C Hooper wrote: > > Honey has been shown to give good results on a very wide range of types > of wounds and it is therefore mystifying that there appears to be a lack > of universal acceptance of honey as a wound dressing... As one who has twice used honey for wound dressing under a Doctor's observation (after my hand operations), I think the reason is simple- application. Unless you know what you are doing and are dedicated to doing it correctly, the use of honey is a pain compared to ointments and other antibiotic commercial medications, such as Neosporin or its cheaper clones. Honey does more than them and heals faster, but think about the difference of containing the honey over the wound, extensive dressing, more changes of dressing, and the mess of seeping honey sticking to everything in the universe and one can easily prefer the quick, easy and cheap alternative. I did add cheap, because even though the honey may be free, the additional dressings are not. Neosporin may not even require a dressing for some wounds. And almost all drug stores sell the clone for half or less the price. Bill Truesdell Bath, Maine ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************