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Friday, September 26, 2014

Doctors now using raw honey to fight infections in patients

Raw honey is one of the many medicines used at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk. Jamie Clements is a wound care nurse who often uses Medihoney on her diabetes patients who have infected sores that won`t heal.

“With the diabetic patient, they usually have vascular issues and neuropathy and uncontrolled blood sugar, so it`d be a difficult wound to heal and so they might be walking on it so the antimicrobial aspects of Medihoney would be a good aspect,” says Jamie Clements, a nurse at Bon Secours DePaul

Honey has a long history in medicine used by the romans, Greeks and Egyptians for burns abscesses and wounds. Now thanks to a study published this month, doctors better understand why it works so well. Dr. Nancy Khardori is an infectious disease expert at Eastern Virginia Medical School and has used honey in her practice.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Must have been watching Dr Oz.

Anonymous said...

Ancient practice.All things old become new again.

Anonymous said...

nothing new under the sun. I've been using Local honey for Many years for wound healing, cough remedy, and of course in cooking and baking. Love my honey.

Anonymous said...

Thanks joe for this information. Now I can cancel my expensive medical insurance.

Anonymous said...

Truthfully, honey is the only food that will not spoil.

Anonymous said...

5:00, you are correct. That makes even more unique than any drug man makes. They all degrade and expire!

It's on my toast and cereal every morning!

Anonymous said...

4:54 your not teachable, so you're stupid. stupid is as stupid does.

local honey is also great for allergy sufferers. you must continually use it though.