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Teri Rhan {FMO} <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Jul 1993 10:36:00 -0700
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The folks at the Beekeepers Association recommended putting a few drops of
ammonia directly on the sting right after the incident.  I tried it and
sure enough the pain just went away within a minute or two.  The swelling
however, still was bothersome.  I wonder if a person can combine the ammonia
treatment with the meat tenderiser treatement some how.
 
Teri
 
On Fri, 30 Jul 1993, Bee Surgeon wrote:
 
> Wouldn't the meat tenderizer also make your arm or finger tenderized ?
> and the protease in it would probably not only degrade the venom protein,
> but also your skin or muscle protein as well :).  I d rather take the sting!
>
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> This NOTE is a reply to:
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> >Date:         Fri, 30 Jul 1993 10:27:20 -0700
> >Reply-To:     Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sender:       Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
> >From:         enter your name here <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject:      bee-sting antidote
> >To:           Multiple recipients of list BEE-L <[log in to unmask]>
> >In-Reply-To:  note of 07/30/93 07:09
> >
> >Mr. Beard - You might intertested to know that ordinary meat tenderizer pur-
> >chased at a  grocery store works wonders on bee stings (as well as mosquito
> >bites).  I simply shake a little of the tenderizer salt (which contains a
> >protease to degrade the venom) on my hand, mix it in a few drops of water
> >and smear the mixture on the sting site. In minutes the stinging lessens
> >and rarely does redness and swelling develop.      Winifred Doane, ASU
> >
> >-- (enter your signature here) (5-xxxx)

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