Best Natural Remedy for Mosquito Bites



Posted: Thursday, July 09, 2009

by Neil Teasdale
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A natural remedy for mosquito bites will help you avoid using any harmful medication, save you money and avoid any potential side affects. Mosquitoes are flying insects of the Culicidae family and are attracted to water, flesh tones, heat, and carbon dioxide.

Mosquito bites are annoying, but annoying is something we can all live with, or can we? Mosquitoes are more than just nuisances, worldwide more than 450 million people suffer from mosquito born illnesses. Mosquitoes are carriers of Malaria, Yellow fever, Dengue fever, West Nile fever and other illnesses, which makes them a little more than just another pest. The diseases spread by mosquitoes is responsible for killing millions of people for thousands of years and continues to do so even today.

What you might not know is that mosquitoes have been around for more than 30 million years and over that period of time have developed their skills and a number of sensors to track their preys. They have chemical sensors that can detect carbon dioxide and lactic acid at distances as far as 100 feet. Mammals and other living organisms produce these gases as part of their normal breathing. Chemicals in the sweat attract mosquitoes as well. This is the reason that people who sweat less get bitten less by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes also have visual sensors and if they can spot a moving organism, they take their chances and zero in on the prey. Lastly, mosquitoes also have heat sensors which can help them sense a warm blooded mammal close by.

The female mosquito lands on the skin and inserts its proboscis into the skin. A proboscis is very sharp and extremely thin. This is the reason why you dont normally feel it going in to your skin. The saliva of the female mosquito contains proteins in the form of anticoagulants that prevent the blood of the victim from clotting. With the help of the proboscis, the mosquito sucks in about 5 micro-liters of blood into its abdomen.

After the bite, some saliva of the mosquito remains on the wound and the proteins in the saliva evoke an immune response in the body. The area that is bitten swells up and is called the wheal and the itch is the response that is provoked by the saliva. After a few days, the swelling goes away but the bitten area will continue to itch until the immune cells of the body break down the saliva proteins.

Treating Mosquito Bites Naturally

Prevention is the best from of treatment, so take adequate precautions to ensure that you are not bitten by a mosquito. But if you have been bitten, then you need to know the best available natural home remedy for mosquito bites that you can use to reduce the swelling and the itch:

The best natural remedy for mosquito bites is Aloe Vera.

The key ingredient in aloe vera is mucopolysaccharides [MPS] (long-chain sugars) that have very strong antiseptic, anti inflammatory, anti-viral, anti tumor and immunomodulatory properties proven scientifically.

Aloe vera gel used externally helps with acne, sunburns, thermal and radiation burns, boils, dandruff, gum sores, dermatitis, edemas, hemorrhoids, inflammation in the eyes, insect bites and stings, psoriasis, skin rashes and irritations, ulcers, varicose veins, warts, wounds and wrinkles.

When you apply freshly squeezed aloe vera gel on the affected area of the skin, it creates a protective coating which speeds up the healing process, decreases swelling and redness, reduces inflammation, relieves pain, promotes synthesis of collagen in tissue and prevents blisters in case of burns.

Aloe has such an amazing chemical composition, proven scientifically, like no other plant. The real beauty about it, is that it only costs $3 - $5 per plant and can be used over and over again and for many other disorders as well.

If you dont like harmful medication and are looking for the best natural remedy for mosquito bites or for many other disorders then aloe vera is what youre looking for. Make Aloe vera a key part of your households plant inventory, youll be amazed at what can be accomplished with whats considered as natures miracle.

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