Insect bites or stings can be very painful. Homeopathic remedies will help bring the swelling down and ease the irritation.
If you have been bitten or stung, the first remedy to reach for is Ledum. Ledum, or Wild Rosemary, is the number one remedy for puncture wounds and is therefore also helpful if you have just had an injection and there is swelling at the site of the jab. Ledum is especially likely to be your remedy for a bite or sting if the affected area is purple and puffy and you want to put something cold on the area even though it may already feel a little cold to the touch.
The second most used remedy for bites and stings is Apis Mellifica, which is made from the honeybee. With Apis, the look of the affected area will be red and swollen and it’ll feel very hot. Perhaps it will look shiny, and the skin will look and feel very stretched. There is likely to be a lot of stinging pains and the heat of an Apis situation will be such that the pain may also feel burning. Apis is also a great remedy for hives when the hives are red, swollen and “angry” looking.
If your bite or sting has not responded well to Apis, go to Urtica Urens, which is a remedy made from nettles. Urtica Urens is great for the itching, red and raised rashes that look and feel like nettle rash. Urtica Urens is another excellent hive remedy, but always with that same look as if you have nettle rash. Urtica Urens is also very soothing when given as a cream applied to the local area in conjunction with whichever remedy is best indicated from the list above.
Kitchen pharmacy
Once you have taken a homeopathic remedy for your bite or sting, have a look in your kitchen cupboard for the following to ease the irritation:
Apple Cider Vinegar – this incredible product can be added to cotton wool and applied to the area affected.
Bicarbonate of Soda – this is another everyday product that has a million and one uses from making cakes rise to cleaning your teeth. Add a little bicarb to a little water – enough to make a paste – and put it on the bite/sting.
