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From: wscott@joevax.UUCP (W. Scott Meeks)
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Subject: Re: honey facts and old wives tails (huh?)
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 12:51:15 EDT
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Related to the Romans binding wounds with honey:  I remember reading sometime
in the past year or so showing that large amounts of sugar packed directly in
wounds (but also with antibiotics in the mix) promotes healing, possibly by
"feeding" the cells more directly (by sugar I probably mean glucose.)  So it
could be that the Roman soldiers were not using honey as an antiseptic but to
promote healing.