Honey makes comeback as medicinal agent

This is a good thing. Use of natural agents can help reduce dependence on drug companies

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com nature's original antibiotic — honey — is making a comeback. Egyptians began applying honey to wounds Medihoney, it is made from a highly absorbent seaweed-based material, saturated with manuka honey manuka honey comes from hives of bees that collect nectar from manuka and jelly bushes in Australia and New Zealand. Antibiotics becoming ineffective Medihoney product has worked on about half the patients with diabetic foot ulcers Medihoney dressing can also prevent the dangerous drug-resistant staph infection known as MRSA from infecting open wounds manuka honey can kill the toughest bacteria even when diluted 10 times and recommends it especially for people with weak immune systems. Iraqi families soon preferred the honey over other treatments because it was natural and because the honey dressings don't need to be changed as often children also healed more quickly and with fewer complications