How manuka honey helps fight infection

biologynews.net ^ | September 7, 2009 | NA

[neverdem]

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[Truth is a Weapon]

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[The Duke]

File this under the 'FWIW' category...

For years I had a persistent condition on the skin of my shin that no doctor could successfully treat. Eventually the symptoms worsened, including the formation of blisters (which, alarmingly, is a symptom of gangrene!). Some mornings I would wake up to find the area warm to the touch, and a very disturbing indentation in the flesh of my shin.

In desperation I ordered a jar of manuka honey from a vendor in New Zealand (having heard about it somewhere), and applied it for a couple of days over the skin.

Within a few days the symptoms abated, and today I have only a slight discoloration of the skin as a reminder of that scary multi-year episode.

Hopefully my experience will be of benefit to someone else.

[pandoraou812]

I used raw honey on a bug bite on my foot that went into MRSA last summer. It worked better then then the horrible drugs.

[Secret Agent Man]

Another FYI, honey is the one kind of sugar/glucose that will not cause your insulin levels to spike.

[madison10]

Good,I just ate two tablespoons hoping it would calm my upset stomach.

[madamemayhem]

all kinds of honey have anti bacterial properties. it also helps wounds stop bleeding faster,dries to form a natural bandage, and has been shown in scientific studies to speed healing of cuts, scrapes, even surgical incisions.

[pandoraou812]

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that. I don’t have to worry about insulin levels yet.

[neverdem]

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[WVNan]

Yes, it works. It also helps clear up acid reflux. I keep a jar on hand at all times.

[Lurker]

Honey was used as a wound antiseptic as recently as WWI.

[Kirkwood]

Honey was used by the ancient Egyptians to prevent infections. It was also used by them as a preservative. Food items stored in honey remained edible long after it would have otherwise rotted. The Jewish notion of going to a “land of milk and honey” indicated a land of both good nourishment and good health.

[neverdem]

How did you do it? Clean it daily, then apply the honey under a dressing?

[bitt]

macro thanks - I am always too busy reading to thank you.

[hope]

Needs to be “live” Manuka Honey...I use it on my sons acne.

[presently no screen name]

Acid Reflux and insulin

Thanks for that info. I have Manuka but didn't know of those benefits.

[tiki]

I just put it on a canker sore and it burns like fire!

[decimon]

Honey was used as a wound antiseptic as recently as WWI.

I think they're using it now. That was the story maybe a year ago. Some company making gauze pads with honey and IIRC, manuka honey.

[decimon]

Thanks. I wondered what happened to this stuff.