A Penny for Bee Stings?
Posted by cassie on Saturday, 25 August, 2007 @ 8:11 pm
Normally the saying goes a penny for your thoughts but not any more! I received this in an email from my grandma and cannot vouch for it but thought I’d pass it along for the summertime blues of being stung. Let me know if it works or if you have any suggestions on homemade remedies!
Finally, a use for our pennies!! Be sure to tell you children and grandchildren about the ‘cure’. For 15 min. it’s worth it!!
BEE/HORNET CURE:
A couple of weeks ago I was unfortunate enough to get stung by both a bee and hornet while working in the garden. My arm swelled up so, off to the doctor I went. The clinic gave me cream and an antihistamine. The next day the swelling was getting progressively worse so off to my regular doctor I went…infected arm. Needed an antibiotic. The interesting thing is what the Doctor told me… “The next time you get stung put a penny on the bite for 15 minutes.”That night my niece go stung by two bees when she came over to swim. I looked at her bite and it had already started to swell. So off I went to get my money and taped a penny to her arm for 15 minutes. The next morning there was no sign of a bite. We were very surprised but figured perhaps she just wasn’t allergic to the sting. Then on Saturday night I was helping my niece deadhead her flowers and guess what? I got stung again by a hornet, twice on my left hand. I was so distressed, thinking I would have to go to the doctor for yet another antibiotic. I went into the house and got my money out, and taped two pennies to my bites, then sat and sulked for 15 minutes. The penny took the sting out of the bit immediately. I still wasn’t sure what was going to happen. In the meantime the hornets were attacking my niece and she got stung on the thumb. Out came another penny. The next morning I could only see a micro spot where I had been stung. No redness, no swelling. I went to see my niece and hers was the same. I couldn’t even see where she got stung!
The Doctor said that somehow the copper in the penny counteracts the bite. I would never have believed it. But it DEFINITELY WORKS! So remember this little bit of wisdom, keep a stock of pennies on hand at school and home.