BlueBrooke wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:16:16 -0400, Peppermint Patootie
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> BlueBrooke > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:16:05 -0400, Peppermint Patootie
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article >,
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> I looked it up and it sure looks like bee vomit to me! They suck up
>>>>>>> the nectar into their mouths and regurgitate it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/honey.asp
>>>>>> Not from their stomachs though.
>>>>> I don't care where it comes from. They're still regurgitation it. Due to
>>>>> my medical problems I often throw up stuff that never made it to my
>>>>> stomach.
>>>> You just don't care about facts, do you? You think what you think, and
>>>> there's no budging it.
>>>>
>>>> PP
>>> What keeps popping into my mind while watching this discussion is the
>>> fact that honey is so clean, you can use it medicinally. I had some
>>> kind of, for lack of a better word, lesion on my ankle for months.
>>> Never did figure out what it was. Put a little honey on it and it
>>> cleared up in days. I've had a jar of honey in the top of the
>>> cupboard for years -- it doesn't mold.
>>>
>>> If that's "bee barf" all I can say is, as prolific as my dogs are, I
>>> wish they could produce something that useful. ;-)
>> Yes, honey has been used throughout history to promote healing of
>> wounds. I don't think it's because it's "clean," though.
>
> Once again, I've used the wrong word and my point was lost. "Clean"
> wasn't the best word, but I couldn't think of anything better, and
> still can't.
it kills bacteria

spread honey on the wound, and the wound will heal quicker

what's that bit about botulism? where you can't get that from honey
(warning, do not feed honey to children under 1 yrs of age)

kate