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Although your first instinct may be to put ice on a throbbing sting, you should instead apply a paste of unseasoned meat tenderizer and water. (With a bee sting, pinch the skin first to make sure you get the stinger out.) Tenderizer contains an enzyme called papain, which breaks down the toxins in bee venom and jellyfish cells

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