>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. ... > How about an anecdote? Last sunday, I stabbed myself in the left palm with a screwdriver while installing an outdoor light fixture. Judging by the red on the floor and the words in the air, it was a pretty good one. (The wife said sompin about tryin to be like Jesus...) I took the old honeybear and squirted a handful. I repeated that once daily. Today, (thursday,) the flesh is fresh and pink there. It healed FAST! FWIW... Gerry and the other Visels at [log in to unmask] Winnebago, Illinois, USA