Website review: Honey Heals Your Wounds - Health Su...
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nicetouch99 discovered 7 months ago- article on the medical uses of honey and clinical tests supporting the efficacy of honey for certain medical conditions.
- mefathu rated 3 months ago
- Honey heals your wounds
- evansdl rated 3 months ago
- Interesting article about the healing properties of honey. It's even purported to stop flesh-eating bacteria.
- RightOnCat rated 6 months ago
- The use of honey for treatment of cuts and etc due to to it antibiotic and possibly antiviral properties,
- usmjam rated 6 months ago
- From the page:
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Honey is more effective in treating difficult-to-heal wounds than antibiotics, says Jennifer Eddy, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Even methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the so-called flesh eating bacterium is no match for the antibiotic compounds the bees manufacture for us - for free.
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- DVOLA rated 6 months ago
- I wasn't concerned about rotting my teeth because I was pretty sure the honey would easily kill the bacteria which cause that. I was concerned because there was also a suggestion that the honey was even effective against helicobacter pylori (the ulcer producing bacteria which thrive in the acid conditions of the stomach - the corrupt suppression of whose discovery I mentioned here). I reasoned that if it was killing that villain, then surely it might also kill the friendly flora which we actually need in the lower gut. He wrote back reassuring me that there was no such risk because, by the time the honey passes through the stomach it was too dilute to affect the friendly flora. He was also interested in my "experiment" and asked me to keep him informed. Later he went on to do trials of his own on dental uses but I haven't followed that up so I don't know what his results have been.
- harrystottle rated 6 months ago
- Ah, so you're interested in healing honey eh? Pin back your eyelids and read on!
First the bad news. Most honey has mild antiseptic qualities due to a tendency of an enzyme in it (glucose oxidase) to break down into very dilute hydrogen peroxide on contact with skin (or wounds). It is, rather usefully, at exactly the right concentration to kill bacteria without killing our own cells. Unfortunately honey is also hygroscopic (attracts water) and, as a result, the benefits don't last long because the peroxide is very quickly further diluted by moisture within the wounds or even from the air. Generally speaking you've only got a few minutes of useful antiseptic activity. Nevertheless, it is still a very useful emergency antiseptic if you have nothing better available.
Now the good news. For some years now, we've known of a variety of honey whose antiseptic qualities are vastly superior, does not depend on hydrogen peroxide and is able to sustain its antibacterial function for hours or even days rather than minutes. Furthermore as well as killing bacteria, it sets up an ideal healing environment within the wound with the net result that not only do wounds become and remain infection free but they typically heal about 3 times faster than with ANY other form of treatment.
For nearly two decades its healing properties have been regarded as almost "too good to be true" and "miraculous" - largely because, despite some intense research, nobody could figure out why it was so effective. Only within the last 12 months have they cracked it and identified the magic ingredient.
This wonderful natural healer is called Manuka Honey. I came across it in October 2000 in an article< /a> in New Scientist. I speculated that it might cure my chronic plaque problem. I was - at the time - having to visit my dentist every 3 months for a good scrape. I wrote to Dr Peter Molan - the lead researcher at Waikato University mentioned in the article - and told him I was thinking of coating my teeth with Manuka every night and asked if he thought there would be any problems.
I wasn't concerned about rotting my teeth because I was pretty sure the honey would easily kill the bacteria which cause that. I was concerned because there was also a suggestion that the honey was even effective against helicobacter pylori (the ulcer producing bacteria which thrive in the acid conditions of the stomach - the corrupt suppression of whose discovery I mentioned here). I reasoned that if it was killing that villain, then surely it might also kill the friendly flora which we actually need in the lower gut. He wrote back reassuring me that there was no such risk because, by the time the honey passes through the stomach it was too dilute to affect the friendly flora. He was also interested in my "experiment" and asked me to keep him informed. Later he went on to do trials of his own on dental uses but I haven't followed that up so I don't know what his results have been.
When I told my dentist of my plans, they were horrified but conducted a thorough base level examination because I told them I was going to self treat regardless of their fears. To cut a long story short, I now visit them about once every 3 years! I no longer have a plaque problem. (I suggested they run trials of their own. Peter Molan even offered supplies of the honey. But they weren't interested. Wasn't surprised. After all, why would a dentist want to find a permanent cure for many of the problems that keep him in business? This is the sort of thing I was talking about here.)
(There was more but I just discovered Stumble's limits! ) - Ah, so you're interested in healing honey eh? Pin back your eyelids and read on!
- Lolaone rated 6 months ago
- From the page: Regarding the Spanish-Flu Epidemic of 1918" Dad's (large) family escaped the flu intact. It skipped their house completely. Dad always said he thought it was something in the honey they ate that protected them. He may have been right. I recently read that they've discovered that honey has a compound that turns into something like hydrogen peroxide inside you. For whatever it's worth, this gives some protection from viruses."Thanks lazarst,my friend:)
- lazarst rated 6 months ago
- From the page: "Honey is more effective in treating difficult-to-heal wounds than antibiotics, says Jennifer Eddy, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Even methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the so-called flesh eating bacterium is no match for the antibiotic compounds the bees manufacture for us - for free."
- Dancingsistah rated 6 months ago
- how honey might help cure wounds
