"Rod Out back" writes:
Never had a spider bite, but interesting to think about aloe-vera. Got a
heap of it growing in the garden, so may be worth trying if it happens.

After you've given the aloe a good try, if it doesn't seem to be halting
the necrosis then try the bleach as I reported some years back (not from
first hand experience, thankfully). A quick search on google for my name
and "spiders" should turn up the thread/s. It's easy to remember, "white
spider" -- "White King". I seem to recall that it can be effective even
months after the bite.

Works very well for burns.
Amazingly well for sunburn, too. Relief is immediate.
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John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup)