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This is an article I found in the National Geographic magazine and it reminded me of the way my grand father used to use tree bark, sap and wild plants for medicine.
Sweet Fix
As bacteria grow increasingly resistant to anti-biotics, doctors around the world are rediscovering an old ally: honey. A popular medicine before the era of modern wonder drugs, hhoney fights bacteria in wonds in several ways, including the steady production of hudrogen peroxide, an antiseptic. For several years hospitals in Asia and Europe have been using bandages infused with an unusually potent honey from the manuka trees of New Zealand, and now U.S. and Canidian institutions are following their lead. The antiseptic strength of each batch's magic bullet-called the Unique Manuka Factor- is rated from zero to 25. Scientists still haven't fully identified which of more than a hundred possible substances packs the powerhouse punch, but its presence means there's a good chance the honey will stick as a treatment.
A.R. Williams National Geographic.
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