Ease painful burns with honey

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Feb 21st 2008 @ 9:29AM

Back in December, I wrote a post about how scientists had found that taking a spoonful of honey could help suppress a cough. There was some dissent in the comments about whether or not the finding was true, although several people wrote in to say that they had had positive experiences soothing a ragged cough with honey.

Whether or not it will help with a cough, apparently honey can help to ease the pain of minor burns. In recent studies, scientists have found that honey has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. So next time you burn yourself in the kitchen, grab that jar of honey and dab a little on for some relief.

[via Green Daily]

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Tags: antibacterial, burns, Green Daily, GreenDaily, honey, New York Times

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2-21-2008 @9:47PM Sarah said... I dont think this "discovery" is new at all. Egyptians have been healing many injuries, including cranial injuries from battle, with honey. Honey is mentioned as a treatment in an Egyptian text that is the oldest medical guide known in the world.
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