Honey More Effective, Less Painful than Sugar in Wound Healing Effects of Honey and Sugar Dressings on Wound Healing Journal of Wound Care, 2007 Jul;16(7):317-9 http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/08/honey-more-effective-less-painful-than.html Patients with open or infected wounds were randomised to receive either honey or sugar dressings. Bacterial colonisation, wound size, wound ASEPSIS score and pain were assessed at the start of treatment and at weekly intervals until full healing occurred… ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************