Hello all,
Another partial cure is the cunjevoi (Alocasia brisbanensis) which when
broken off at the stem produces a sticky sap which soothes the affected body
part. Just don't try to eat it!
There are often cunjevoi where there are stinging trees in southern Qld.
Mick
Michael Todd
Finch Researcher
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
PMB 79
Cairns Mail Centre, Cairns, Qld, 4871
-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Wieneke <>
To: <>
Date: 09 July 1999 18:18
Subject: birding-aus Stinging Tree cure
>Enough has been said about the painful, long lasting effects of the
stinging
>tree but there is a cure. Last time I was stung fairly badly by brushing up
>against a stinging tree in Nth Qld I swabbed the affected area with very
>dilute hydrochloric acid. Even though this was 4 or 5 hours after the
event,
>the next day all signs of pain had gone and there was no recurrence.
>Try it. It works.
>Jo Wieneke.
>
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