As most everyone knows, honey is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. So it stands to reason that it has many more uses than being great on biscuits and toast or in coffee and tea. I have heard that it also has many medical benefits, but had never personally experienced any until this week.
During a tree hive removal, I accidentally burned the tip of one of my fingers on my smoker this past weekend, not just once, but twice. Long story, but it happened because I let someone borrow my good gloves, so I was using an old pair with a hole in the end of one finger. (not thinking, I grabbed the smoker with that hand during a crazy moment with the tree coming down)
Anyway, it burned pretty good . . . down to the second layer and made a fairly nice blister - about the size of a dime. The skin came off before the job was over, so I covered the hole in the glove with tape and finished the job.
Burns were one of the things I had heard that honey helps with, so that night after a shower I thought I'd give it a try. I put some honey on the burn spot then put a water proof band-aid over everything to seal it closed. I mainly just wanted to see how well it would work.
That was Sunday night and I was able to leave it bandaged all day Monday. When I took the band-aid off after a shower Monday night, it looked a bit waterlogged, so I decided to clean it good with just soapy water then to re-apply a bit more honey, but this time used a regular band-aid (not water proof) so that it could breathe a little.
That bandage stayed on that night and all day yesterday. So last night I removed it before taking a shower and noticed a vast improvement. After my shower there was a little loose skin from the blister, so I trimmed it carefully away with a razor blade and put another drop of honey on the area. This time, leaving it open - no band-aid.
Today the burn is nearly completely healed. I'd say at least 98%! I've had my fair share of burns before and normally one as severe as this one will take at least a week to heal, sometime longer.
I'm confident that it was the honey that helped with the speedy healing process. I'm not saying to throw away all of your other meds, but putting a little honey on a nasty little burn dang sure did the trick for me. :)
I'm just curious if any others have had similar experiences or what other honey related medical stories folks may have to share?