Healing honey.A study published in the journal Burns found honey salve salve (sav) ointment. salve n. An analgesic or medicinal ointment. salve v. salve ointment. healed superficial burns more effectively and quickly than a standard treatment of silver sulfadiazine. Honey deters infection, stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries and connective tissues, and is anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. Most honeys derive their antibacterial effects from hydrogen peroxide, produced by an enzyme naturally present in honey. Honey also contains a horde of antioxidants including the flavonoid pinocembrin. As for antioxidant content, the darker the better. NOTE: Honey, corn syrup, and similar natural sweeteners are a potentially acute threat to infants. An infant's digestive juices are non-acidic, and ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth. in·ges·tion n. 1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. 2. of honey creates an ideal medium for botulinum bot·u·li·num or bot·u·li·nus n. An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils. spores to grow and produce deadly toxins. Neither honey nor any other sweetener Sweetener A special feature added to a debt obligation or preferred stock to promote marketability. Notes: Warrants and convertibles are two popular sweeteners. See also: Convertible Bond, Kicker, Warrant Sweetener should be given to children younger than 18 months. Herbs for Health |
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