What to know how to use herbal remedies for bee stings? Being outside allows for our bodies to build up health. When we are faced with bee stings, wasp stings, yellow jacket stings, hornet bee stings, and other painful pests, we want to learn how to help while still maintaining our healthy bodies.
So, let’s put away the over-the-counter medicine that is filled with chemicals. Instead, let’s look into more healthy ways to help heal our bodies.
We are all told how healthy it is to be outside. We get Vitamin D from the sun, getting our hands and feet in the dirt allows our bodies to be able to fight off germs better, fresh air, etc.
All of this is great and super important!
But being outside also allows for pests to sting us. Let’s add to our herbal medicine cabinet some solutions that we can easily draw upon when we are enjoying the outdoors when needed. You will learn many insanely easy herbal remedies for bee stings to help protect your family after reading this article.
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Basic Treatment for All Types of Stings
- Check to see if the stinger is still in your skin. If so, remove quickly to avoid more venom being pumped into you. You have a couple options here. You can use tweezers to quickly remove it. There is a great possibility that the squeeze of the tweezers will squeeze more venom into you as you are pulling the stinger out. Another recommendation is to use a thick stable card (like a credit card) to pop the stinger out.
- Wash with soap and water.
- Apply chosen herbal remedy.
- Watch for any allergic reactions from the bee sting such as rash or redness not by where the bee sting occurred, nausea, hives, throat irritation, etc. Seek medical help immediately.
Herbal Remedies to Help Heal
1. Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender oil is one of the only essential oils that can safely be put directly on the skin which is good know in case you are in a quick pinch. If you get a bee sting, place one drop on the sting site. Lavender oil is supposed to neutralize the venom immediately. This oil will also reduce the swelling, ease the pain, and also calm the patient. Reapply as needed.
2. Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea Tree Oil is another great and effective oil to treat bee stings. Unlike Lavender oil, it needs to be diluted with a carrier oil such as coconut oil or jojoba oil. Tea Tree Oil works wonders against bee sting pain, swelling and itching. It also protects against bacterial infections. Just apply the oil mixture to the sting site. Reapply as needed.
3. Garlic Clove
A slice of garlic clove is a popular remedy. Just crush one clove to release the juices and put directly on the sting site.
4. Onion Half
An onion half? That’s right! Take have an onion with the juicy side down (inside part) and lay on top of the sting site.
5. Basil Leaves
If you have a garden, there’s a good chance you are growing basil in it too! It’s such an amazing herb to add to your Italian dishes. But this herb can do so much more! It contains many healing properties and can be very effective to relieve pain and swelling. To use the leaves, you just apply one leaf directly to the sting area. Leave on for 15 minutes and change out the leaf. Repeat at necessary until the pain, redness, and swelling have gone.
6. Bee Balm Leaves
If you have access to a bee balm plant, you can crush up the leaves by firmly rubbing them between your finger and thumb to release the juices. Apply to your sting site.
7. Calendula Flowers
Collect a lot of calendula flowers and crush them. You will need to crush enough of them to be able to extract juices from them. Apply the juice to the sting site.
8. Honey
Honey…its SO useful for practically everything! Apply some honey to your sting site and watch the magic happen.
9. Parsley
Similar to calendula flowers, you will need to harvest enough of the parsley to get enough juice out. But you would crush the parsley to release juices then apply to sting site.
10. Witch Hazel Essential Oil
Dilute the Witch Hazel essential oil with a carrier oil such as coconut oil or jojoba oil. Apply oil mixture to effected area.
11. Turmeric
Turmeric is one of those spices that are useful for many things! Create a thick paste and apply to sting site. Let it sit on there for 30 minutes and rinse off with warm water. Repeat every 3-4 hours as needed.
12. Bentonite Clay
Similar to turmeric, you make a thick paste with bentonite clay and water. Apply to effected area. To use this paste, you can put ice on sting site for 10 minutes, apply paste for 10 minutes, then reapply ice back. Repeat as necessary.
13. Aloe Vera Gel
Apply gel directly to the sting site. It will take away the sting and puffiness.
14. Raw White Potato Slice
A raw slice of white potato will draw out the venom in your sting.
15. Cucumber Slice
Cucumbers are full of juice that will help to reduce pain and inflammation. Simply apply a slice to effected area.
A Few Extra Things…
Tools
For a lot of the herbal plants, crushing of leaves or flowers is what is needed. I have a mortar and pestle for crushing them up. Here is a similar one to what I use.
Herbal Remedy Bug Spray
To help protect my family from bug bites (mosquitoes, flies, and ticks), I created an organic bug spray made from organic essential oils. It’s important to have a safe and healthy way to help protect your family.
Just a little extra information about this bug spray…my daughters are in 4H. Last May, they had a competition in the wetlands of our state. We were outside for 4 hours, the girls walking through acres and acres to create their “plan,” and all I had for protection for us was this homemade bug spray. My kids ages ranged from 3-10.
So, I thought this bug spray was really going to be put to the test because it was mosquito-central there! My youngest daughter (3 years old) ended up getting 2 bug bits on her legs, but that was it!!!!
I was SUPER impressed that the other kids walking through the wooded acreage didn’t get any ticks or mosquito bites on them!
I was honestly amazed that it really worked. So I have this spray that is also available to you here if you are interested. I love being able to prove that something like this truly works!
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are so many different ways we can help ourselves or family when we get stung. Throw out the chemical stuff and use the herbal remedies that bring health to our bodies rather than just cover up symptoms. And don’t let the fear of stings keep you indoors! Enjoy the beautiful nature!
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