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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Vitamin C has naturally occuring antihistimines.  Plus, "natural 
antihistamines such as quercitin can be found in apples, grapefruit and some 
other citrus fruits, cherries, raspberries, red grapes, yellow and red 
onions, leafy vegetables, red wine, green tea, black tea, evening primrose, 
squash, shallots, courgettes and broccoli, blue-green algae, and capsium or 
"chili peppers".

If I remember correctly, hot chili peppers are your best bet but I'd call 
the local poison hot line and check.  Plus, they might have some other 
ideas.

I'd say stay awake until you see if the swelling is going to progress.  If 
you feel the least little bit of progression into the throat, don't fool 
around and head for the nearest ER!

Oh, just thinking about it, perhaps drinking some strong black tea since it 
is black tea that works on the outside to decrease the effects of the 
histmines in the hives.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WF Smith" <mogrits AT gmail.com>


> I got stung 30 minutes ago on the pad of my thumb by a japanese hornet. 
> I've
> been stung in the past by everything under the sun with no more than local
> effect but I now have huge hives all over my body. I do not have any
> antihistamine tablets here at the house and it is so late I couldnt 
> purchase
> any if I wanted. My mouth and nose and ears are swelling up.
>
> My breathing is fine so my question is this, should anyone still be awake-
> will the hives pass and should I be concerned about going to sleep?
>
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