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Re: Honey as a wound dressing
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Kay Lancaster <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:33:43 -0800
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On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Aaron Morris wrote:
 
> I'm looking for references to honey as a wound dressing.  It was a common
> wound dressing in the US Civil War, but has been usurped by modern
> medicine. ...
 
Try searching MEDLINE ... honey was being advocated in nursing journals
about 10+ years ago as a topical treatment for decubiti (bed sores).
 
Kay Lancaster   [log in to unmask]
just west of Portland, OR    USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 8

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