In the spring and summer your kids - and you too- are more likely to be
outside barefoot or rolling and playing in the grass. Getting an insect bite or
sting can put an end to these happy go lucky times. This quick and easy bug bite
and sting natural remedy never fails to work and to get the kids back on track
for more outdoor adventures.
To squelch a bug bite or sting:
Quickly find a broad leaf plantain leaf - these are easily found as they are common weeds in almost all grassy areas. (This is one plant I would choose not to eradicate from my lawn because of these medicinal benefits.) It is low growing, dark green and broad, with "ribs" on the leaf - please look it up in a plant identification book if you are not sure.
Chew up the leaf - the saliva activates its sting stopping powers. (If you are afraid to chew it up then bite on it to break the skin and mix it with some of your saliva.)
Place the chewed up plantain leaf on the bug bite or sting. Almost immediately the pain will stop. You or your child can hold the plantain mass in place while you go inside and get the rest of the remedy.
Find your comfrey tincture (you do have a good herbal first aid kit, right?), a big Band-Aid (my kids always went for a gauze pad and first aid tape - so much more dramatic).
Leaving the plantain mass in place, secure it with the Band-Aid or gauze and first aid tape. Secured the bandage then dribble some comfrey tincture under the dressing and on the sting. The comfrey is soothing and cool and takes away any lingering pain, stinging or discomfort.
Leave on until it falls off later that day or the next morning. If it is a bad bite or sting, you may need to put a fresh plantain/comfrey dressing on the next day.
To squelch a bug bite or sting:
Quickly find a broad leaf plantain leaf - these are easily found as they are common weeds in almost all grassy areas. (This is one plant I would choose not to eradicate from my lawn because of these medicinal benefits.) It is low growing, dark green and broad, with "ribs" on the leaf - please look it up in a plant identification book if you are not sure.
Chew up the leaf - the saliva activates its sting stopping powers. (If you are afraid to chew it up then bite on it to break the skin and mix it with some of your saliva.)
Place the chewed up plantain leaf on the bug bite or sting. Almost immediately the pain will stop. You or your child can hold the plantain mass in place while you go inside and get the rest of the remedy.
Find your comfrey tincture (you do have a good herbal first aid kit, right?), a big Band-Aid (my kids always went for a gauze pad and first aid tape - so much more dramatic).
Leaving the plantain mass in place, secure it with the Band-Aid or gauze and first aid tape. Secured the bandage then dribble some comfrey tincture under the dressing and on the sting. The comfrey is soothing and cool and takes away any lingering pain, stinging or discomfort.
Leave on until it falls off later that day or the next morning. If it is a bad bite or sting, you may need to put a fresh plantain/comfrey dressing on the next day.
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