On 15/8/04 11:29, in article , "Graham
Dixon" wrote:

I remember reading - some years ago - about bee & wasp stings - On sting is
acid and the other alkaline so the treatment for relief is vinegar for the
alkaline sting or bicarbonate of soda for the acid sting.

I can't remember which is which (probably something to do with my age) does
anyone know?

With a bee sting take it out immediately by scraping it off with a
fingernail - never use tweezers which will push the poison further into the
body. Take a cut raw onion or clove of garlic and rub it onto the affected
area.
Bee stings are acid. Bathe the affected area in bicarbonate of soda.
Wasp stings are alkali. Bathe the affected area in vinegar.
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