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has anyone heard of putting a penny/2p on a wasp or bee sting?

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bikergran Fri 06-Jul-12 22:17:54

apparently it helps if you tape or press a penny/2p onto a bee/wasp sting and hold it there as long as poss or tape it there over night/day...

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vampirequeen Sat 07-Jul-12 00:10:09

I've heard this. Folk remedies use copper coins for a number of cures. It's thought that the copper somehow reacts with the sting but coins made after 1982 are mainly zinc. Sorry it's a myth.

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absentgrana Sat 07-Jul-12 13:06:51

Best, easiest and most effective home treatment is bicarbonate of soda for bee stings (remove the sting first) and vinegar for wasp stings.

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JessM Sat 07-Jul-12 13:45:56

I think this is called the placebo effect. Kids the mind that it don't matter. or hurt.

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