topically for itching (NCNM Botanicals)
Petroselinum sativum: insect bites or stings, as a fomentation (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1454)
Plantago major or lanceolata: bruised or chewed leaf immediately (NCNM Botanicals)
complementary herbs
footnotes