Applying ice is effective in relieving pain and edema caused by the poison, but folk remedies such as mud, urine, and saliva should never be used. Some doctors recommend rubbing the area with a cotton ball with bicarbonate or with a deodorant that has aluminum (almost all have it), to cancel the effect of the poison. If the sting is from a bee, the bee will surely have torn the stinger, which remains stuck in the skin. It must be removed with tweezers, of course, avoiding pressing on the poison bag.
What should I do if I get stung by a wasp or a bee?
Which Spanish snakes are dangerous?
The snout viper, the Seoane viper and the asp are the most poisonous Spanish snakes, but that does not make the rest harmless.
Arsenic for compassion or a little history of poisons
Arsenic has a long tradition as a means of eliminating other human beings. From the fifteenth to the seventeenth century it was the main ingredient in poisoners' potions.
What are nature's deadliest poisons?
Strychnine, maitotoxin, batrachotoxin, ricin or botulinum toxin, the five most powerful poisons produced by living beings.
What are nature's deadliest poisons?
Strychnine, maitotoxin, batrachotoxin, ricin or botulinum toxin, the five most powerful poisons produced by living beings.
Snail venom could be used to produce painkillers
The cone snail's deadly venom could have therapeutic effects, a new study concludes.