The doctor finally gave up and told her to go home and soak the wound in coal oil twice a day and pray for healing. The remedy worked. As I suspected, a detailed search of the book did not show coal oil as a recommended remedy for any malady. I now believe use of the concoction was for purely psychological reasons.
Prickly heat causes an itchy rash of small red raised red spots with a prickling or stinging sensation. Prickly heat usually affects parts of the body covered by clothes, such as the back, abdomen, neck, upper chest, groin or armpits.
âHer parents said she did not have the rash often associated with the infection.â âPrickly heat is a very itchy red skin rash, causing a prickling or burning feeling.â âNettle rash can also be treated by applying a drop or two of eucalyptus oil to the affected area.â âDuring her inpatient stay, this woman developed a painful, unilateral erythematous rash in a butterfly distribution.â