tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post2038542296478572908..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Sugar and honey for Serious Wounds?FerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-83978727747231354292011-09-30T21:45:34.526-07:002011-09-30T21:45:34.526-07:00decubitis ulcers used to be packed w/sugar, healed...decubitis ulcers used to be packed w/sugar, healed. One nurse speculated that the bacteria went after the sweet, would overdose on the sugar, sort of like becoming diabetic and die. Sort of poetic justice..bacteria going into diabetic coma.<br /><br />Any data on whether brown sugar works better than white, or vice versa? Nutritionists seem to think white sugar is over-refined, bad for you because of the chemicals used in refining. Maybe this is good to kill bad bugs?Grandpappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11245092212423428366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-52876730107674954082011-09-27T11:49:44.587-07:002011-09-27T11:49:44.587-07:00Honey also kills by an enzyme releasing hydrogen p...Honey also kills by an enzyme releasing hydrogen peroxide from glucose. Neat, right?A. Ruiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-72605935398760817822011-09-25T06:42:52.057-07:002011-09-25T06:42:52.057-07:00David it kills by dehydration, it doesnt matter if...David it kills by dehydration, it doesnt matter if they are anaerobic bacteria. That why it has been used precisely in cases that would have otherwise ended up in gangrene.<br />FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-13802458221164126482011-09-24T12:23:36.755-07:002011-09-24T12:23:36.755-07:00I have been using sugar and honey to treat wounds ...I have been using sugar and honey to treat wounds for years. They both work very well, although I find the raw honey to be the best of them all.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577615069938495226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-19541346595387451912011-09-24T03:38:19.829-07:002011-09-24T03:38:19.829-07:00Awesome... I have heard of using Honey but not sur...Awesome... I have heard of using Honey but not surgar..will have to get some raw sugar to add to the preps.. thanks, love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-43702313724603289712011-09-23T21:32:00.379-07:002011-09-23T21:32:00.379-07:00I would not try this with any deep puncture wounds...I would not try this with any deep puncture wounds. Anaerobic bacteria (the kind that cause gangrene) are unlikely to be affected by sugar or honey.dc.sunsetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826161742700965939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-87231654486395327012011-09-23T18:50:17.927-07:002011-09-23T18:50:17.927-07:00Sweet (ha, ha)!
From what I have read, the mechan...Sweet (ha, ha)!<br /><br />From what I have read, the mechanism of action is that it dries out/dessicates any bacteria (and I presume viruses) in the wound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-6169528402685089152011-09-22T22:10:34.219-07:002011-09-22T22:10:34.219-07:00In the UK in the 1990's I witnessed honey bein...In the UK in the 1990's I witnessed honey being used to treat diebetes induced open sore leg ulcers!<br /><br />Nurses said it was miraculous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-46230243002741310502011-09-22T19:09:08.812-07:002011-09-22T19:09:08.812-07:00Wow,
Never heard of sugar used in that way. Raw, ...Wow,<br /><br />Never heard of sugar used in that way. Raw, that is uncooked, honey has been used as an antiseptic for a variety of wounds for a long time.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com