Thank you Edith.  Every message is forwarded to my friend.

Barbara




  I heard Dr Agatha Thrash give a talk several years ago.  She told of a case 
where a nurse had been bitten and had surgery twice but it just kept on 
rotting, for a better word.  the
  nurse was afraid of losing use of that hand which meant giving up her job.  
They did as
  Debbie mentioned.  Charcoal poultices.  If you mix with flaxseed whizzed in 
the blender with a small amount of water, it keeps the charcoal moist.  It has 
no power if it is dry.

  Edith