donovan said:
I used a herbal salve on a brown recluse bite and it worked wonderfully. By wonderfully I mean it healed completely without even leaving a scar, but it still hurt like hell. Drew all the toxin into a knot that when it ruptured soaked the back of my pants leg with blood and pus. All in all not a bad outcome.
This was twenty years ago so I don't remember exactly what the product was, but it was similar to this one:
http://www.earthlyherbs.com/black-salve.htm
Jack
That is funny that you should post that Jack. When I was a young lad in England, my dad used to have a pot of black stuff that was used for bites and drawing the muck out of boils. He called it 'Blackjack'. I seem to remember it was a coal tar derivitive.
Valimas. Pleased you went and got it sorted out. That Herbal Potion I posted has some very good testimonials. It isn't too late to get some.
Here is the info on your Wolf Spider;
http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/spiders/forest_wolf.asp
Forest Wolf Spider
This Forest Wolf Spider is rather large, male 3/8", female 3/8 - 1/2". This Wolf Spider hides by day, hunts at night. They are superb hunters, both day and night. The bite causes intense itching and may progress to (necrotic arachnidism) local tissue death. The venom is cytotoxic and generalized destruction of red blood cells are not usually seen.
Treatment is the same as for the brown recluse.
Outdoor Treatment for Forest Wolf Spider Bite:
Elevation of the extremity is important. Cool compresses rather than warm are important. Tetanus update should be provided. Keep the bite site clean until reaching your health care provider for further treatment. Antihistamines may help control itching but will not change the wound. Sometimes surgical excision of the wound site needs to occur.
A series of 515 cases of confirmed Lycosa bites in Brazil showed that most occur between the hours of 6 AM and 6 PM, at a fairly consistent rate year-round. The most common bite sites were feet (40%) and hands (39%). The most common signs and symptoms were all local, with pain in 83%, swelling in 19%, and erythema in 14%. No local necrosis was described.
In the United States five cases of Lycosidae bites have been documented. One resulted in skin necrosis at the bite site, probably from the combined results of envenomation and infection.
-Wilderness Medicine, edited by Paul S. Auerbach.
http://www.calpoison.org/public/spiders.html#5
Wolf spiders
Wolf spiders are commonly found in California. They are large hairy spiders, up to 3-4 inches across. They are a mottled gray-brown color, which helps them hide in sand, gravel, leaves and other debris. Female wolf spiders carry their young on their backs. Except for one group, wolf spiders do not spin webs. They tend to burrow into the earth and hide. They are aggressive, come after their prey and are fast runners. Because of their impressive size and aggressiveness, wolf spiders can easily incite panic.
Bites from a wolf spider can cause pain, redness and swelling. The large jaws/fangs can cause a tear in the skin as they bite. Swollen lymph glands may develop. The skin area at the bite may turn black. Swelling and pain can last up to ten days.
They give me the creeps and those little buggers can run!
I torched one like that in my bathroom at 3 AM a couple years ago.It was so big i actually saw the light reflecting off of its eyes,like a deer in headlights 