A bee sting would help my arthritis for sure! I would be in the hospital or 6 feet under, either way I bet I wouldn't be worried about what hurt.
My grandma used to soak my foot in ice water and epsom salt in a turkey roaster. That was supposed to cure me...It didn't. I always ended up at the hospital and as the years went on the reactions got worse. I am not sure why it didn't occur to anyone to have me wear shoes outside, would have been easier and cheaper than the trips to ER! I was always in the clover looking for one with four leaves and pretending I was gonna find a pot of gold there, what did they think was gonna happen.