Tick Bite Remedies
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
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[YEA] 07/10/2008: Margaret from Tallahassee, Florida: "Severe Tick Bite which has lasted nearly 6 months. I have tried everything in the world and nothing worked. It itched, I would scratch it open, it was infected, just awful. It drove me nuts. I decided to try a half and half solution of ACV and Hydrogen Peroxide and dabbed this on the area several times a day with a cue tip. Within 4 days this tick bite has finally healed. Love this site and thought I would share this. Believe this would work for any skin infection."
Replies07/11/2008: Laura from Guilford, CT replies: "To Margaret from Tallahassee, FL: You mentioned that you had a tick bite that wouldn't heal for six months...you REALLY should get checked for Lyme Disease. It often tests negative, so if after testing negative you start getting arthritis symptoms, pain in joints, lethargy, mind fog, inability to move, get tested again. It is debilitating to the extent of paralysis and death."
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BUTTERMILK
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[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 06/01/2008: Sharon from South Hadley, MA: "I just got my June/July issue of Mother Earth News and in their reader-reported tips section, someone wrote in about an old-time remedy for ticks. Apparently if you drink a quart of buttermilk every day the ticks will leave you alone. The change in smell of perspiration repels them. Not sure how anyone would manage a quart of buttermilk a day, but perhaps a lesser amount would work. Maybe this is an effective remedy for the doggies in our lives too. Thought I would mention it for the folks in the Lyme disease areas."
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COLLOIDAL SILVER
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[YEA] 07/22/2009: Teresa from New Madrid, MO: "Tick bite: I was having severe pains shoot through my chest area, thinking I might be coming down with pneumonia, and after two weeks found a small tick embedded in the skin. I removed it with tweezers, and started taking ____ Silver immediately; 3 teaspoons a day for 14 days. The pain began to go away within a couple days and that was about 2 1/2 months ago. No more pain."
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[YEA] 09/05/2010: Robert Henry from Ten Mile, Tn Usa: "HI U GOOD FOLKS DOIN, , , , , , , , ,
Ticks are bad this summer at our farm even though I have Guineas , which are supposed to rid you of this parasite. We use DMSO for some of our ailments and I had a brain storm. This is one of the most powerful solvents known. When I find a tick, I no longer try to pull it out of my hide. I just cover it with DMSO and it is dead within a few minutes and you can just roll it off. I buy DMSO gel from the Doctor in Oregon who did all the initial research, but you can buy it at any Farm Co-op. If it works on million dollar horses, it will work on you. ATS."
Replies09/06/2010: Kim from Ontario, Ca replies: "So will DMSO kill lice? And can I put it on my head? Is it safe for the hair? I just cannot get rid of these bugs! I am so sick and tired and PARANOID! Please help!!!!"
02/26/2011: Colleen from East London, South Africa replies: "Greetings! Have dreadful problem with tiny ticks in the garden and they attack us humans. They are so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye unless they have fed on us, then they are a tiny blackish dot, and can only be seen with a magnifing glass! Think they are still at the larvae stage. Have taken note of your remedies - please explain what DMSO stands for. Not heard of it here in South Africa. Greatly appreciate a reply. Many thanks in advance."
06/30/2011: Tracy from San Augustine, Texas, Usa replies: "DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) is sold as a solvent. It was originally discovered as an extract of the wood pulp industry. It does come with some safety warnings. It may cause skin irritation. Avoid contact with eyes & flush with water immediately if there is contact with any sensitive areas. These days, you can usually find it at farm feed stores as a topical solution for horses & other animals in cases of sore muscles & joints. It is often mixed with aloe vera gel or liquid, which has been found to alleviate & minimize any burning or itching sensations on the skin.I purchase the pure 99.9% DMSO (70% DMSO/30% Distilled Water) for use. It absorbs into the skin & below the epidermis which makes it useful for transdermal use as a carrier for other substances. For instance, white willow bark extract, a natural analgesic can be combined with DMSO & rubbed into sore & arthrithic joints to help alleviate pain. DMSO is claimed to do this on its own due to its sulfur properties. MSM, a currently popular supplement used alone & in conjunction with other joint supplements, is a chemical cousin of DMSO. DMSO can stain or mar clothing, being a solvent. But you could use it alone or combined with certain herbal extracts as a spray deterent to insects by spraying it on pants' legs or shirt sleeves. Make sure to keep DMSO in a cool, dark place & be careful about contaminating it with other substances. I use a sterilized glass dropper to extract what I need from the glass bottle it comes in. Keep pure DMSO in a dark glass bottle (no plastic)."
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