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Posted on 09/21/2022 11:47:42 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties which should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal, say scientists.
The sweet substance, the researchers say, is offering an alternative to conventional antimicrobial drugs which are increasingly becoming ineffective in the face of growing resistance. However, more work, say the researchers, is needed to identify and quantify the compounds that give honey its antimicrobial and wound healing properties to make it more reliable and standardized.
Honey has been mainly used as a topical application on wounds for its antibacterial properties, resulting from its ability to generate hydrogen peroxide and the presence of other active compounds. The compounds include phenols, defensin-1, and methylglyoxal (found in manuka honey). Its acidity and low water availability also contribute to honey's healing properties. Its stickiness also provides an effective hydrated barrier between the wound site and external environment.
A variety of wound types, the researchers report, have been treated with honey, such as burns, trauma, and chronic wounds.
In one paper they cite, when Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was exposed to manuka honey in combination with oxacillin, they acted together to desensitize the MRSA to the antibiotic. Honey's antimicrobial activity also includes the ability to kill or slow the spread of fungi and viruses.
Honey, though, used in combination with traditional wound dressings presents some limitations, such as being absorbed by the dressing, poor penetration into the wound site, and short-term antimicrobial action. However, manufacturers of impregnated dressings are attempting to improve their delivery mechanism to improve the efficacy of the substance.
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Bkmk honey
You're right - this is a really old treatment.
Manuka cough drops
Marvelous little things
Yup . . . . couple’a hundred thousand years late to the pahty
My FIL introduced me to Tasmanian Leatherwood honey. Strong and earthy. I always have some on-hand.
Love honey. But it has too much sugar. Better to use topically.
Yeah, but it has to be real honey, not every kind you can get in the grocery store is going to work.
For what ever reason the mosquitoes and deer flies really go after my wife in the back yard, to the point that she develops painfull welps from the bites.
OTC crap never helps so I dabbed a little honey on the bites last time and she said the pain and itching disappeared immediately.
God knows what he’s doing......always.
Welts
+1. This is hardly news. Even I have used honey on scrapes and scratches from yard work, etc. Cave men were been doing it... Forever.
This is old news...
Putting peroxide on a wound often kills the good skin cells that are trying to grow back, but using honey works differently as there is a slow but steady release of peroxide so it’s not as hard on skin cells. When tiny amounts of water in your skin around the wound come in contact with the honey it produces small amounts of peroxide. Honey will also help minimize any scar that forms.
bkmk
Over a period of several days, John Bradmore, the royal physician, treated the wound with honey to act as an antiseptic, crafted a tool to screw into the embedded arrowhead (bodkin point) and thus extract it without doing further damage, and flushed the wound with alcohol. The operation was successful, but it left Henry with permanent scars, evidence of his experience in battle.
They have been slapping honey on wounds for more than 1,000 years.
The Honey produces Peroxide when put on a wound. I prefer getting the job done...and getting the cr** out of the wound. Everyone to their own.
For people with a weakened (or in the case of babies not yet fully formed) immune system, sugar packs also work.
It’s also good to help clear arteries and veins, lowered cholesterol, and blood pressure.....stay away from statins
I have started buying locally produced raw honey. I had some store-bought stuff on hand, and the flavor difference between the two was startling. The raw stuff was so much better, and it was the flavor I remember from my youth when you could get pieces of actual honeycombs.
I recently had a small puncture wound on my thumb. I cleaned it out as best as I could, but it still got infected. I tried putting honey on it, and the infection disappeared in less than 24 hours.
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