Treatment of insect bites folk remedies

Folk remedies for insect bites reduce the manifestation of an allergic reaction, eliminate itching, prevent the penetration of a secondary infection, accelerate wound healing. Use in the form of lotions, compresses, ointments. Severe allergy symptoms - itching, burning, disappear in a few minutes, the skin is restored within a week of regular use of folk remedies.

Treatment for insect bites

Regardless which insect has bitten, the algorithm of action is identical.

1. It is necessary to rinse the wound to wash off the remnants of poison, saliva. Apply ordinary water or a soap solution, mineral water.
2. The next step is to neutralize the action of the poison, the allergen, to prevent a strong reaction. Apply products containing any acid.
3. Antiseptics are used to prevent the penetration of pathogens into the wound, eliminate itching, burning.

After first aid proceed to treatment. Apply folk remedies with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antibacterial, soothing, regenerating property.

Treatment with folk remedies immediately after a bite

Initially, you need to rinse the wound. The best option is spring, running water. If not, apply mineral water in a bottle. To enhance the effect, a soap product is used - household, tar, toilet soap.

Almost immediately after an insect bite, burning, pain, and itching appear. To alleviate the condition, reduce allergy symptomsuse antiseptic drugs. If this is not possible, you can use the following recipes.

• Lubricate the wound with your own saliva. Natural antiseptic will prevent infection from entering the wound, soothe, reduce itching, inflammation.
• Baking soda is diluted with water until a slurry is obtained. Apply to a sore spot until completely dry, rinse with water. The agent eliminates itching in 5 minutes, stops inflammation.
• The bite site is treated with shaving foam or toothpaste containing menthol. Excellent calms, disinfects, resists the development of allergies.
• A solution of vinegar neutralizes the poison, stops allergies, prevents the spread of toxic substances through the blood. In a glass of water at room temperature pour a tablespoon of 9% vinegar. Wipe the place of the bite, apply a compress for 5 minutes.
• Citric acid acts like vinegar. 0.5 teaspoons of acid are dissolved in a glass of water, or fresh lemon juice is used. Squeeze on cotton wool, gauze or rub the skin with a slice.
• Disinfect the wound, stop the unpleasant symptoms will help onions. Wipe the wound with juice or apply gruel for 5 minutes. Wash off with water.

On a note!

In most cases, after first aid, the condition of the skin improves, itching disappears, and inflammation decreases. After 3 days, there is only a small spot that does not require increased attention.

Plants from insect bites

Alternative methods of therapy can not do without healing herbs.Some of them have pronounced antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, soothing, regenerating, anti-allergic properties.

• Celandine. Healing properties have juice. They tear off the plant, wipe the wound with the secreted juice. If it is not possible to use a fresh plant, prepare a decoction from a dry potion. Pour 1 tbsp. spoonful of raw materials with a glass of water, leave to infuse under a closed lid for at least 30 minutes. Wipe the skin, apply compresses.
• Plantain. You can find the plant in the forest, in the meadow, park, near the road. Therapeutic properties of juice. Use a young leaf. Grind in the hands until fluid appears, apply to the sore spot.
• Aloe vera. One of the best folk remedies for insect bites, allergies, mild, moderate. Apply the cut leaf, lubricate the damaged skin with juice. To increase efficiency, eliminate edemaAloe is previously placed for 10 minutes in the freezer. You can buy ready-made juice at the pharmacy.
• Dandelion. The drug is especially effective during the flowering period - May, June. Tear off a flower or a leaf, wipe the wound with juice. Use a decoction of dandelion roots. Raw materials are sold at the pharmacy. Pour boiling water, insist 20 minutes.
• Chamomile. It has a pronounced calming, anti-inflammatory effect, antipruritic, anti-allergic. Pour 1 teaspoon of grass with a glass of water, leave to infuse for half an hour. Wipe the skin, apply a compress. Chamomile is allowed to be combined with other plants to enhance the therapeutic effect - thyme, calendula, lemon balm, succession.
• Peppermint. It perfectly calms, relieves irritation, stops inflammation, removes itching, burning sensation. Wipe the bite place with a fresh leaf, prepare tincture. Pour a tablespoon of mint with a glass of boiling water, leave it under a closed lid for half an hour. Rub the damaged epidermis up to 6 times during the day.
• Parsley. It has the ability to neutralize a toxic substance, stop an allergic reaction. Squeeze juice, wipe the skin, or prepare a decoction, apply a compress. Parsley leaves are thrown into the water, boiled for 5 minutes, left under a closed lid.

The soothing effect has cucumber juice, potato. Rub vegetables on a fine grater, squeeze juice or use gruel. Compress hold 10 minutes.

On a note!

Based on herbal extracts, many ointments are prepared, creams for the treatment of insect bites. The most common pharmacy product contains about 20 ingredients of plant origin - Zvezdochka balm. The drug is known since the Soviet Union, is available in almost every home medicine cabinet.

Popular ways to protect against mosquito bites

In the warm season, adults and children suffer from insect attacks. Going on outdoor recreation, you need to immediately take care of protection. The use of professional products containing insecticides is not always allowed, in some cases it is better to use alternative methods.

• Mix baby cream with vanilla, apply to exposed skin. If you add vanillin to medical alcohol, you can use it as a regular spray. Alternative drug effective against mosquitoes, midges, ticks.
• If you are located near a bush of bird cherry, you can relax without fear of mosquitoes, midges. To protect against insects, rub the skin with fresh leaves.
• Tansy is a natural insecticide. The smell repels almost all insects that live in our area. The broth is used in the form of a spray, they rub open areas of the body, as well as places of bites to relieve itching. If the branches of the plant are placed at the corners of the tent, bloodsuckers will not penetrate inside.
• The smell of marsh rosemary repels insects for several meters.They set fire to a twig near a resting place, enjoy nature without mosquitoes, midges, ticks.

The most convenient way to protect against insect bites are essential oils. The range of applications is diverse - applied to the skin, clothes, added to alcohol, baby cream. Tea tree oil not only repels, but also treats bites in a few hours.

Treatment with folk remedies is carried out with mild allergies, and is also included in the complex therapy for an allergic reaction of moderate severity.