Fearfully&Wonderfully

Spending time outside in the summer and fall is so much fun, but outdoor activities also bring with them a boatload of bothersome bugs.  Whether you're affected by mosquitos, no-seeums, or another bug that bites, homeopathic remedies can help with the intense itching these nasty critters inflict on your skin. For the itching and/or swelling associated with bug bites, we normally think of Apis, Ledum, Staphysagria, or Urtica Urens.  Other times, we may need to think a little more outside the box.  I spent a summer evening at the beach and when I got back home, my legs were covered in big nasty bites (most likely from no-seeums).  The itching was quite bothersome!  I took a remedy called Caladium Seguinium also known to relieve intense itching from insect bites.  Boericke describes in his Materia Medica, "Insect bites that burn and itch intensely."  I had Caladium in a 12C and I used it as often as needed for many days, and after about a week, I no longe...