Want a easy to take along treatment for wasp stings, bee stings, and other insect bites? Try this. Next time you go out for a hike, or even for a drive, make sure your first aid kit includes a bottle of tea tree oil. This little wonder from down under can take some of the bite out of summer insect woes.
Wasps are truly one of God?s wonders. These little creatures are incredible! They produce, like ants and bees, a substance called formic acid injecting it into you or I when the wasp or bee feels threatened or has it?s territory invaded.
Sometimes there are other substances that react with our immune system and cause a allergic reaction which in some cases can be life threatening. This reaction can come on violently and quickly. An allergic person should carry their wasp and bee stings kit with them. It is important to note, that some individuals who have never had a reaction before have had sudden symptoms appear. Sometimes these reactions occur swiftly, ten to thirty minutes or less!. Things like breathing difficulties, rapid pulse, intense sweating, swelling of the throat or eyes, and maybe a feeling of dizziness. If any of these or other symptoms appear, get medical attention immediately!
All that in mind, for most of us, getting stung is just a real pain. So, how can you best use tea tree oil as a treatment for wasp stings? In our house, and in our first aid kits in both the house and car, we keep a bottle of tea tree oil, benedryl, and vitamin C. For us, when we get wasp and bee stings, we take the age and weight appropriate dose of benedryl, 1000mg of vitamin C, and apply tea tree oil to the sting 3 or 4 times an hour until the pain subsides.
Mosquito bites?
Again, make sure you are getting the best tea tree oil available. Although your kids may want the latest mosquito bite ringtone, most of us at some point in the year, especially in warmer moist areas, are thinking of preventing bites. I haven?t met anyone yet who hasn?t had an allergic reaction to mosquito bites, and I haven?t found anyone yet who can take away the itch completely.
I have found though, that I can make my itchy bites feel better with just a few drops of tea tree oil 3 or 4 times every hour. Yep, the tea tree oil soothes the bite and relieves some of the itching. Leaving out the benadryl, unless you have a severe reaction to the mosquito bite, follow the same recommendations as above, and along with the tea tree oil you should feel relief quickly
It may be the antibacterial properties are effective, at least topically, should you squash the little bugger and you want to disinfect the blood and any bacteria that the mosquito is carrying. Some of the medical research suggests that tea tree oil has antibiotic properties when applied topically, so this seems like a real possibility.
A good balm with tea tree oil, or some tea tree oil on the affected area is sure to help. One company that uses tea tree oil in it?s products has an incredible sun-block lotion that some people report helps keep the mosquitoes away. Others have found Avon?s skin-so-soft to be effective.
Anytime you?re outside where it?s moist and warm, the mosquitoes seem to find people like me. I think I?m bait to keep everyone else safe. Ever since I?ve been taking a good multi-vitamin (we get these from the same place as we get our tea tree oil) I?ve had fewer bites, both from mosquitoes and from fleas that come off the dogs outside.
You can find out more on the many uses of tea tree oil on the website http://www. tea-tree-info. com Also you can contact me at beane@tea-tree-info. com for good sources of tea tree oil products for home, health, and beauty.
Nothing in this article is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition. The statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Copyright 2007 Tea-tree-info. com
Having studied and benefited from the last 35 years of interest in herbs and alternative health, vitamins and essential oils, Jim now maintains a website on the benefits and uses of tea tree oil at http://www-tea-tree-info. com. He lives with his wife and five children in a farm community in Northern California.
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