Honey and burn
Honey and Burn
The healing properties of honey
were demonstrated in a study comparing honey treatment to that of silver
sulfadiazine, the standard treatment, for burn victims. The results
show that honey treatments result in a much greater sterility of the
wounds, a faster rate of healing, and a faster onset of healing. These
experiments not only showed that honey is superior to standard
treatments, but also better than artificial honey made from the sugars,
but omitting the glucose oxidase, hydrogen peroxide, flavonoids, and
other minor components of honey
1. Immediately after receiving the burn, Cool the burned area as rapidly as possible use cold, running water
2. Pour clean honey over the burned area and onto the surrounding undamaged tissue.
3. Wrap the affected area with plastic wrap, being careful to keep a layer of honey between the burn and the plastic.
4. Unwrap the wound after 48 hours and check for infection.
There will usually not be any, as the burned flesh will have been
sterilised initially by the heat which caused the burn and,
subsequently, the honey and plastic wrap protect the area from being
infiltrated by bacteria and other pathogens.
- Don’t panic if infection is present. Have the patient eat a
tablespoon of honey three times a day. The honey need not be taken
alone, but can be disguised, for example, in a sandwich.
- If ingestion of honey does not appear to help, give the patient
three bananas to eat every day, or give him a course of potassium
tablets for a fortnight, in addition to the three tablespoons of honey.
Here again, the honey and bananas can be incorporated into a sandwich or
other culinary delight.
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