honey cuts

[hardr004]

I have hurd of putting honey over a acut to stop infection, but i was wondering whether it hurt and stung, or whether you could not feel it.

 

[JonathanD]

I've experimented with it. Doesn't hurt at all, although everyone is different so you never know.

 

[Toddy]

It's not something I use on 'cuts', but for grazes and scrapes, it's very good indeed. It's also good for wee hacks at the side of nails, just put a dab on it and cover with a plaster before going to bed.
It's really good in lipsalves too.

I know that there were studies done to see how well it worked for bedsores and ulcers among the long term ill or infirm. I believe the results were pretty good

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Everything Mac]

It has antiseptic properties doesn't it?

I'm a big fan of having it mixed in with hot squash when I have a sore throat/cough/ cold. - works wonders.

 

[Trunks]

I haven't used honey on cuts, but have used bee propolis - in-fact i have a tincture of the stuff on the bathroom shelf - great on any cut or infected wound

 

[Toddy]

Ah now, I hadn't thought on that. I've been given a wee jar of little yellow lumps of propolis and was wondering just what to do with it.
Thank you

cheers,
M

 

[Shewie]

My gran used to put honey on my scrapes and bumps after falling off my bike, can't remember it hurting but it sure did taste good

 

[John Fenna]

Pain free for me - but I end up sucking the honey off if it is a cut on my hands!
It can get messy as well, but then even eating honey is messy if you have a beard like mine...
The 'tache is getting very long at the moment as I am playing "Baron Tightfist" in our local panto. I use a mix of Bee's wax and cooking oil as a moustache wax to realy curl it up in true "victorian baddie" style.
Bee products are many and versatile!

 

[Toddy]

I actually have an old recipe for a moustache wax ......apparantly my g.g. grandfather had one that twirled at the ends and he liked it kept dark, even though there was a fair bit of the red in his beard.
I can find the recipe ( I can see HWMBLT's face now when I tell him I'm making a moustache conditioner He'll be away out for a walk so I can't try it out on him ) and make some up if you'd like to try it out ? I'm sure it's got resin it.

cheers,
M

 

[John Fenna]

I actually have an old recipe for a moustache wax ......apparantly my g.g. grandfather had one that twirled at the ends and he liked it kept dark, even though there was a fair bit of the red in his beard.
I can find the recipe ( I can see HWMBLT's face now when I tell him I'm making a moustache conditioner He'll be away out for a walk so I can't try it out on him ) and make some up if you'd like to try it out ? I'm sure it's got resin it.

cheers,
M

Wow - I would love to try it! I may even keep the long tache if it realy works well

 

[Toddy]

I'll see what I can do

Cheers,
M

 

[Melonfish]

Don't forget, local honey is the best cure for hey fever too, a spoon a day in the run up and during the season and you'll have no issues with the local pollen

 

[Pandabean]

Very interesting, its a shame that for most people these days this knowledge has died out, myself included. I am trying to learn it at the moment, just been watching Grow your own drugs by James Wong and a couple of his remidies use honey for cuts/grazes. But I never thought about it for hacks as Toddy mentioned. Might give it a go....or I may end up eating the whole pot.

 

[nickliv]

Manuka honey is reportedly very good indeed.

http://www.manukahoneybenefits.biz/

 

[comeonbabylightmyfire]

That link to Manuka honey looks interesting. I've got a mild, very intermittent skin condition and it's worth a try. It's under a tenner in Boots.

 

[forestwalker]

I know that there were studies done to see how well it worked for bedsores and ulcers among the long term ill or infirm. I believe the results were pretty good

I've red a couple of the studies, and they do report pretty good results on ulcers and bedsores. I got a slight "preaching the gospel" feel about them though, which always makes me suspicious. Nothing specific I reacted to, so they might very well be perfectly good research, just a suspicious mind.

 

[Toddy]

I agree, but then look at Tea tree oil and Manuka honey. Our own pine oils are as good as the teatree and our own honeys are as good as Manuka......and no air miles

We import aloe vera, which does work, but the houseleek which grows on old walls and roofs, is every bit as effective.

The exotic, especially with careful advertising hype, always has a pull.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[treadlightly]

I heard something on Radio 4 today about the antiseptic properties of honey.
They said it contains antibacterial agents, it is quite acidic which is not conducive to bacteria and its water content is low so that when bacteria land on it their moisture is sucked out of them by osmosis and they die. It also contains anti-oxidants.

 

[y0dsa]

I also heard that article on Radio 4. A listener had asked about the antibacterial properties of honey and wether it had been used in wound dressings on the battle field: It has.

Another of the antibacterial mechanisms they mentioned is the slow release of hydrogen peroxide, formed from glucose oxidase.

I've used it on a burn that was taking ages to heal and was going a bit funny: put some honey (from our own bees - yey!) on a plaster overnight, and the next day the wound was much cleaner and well on the way to a mend. I think it itched a bit. Take care doing this, though, as honey naturally carries the botulinum bacillus which is why honey is not recommended for infants under 1.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Do you think it would have to be good quality stuff for it to work? Say would supermarket stuff be worth it?