{"id":256,"date":"2015-07-29T06:29:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T10:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=256"},"modified":"2015-07-20T12:33:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T16:33:44","slug":"relief-from-spider-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2015\/07\/29\/relief-from-spider-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief from spider bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"spiders\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRvbP2dbl0c2lfFydYcRcpIm0oyLGMVD5BHUBgRNrcN8WQWNWnt\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"208\" \/>One of the challenges of living in the country is living alongside critters that like to bite you. Last week, I woke up with a welt the size of a quarter on the inside of my arm. From previous experience, it appeared to be a spider bite. I could see two little puncture wounds in the center of the welt. They usually go away after a couple of days without treatment but this one seemed to grow bigger and redder each day along with getting rather sore and itchy. On the third day, I decided to put a <a title=\"Plantain to the rescue \" href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2012\/07\/05\/plantain-to-the-rescue\/\" target=\"_blank\">plantain<\/a> poultice on it. I found some fresh plantain from the yard, chewed it up and applied it. There was relief within minutes. I decided to leave it on over night. The next morning the welt had gone down and the area seemed to have dried up. I was rather relieved, as I have known people to get rather bad infections from spider bites.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, by the afternoon, the welt returned and was sore again. I decided to use <a title=\"Not just for baking\" href=\"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2012\/06\/04\/not-just-for-baking\/\" target=\"_blank\">baking soda<\/a> this time. I made a paste by adding a little water to the baking soda and applied it for 20 minutes. The welt went down again and the itching and soreness was gone. I am grateful to say \u2013 baking soda did the trick! What I had was just a red patch left on my arm, which faded in a couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>The reason why I tried plantain and baking soda for my spider bite was because; the venom from the spider was causing a reaction in my body. I needed to draw the venom out so my body could heal. Plantain and baking soda are known for their strong abilities to draw venom out. I am very grateful that this easy remedy worked.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"spiders\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQoDF7wADfQn2oZXIDI2abdbL35AMOBgDs-7iZ54Yu5Py2TlAPY\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>All information is shared for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat any condition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the challenges of living in the country is living alongside critters that like to bite you. Last week, I woke up with a welt the size of a quarter on the inside of my arm. 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