Treating Brown Recluse Spider Bites - Naturally!
Brown recluse venom contains at least 9 distinct poisons; making it similar to rattlesnake venom. It affects blood vessels in the bite area to potentially cause massive tissue destruction. Sphingomyelinase is the toxin which causes destruction of local tissue and red blood cells. Those of us who have researched it have seen terrible pictures of dissolved tissue and gaping holes. A bite that is left untreated may require an amputation of the limb. Rarely people experience kidney damage, or complete failure from these bites. Children are more likely to die from a brown recluse bite, so begin treatment immediately.
What To Do If Bitten
Have these ingredients on hand (most of these can be purchased at your local health food store):
- Activated Charcoal (finely powered)
- Echinacea herbal tincture
- Colloidal or Nano Silver
- Bentonite Clay (powered)
First:
Wash wound with mild soap and water. Rinse.
Make a paste from the activated charcoal, colloidal or nano silver (water if silver is not available) and Echinacea tincture.
Apply paste to the wound, and band aid or tape the paste to the bite.
It may be helpful to consume a teaspoon of the dampened charcoal, as well. This may seem “yucky” to you, but the benefits are huge. Hospitals regularly administer large amounts of activated charcoal to patients to treat a wide range of poisonings.
Consume, by mouth, Echinacea. You may find capsules more palatable than the tincture. Studies on the safety and efficacy of Echinacea in adults suggest the following dosage for cold and flu preventative measures:
- 300 milligrams (mg) three times a day for a total of 900 mg per day.
Higher dosing can be taken. A rule of thumb for “enough” is when diarrhea begins. Take the Echinacea until the wound disappears, although Echinacea should not be taken for more than 10 days at a time, nor given to children under the age of one year.
What To Do If Bitten
Have these ingredients on hand (most of these can be purchased at your local health food store):
- Activated Charcoal (finely powered)
- Echinacea herbal tincture
- Colloidal or Nano Silver
- Bentonite Clay (powered)
First:
Wash wound with mild soap and water. Rinse.
Make a paste from the activated charcoal, colloidal or nano silver (water if silver is not available) and Echinacea tincture.
Apply paste to the wound, and band aid or tape the paste to the bite.
It may be helpful to consume a teaspoon of the dampened charcoal, as well. This may seem “yucky” to you, but the benefits are huge. Hospitals regularly administer large amounts of activated charcoal to patients to treat a wide range of poisonings.
Consume, by mouth, Echinacea. You may find capsules more palatable than the tincture. Studies on the safety and efficacy of Echinacea in adults suggest the following dosage for cold and flu preventative measures:
- 300 milligrams (mg) three times a day for a total of 900 mg per day.
Higher dosing can be taken. A rule of thumb for “enough” is when diarrhea begins. Take the Echinacea until the wound disappears, although Echinacea should not be taken for more than 10 days at a time, nor given to children under the age of one year.
Point of interest:
Echinacea angustifolia was widely used by the North American Plains Indians for its general medicinal qualities. It was often used for snake bites, as well.
Continued Treatment:
Replace the activated charcoal with bentonite clay powder after about 4 hours, as the charcoal will have done its job*. Mix enough water or colloidal or nano silver with the clay to form a paste, and apply to the wound. Cover with medical tape. Leave on for at least 2 hours. Wash area and reapply the clay several times a day. Topical bentonite clay has yielded some amazing results for victims of brown recluse bites. Use the clay for a week or two. It will speed healing and reduce suffering.
* Some brown recluse bite victims have used activated charcoal powder exclusively to successfully heal the wound. We've provided this extended treatment to be on the safe side, or for bites not responding to the charcoal.
* Echinacea has shown to be a major factor in the healing of brown recluse spider bites.
Echinacea angustifolia was widely used by the North American Plains Indians for its general medicinal qualities. It was often used for snake bites, as well.
Continued Treatment:
Replace the activated charcoal with bentonite clay powder after about 4 hours, as the charcoal will have done its job*. Mix enough water or colloidal or nano silver with the clay to form a paste, and apply to the wound. Cover with medical tape. Leave on for at least 2 hours. Wash area and reapply the clay several times a day. Topical bentonite clay has yielded some amazing results for victims of brown recluse bites. Use the clay for a week or two. It will speed healing and reduce suffering.
* Some brown recluse bite victims have used activated charcoal powder exclusively to successfully heal the wound. We've provided this extended treatment to be on the safe side, or for bites not responding to the charcoal.
* Echinacea has shown to be a major factor in the healing of brown recluse spider bites.
From Diarrhea to DialysisThe chain of events leading to HUS begins with the ingestion of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli—for example, E. coli O157: H7—in contaminated food or beverages, or as a result of exposure to animals carrying the bacteria, or from person-to-person transmission.
These E. coli rapidly multiply in the intestine, causing colitis (diarrhea), and tightly bind to cells that line the large intestine. This snug attachment facilitates absorption of the toxin into the intestinal capillaries and into the systemic circulation where it becomes attached to weak receptors on white blood cells, thus allowing the toxin to “ride piggyback” to the kidneys where it is transferred to numerous avid (strong) Gb3 receptors that grasp and then hold on to the toxin.
Organ injury is primarily a function of receptor location and density. The receptors are probably diversely distributed in the major body organs, and this may explain why some patients develop injury in different organs—for example, the brain or pancreas.
Once the Shiga toxins attach to receptors, they move into the interior of the cell (cytoplasm), where the toxins shut down the protein machinery, resulting in cellular injury or death. Injury activates blood platelets and the “coagulation cascade.” This coagulation causes the formation of clots in the very small vessels of the kidney, resulting in acute kidney injury and failure.
The red blood cells are either destroyed by the Shiga toxin (hemolytic destruction), or they are damaged as the cells attempt to pass through partially obstructed microvessels. Blood platelets, which are required for normal blood clotting, become trapped in the tiny blood clots, or they are damaged and destroyed by the spleen.
These E. coli rapidly multiply in the intestine, causing colitis (diarrhea), and tightly bind to cells that line the large intestine. This snug attachment facilitates absorption of the toxin into the intestinal capillaries and into the systemic circulation where it becomes attached to weak receptors on white blood cells, thus allowing the toxin to “ride piggyback” to the kidneys where it is transferred to numerous avid (strong) Gb3 receptors that grasp and then hold on to the toxin.
Organ injury is primarily a function of receptor location and density. The receptors are probably diversely distributed in the major body organs, and this may explain why some patients develop injury in different organs—for example, the brain or pancreas.
Once the Shiga toxins attach to receptors, they move into the interior of the cell (cytoplasm), where the toxins shut down the protein machinery, resulting in cellular injury or death. Injury activates blood platelets and the “coagulation cascade.” This coagulation causes the formation of clots in the very small vessels of the kidney, resulting in acute kidney injury and failure.
The red blood cells are either destroyed by the Shiga toxin (hemolytic destruction), or they are damaged as the cells attempt to pass through partially obstructed microvessels. Blood platelets, which are required for normal blood clotting, become trapped in the tiny blood clots, or they are damaged and destroyed by the spleen.
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