Comments on: Bee vs Wasp Sting Venom: Truth and Chemical Myths

By: greg

greg — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:18:54 +0000

baking soda has always worked for me and kids/grand children. have used it for years

By: Faye

Faye — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:53:43 +0000

I have a hornet sting on my hand and it is very irritating. This was I am looking fo simple ways to help my hand.

By: Salus

Salus — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:44:16 +0000

I just got stung by a wasp on my fingertip while taking a migraine nap. I came across the same “myth” (oversimplification), and drew on the sting with a small skin vaccum then applied BHA (2% salacytic acid) exfoliant. I don’t feel a thing other than a mild splinter-like sensation now.

By: C. Hall

C. Hall — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:08:20 +0000

In reply to Malcolm. Thanks for the insight Malcom! I have corrected it! :)

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:33:48 +0000

Nice article.
The point about noradrenaline and blood vessels isn’t quite right. It’s not about the efffect on blood pressure. The blood vessel constriction by noradrenaline reduces the venom diffusion away from the sting site, so prolongs and intesifies the local action of the venom.
This is also used by your dentist – many use local anaesthetics include phenylephrine (a noradrenaline analogue) to keep the anaesthetic local.

By: Janis in ID

Janis in ID — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:01:07 +0000

Willard Water. We keep a trigger sprayer of this patented mineral water (diluted from concentrate that I get on Amazon) especially for stings and burns. As soon as one of us gets stung, we douse the site with this and gently rub it in. It is amazing how it takes the pain away.
I have heard that plantain leaves chewed up and applied as a poultice over the site helps a lot, too. I am speculating that it might have some of the same action as the Willard Water since plantain leaves are rich in many minerals.

By: Clinton

Clinton — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:43:01 +0000

Onion sliced and rubbed or mashed and applied to the site will alleviate all the symptoms within minutes. Have used this method on several individuals with miraculous results. Has been successful on a couple with allergies to bees who didn’t have a Epie pen handy also. Love the article here have gained insight from it keep up the good work

By: Fraizer J-Caan

Fraizer J-Caan — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:02:33 +0000

with wasp stings I have personal experience- of vacuuming out the venom – and suffering zero sequelae… using the mouth of a squeezable tablet bottle – ASAP Of Course .

By: Greg D

Greg D — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 04:21:28 +0000

Tobacco. Snuff, chew or break open a cigarette. Chew to incorporate your saliva or moisten with water and work in your hand to form a wet mass. Apply directly to the sting site. If the stinger is still there brush away and then apply over the injection hole. Immediate relief from pain and swell reduction. It’s the nicotine.

By: Bud Ableman

Bud Ableman — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:06:23 +0000

I found this article as I got a double sting from a yellow jacket wasp maybe 10 minutes ago. 20% vinegar DOES work like right now for the pain. (Im an organic, small farm Farmer and keep very strong vinegar for weed killing) It may not be because of chemical reaction so much as dilution however. It sure worked for me and Im kinda sensitive to wasp stings. Great article, I learned much.

By: Ryan Sullivan

Ryan Sullivan — Mon, 03 May 2021 19:25:37 +0000

Great article. Can offer any advice for people who seek to utilize honeybee (or wasp) venom for its theraputic effects?

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:36:26 +0000

Good and informative article.
Is it not possible that the acetic acid cleaves a decent amount of the phospholipase B into the a and b branches as the structure has 4 cleavage sights that make it so susceptible to denaturation or delineation……much like egg white. Just thinking out aloud. As a major component in the structure of the venom would that not deplete its ferocity?