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Recently went through first aid training and the instructor claimed putting honey on wounds would help them heal faster. (Sample size 1) I tried it on myself a

Recently went through first aid training and the instructor claimed putting honey on wounds would help them heal faster. (Sample size 1) I tried it on myself and a wound that was stubborn about healing was better very quickly.

smohare 1y ago
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carabiner 1y ago
Medical grade honey: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/medical-grade-honey-is-viable-tool-in-wound-care https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/medical-grade-honey-...
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  Which is ironically just honey that is filtered to remove plant pollen (a potential antigen), AFAIK.
nullwarp 1y ago
I've had great success with using propolis[0] on burns and wounds. Definitely anecdotal but the ones I've used it on have definitely healed faster. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propolis
- filterfish 1y ago
  https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub4/full https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...
filterfish 1y ago
I had a planter wart surgically removed which they packed with Manuka honey and because it's a deep open wound it needs to heal from the inside. I changed the dressing and repacked it every few days for weeks and the wound was absolutely pristine ever time. I live in the tropics where people die because due to infection which makes it even more interesting that they use honey.
- fsckboy 1y ago
  plantar wart. all wart removals should heal pristinely, warts are on only the outermost layers of skin above where scarring occurs.
  - filterfish 1y ago
    The wound was about 6mm deep on my heel and took months to heal properly. And yes I did check those homophones :-) And thanks for the other homophone correction!
  - octo888 1y ago
    Surgical wart removal can involve some pretty deep incisions and month long recovery. Scars aren't unheard of as I understand it (And it can be futile ! The wart can easily come back)
  - IAmBroom 1y ago
    Pristine implies not only a lack of scarring, but no infection during the healing process.
bookofjoe 1y ago
>Honey in wound healing: An updated review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8496555/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8496555/

smohare 1y ago

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carabiner 1y ago

Medical grade honey: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/medical-grade-honey-is-viable-tool-in-wound-care https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/medical-grade-honey-...

IAmBroom 1y ago
Which is ironically just honey that is filtered to remove plant pollen (a potential antigen), AFAIK.

nullwarp 1y ago

I've had great success with using propolis[0] on burns and wounds. Definitely anecdotal but the ones I've used it on have definitely healed faster. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propolis

filterfish 1y ago
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub4/full https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD...

filterfish 1y ago

I had a planter wart surgically removed which they packed with Manuka honey and because it's a deep open wound it needs to heal from the inside. I changed the dressing and repacked it every few days for weeks and the wound was absolutely pristine ever time. I live in the tropics where people die because due to infection which makes it even more interesting that they use honey.

fsckboy 1y ago
plantar wart. all wart removals should heal pristinely, warts are on only the outermost layers of skin above where scarring occurs.
- filterfish 1y ago
  The wound was about 6mm deep on my heel and took months to heal properly. And yes I did check those homophones :-) And thanks for the other homophone correction!
- octo888 1y ago
  Surgical wart removal can involve some pretty deep incisions and month long recovery. Scars aren't unheard of as I understand it (And it can be futile ! The wart can easily come back)
- IAmBroom 1y ago
  Pristine implies not only a lack of scarring, but no infection during the healing process.

bookofjoe 1y ago

>Honey in wound healing: An updated review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8496555/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8496555/