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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>Date:         Fri, 30 Jul 1993 10:27:20 -0700
>Reply-To:     Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject:      bee-sting antidote
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>In-Reply-To:  note of 07/30/93 07:09
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>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
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