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.
Causes of heat stress. There are many factors which can cause heat stress and heat-related illness, including: Dehydration â to keep healthy, our body temperature needs to stay around 37Â°C. The body cools itself by sweating, which normally accounts for 70 to 80 per cent of the bodyâs heat loss.