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Not a single study has proven it to be any more effective than an equivalent "dose" of glucose and fructose. Honey is only "antibiotic" in that being a super c
by drakaal 13y ago
Not a single study has proven it to be any more effective than an equivalent "dose" of glucose and fructose.
Honey is only "antibiotic" in that being a super cooled crystal it doesn't allow gas exchange so things don't grow in it which is why it doesn't spoil, (and why bees make it).
- collyw 13y agoNo money for the pharma companies to prove that honey, garlic or any other naturally occurring substances that they can't patent are effective medicines.
- dllthomas 13y agoFrom wikipedia: "Antibacterial constituents and mechanisms identified include hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), methylglyoxal (MGO), bee defensin-1, the osmotic effect, and pH effects." With a footnote to here: http://dare.uva.nl/document/175222 http://dare.uva.nl/document/175222
- drakaal 13y agoHydrogen Peroxide isn't an anti-bacterial, it is an antiseptic. So that's a great reference. Being as it is wrong.