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Originally Posted by amitsa
Also is topical honey useful for wound healing. I have been using Betadine . But I read this somewhere - so just had a doubt. Does honey help ?
-Amit.
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Honey. I wouldn't use just any kind of honey. I have read papers and reports regarding Manuka honey. It is used in wound care in Australia. Worth a search.
I did just come across this however, and you did mention diabetes.
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/295494/
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 295494, 5 pages
Commentary
Methylglyoxal—A Potential Risk Factor of Manuka Honey in Healing of Diabetic Ulcers