raw honey/not for vegans

[Guest guest]

Hello Chantal I am very glad to hear you came through this

accident pretty much alright.

I'm what some people call an expert on raw honey and so

here is the simple scoop: upon the dry wounds please apply the

raw honey to cover. You can bandage it or not. Chances are you

will want to cover it as the honey is messy and will begin to

run with gravity upon contact with your body's heat.

Change this dressing twice a day. You can rinse the wound

with warmish salt water when you change the dressing. Only apply

the honey to dry skin/area however.

When you are changing the dressing, you will be able to

see the progress. Within a few days' time I expect you will see

big changes, even not knowing how deep the lacerations are. So

you will know when to suspend the application of the honey

dressing.

(and as to aftercare: cocoa butter + vitamin e

applications worked for me to smooth a scar forming on my face

and head after a bad car wreck 20 years ago. the scar is barely

visible. my $0.02 on that subject!)

 

Here is the physics about the honey:

 

1. the raw honey must be truly raw: straight out of the hive,

unfiltered and unheated. heating honey alters the chemical

structure in much the same was as cooking vegetables does. even

slightly caramelized 'sugar water' isn't going to be much good

for anything. and we like enzymes, right?

 

2. the honey being unfiltered means that the entire bees'

produce is in there too. this includes the pollen, propolis,

royal jelly and wax too. these substances are all fine for

humans, whether utilized topically or internally.

 

3. the raw honey works on wounds primarily by: eliminating air,

due to its viscosity; and eliminating bacterial growth due to

its powerful antibiotic properties. (acidity + above-mentioned

components)

 

the raw unfiltered honey will contain propolis; if you want to

add more you can. it is not necessary but we are human and like

to fiddle. therefore: you can enhance the pro-active antibiotic

effect by getting some extra propolis, powdering it and adding

it to the honey. or, by soaking the propolis in water and

applying this water to your wound in between honey salves. (some

of us keep a jar of propolis soaking in our medicine chests at

all times. it is good for just about everything.)

 

4. do not permit your raw honey to have contact with water. it

is perfectly moist as it is. keep water out of the jar, and keep

the water away from the dressing. the reason for this is that

extra moisture will promote fermentation in a flash, and the

unpredictable results are not going to be in alignment with your

purposes here. some people are indeed starting to use femented

honey for things (besides tippling); but this is a whole other

topic.

 

 

 

I hope this is helpful. I also suggest that you can visit

www.reallyrawhoney.com for information, help, and to acquire

reliably excellent product. These people -former colleagues of

mine, yes! - were pioneers in introducing bee products -and

bee medicine in general (apitherapy)- in this country and have a

knowledge and generosity base that could astound you.

 

with best wishes,

Gracie

 

PS while you're at it, you may like to try washing your face and

hair with raw honey. then tell us what you experience! mmmmm

mmmmm good!

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

rawfood , Grace Note <oceanofgrace> wrote:

> I hope this is helpful. I also suggest that you can visit

> www.reallyrawhoney.com for information, help, and to acquire

> reliably excellent product.

>

 

*Grin*

 

I'm a HUGE fan of Really Raw Honey!

 

Bridgitte