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A Great Travellers First Aid Resource by Robert Lewis

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Tags: first aid, wounds, medical care, honey

Added on: October 5th, 2007

RE: http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/07-09/a-great-travell...st-aid-resource.html

Who knew??? Raw honey is a good dressing for cuts and burns, and is also antibacterial.

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Added on: October 5th, 2007

They've been using honey for that purpose since the Middle Ages. I remember my grandmother using raw honey any time we had a cut. I'm glad it's made someone's modern travel first aid kit.

Please note: the above member, who is the very model of a modern major-general, with information vegetable, animal, and mineral, has retired from BnA and won't be able to answer any follow-up questions. To speak with him, use the PM function.

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