>To give oneself a tiny dose of bee venom, simply remove a stinger from a 
>bee with tweezers, and a drop
> of venom will appear at the end.  You can then rub that drop onto your 
> skin
> to give yourself a tiny dose.  If you drag the stinger across your skin, 
> you
> can increase the dose.


There is a Japanese method called hoshindo that uses the stinger after it is 
removed. I am told it is painless but have never seen or used this method. 
Someone from NM was in ME to do hoshindo stings on people with Lymes. They 
bought bees from me for the "treatments".

Karen Kimball 

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