There has been quite a bit on honey as a dressing. Here is a study where 
it did not work.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/w-tvl010808.php

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  Treating venous leg ulcers with honey dressings unlikely to help healing

When compared with normal care, treating a leg ulcer with dressings 
impregnated with honey did not significantly improve the rate of 
healing, but did lead to a significantly increased number of reported 
adverse events, according to research published today in the British 
Journal of Surgery.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine





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