Insect bite, remedies

N.A. Balsaminones, 2-methoxy-l, 4-naphthoquinone, saponins, quercitin, kaempferol derivatives, balsaminasterol, parinaric acid, hosenkosides.302 Remedy for rashes, pain caused by insect bites, anti-inflammation. 

Black pepper is historically used also in traditional medicines and home remedies in India [3]. Black pepper figures in remedies in Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medicine in India for such illnesses as constipation, diarrhea, earache, gangrene, heart disease, hernia, hoarseness, indigestion, insect bites, insomnia, joint pain, liver problems, lung disease, oral abscesses, sunburn, tooth decay, and toothaches. Black pepper was relied upon to treat specific conditions such as diarrhea and fevers, but it appears that the extensive, generalized use was to enhance the effects of many herbal remedies [3]. 

Traditional Medicine. Australian aborigines used cajeput oil from M. cajuputi subsp. cajuputi in treating pain. Vapors from the crushed leaves were inhaled to treat bronchial and nasal congestion. The same species has been a common household remedy in Vietnam, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia for generations. They used an infusion of the macerated leaves of Melaleuca to treat the common cold, sore throat, insect bites, fungal... 

Theriac became famous as a result of its association with the earliest extant work on poisonous animals, the Theriaca of Nicander of Colophon (second century bc). His poems describe venomous animals (snakes, scorpions, spiders, insects, and myriapods) and their bites as well as poisonous plants and prescribe specific remedies to counteract the effects of these poisons. Nicander s work was widely influential successive Greek and Roman authors took much of their information on toxicology from him he was read and cited for many centuries. 

---