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Just for the record, I am not promoting the use of sugar in wound healing, but rather pointing out the value of honey in wound healing can be attributed in a large part to its sugar components.
> Honey is characterized by high sugar concentrations (70–80%) which can induce osmosis when administered to living cells. The osmosis is one of the vital features of honey to exert antibacterial activity against clinically important pathogenic bacteria [23]. The level of bacterial inhibition depends on the aqueous concentration of the honey along with the types of bacteria being considered [23]. Undiluted honey with its high sugar concentration is strongly hypertonic and can inhibit bacterial growth completely as its osmotic pressure will cause the transport of water out of the bacterial cells which ultimately result in cell death. ... However, there is currently no established and validated method for determining the in vitro antimicrobial potential of natural product-based formulations, including those containing honey as the active principle. — A Review of Commonly Used Methodologies for Assessing the Antibacterial Activity of Honey and Honey Products (2022)
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