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Bolivia Tobacco Squeeze a fresh leaf to release its antiinflammatory oil onto the bite. India Turmeric Mix this anti-bacterial dried herb with coconut oil and apply the paste to the bite. Bug Bite Remedies from France Lavender Lavender essential oil soothes and reduces redness. Follow with a dab of antibiotic ointment. The Amazon Dragon’s Blood Tahiti Tamanu Oil A drop or two of this red latex helps heal bites and dries to form a natural bandage. This essential oil from the nut of the tamanu tree relieves swelling and kills bacteria. Mosquitoes and sand flies might get you, but they don’t have to get you down. Try a natural treatment to soothe bites. China Green Tea + Aloe Place a wet tea bag on bite to ease swelling, then apply aloe vera to lock in moisture. T New Zealand Manuka Honey switzerland arnica Applied to skin, it’s naturally antibacterial, antiinflammatory, and moisturizing. This flower is used to make arnica gel, which relieves pain and speeds healing. To treat most itchy, red insect bites, you want a remedy that does three things: squelches inflammation to ease pain and itching, fights bacteria to ward off infection, and draws moisture to the area to help you heal faster, says Adam Friedman, M.D., director of dermatologic research at Montefiore Medical Center. While most bites are minor annoyances that can be alleviated with the salves above, if you spike a fever or the mark is very painful, be sure to see a doctor. —Kelly DiNardo 34 The Good Life May • June 2014 clockwise from top: Rosen Dimitrov/Alamy; Go Garden/Alamy; BeautyStock/Alamy; filonmar?gettyimages; max homand/Getty images; imagebroker/Alamy; Courtesy of Rainforest Pharmacy; Geoffrey Kidd/Alamy Sources: Ina Vandebroek, Ph.D., Ethnomedical Research Specialist at The New York Botanical Garden; Chris Kilham, author and founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., who has conducted medicinal research in more than 30 countries. Where to buy: Tobacco leaves by special order via happyquailfarms.com; Tamanu oil sold online or at vitamin/supplement shops; Manuka honey available at natural markets; Dragon’s Blood available at amazon.com. health+ happiness