Honey is a natural cure. It is made by honey bees. Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants. Honey’s antibacterial effects were first demonstrated by the Dutch scientist Bernardus Adrianus van Ketel in 1892. Evidence suggests that it aids in the healing of partial thickness burns 4–5 days faster than other dressings, and moderate […]

Honey is a natural cure. It is made by honey bees. Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants. Honey’s antibacterial effects were first demonstrated by the Dutch scientist Bernardus Adrianus van Ketel in 1892. Evidence suggests that it aids in the healing of partial thickness burns 4–5 days faster than other dressings, and moderate evidence suggests that post-operative infections treated with honey heal faster and with fewer adverse events than with antiseptic and gauze.