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Anyone using honey topically?
On Web MD, I see that one of the warnings about using honey topically is the possibility that there could be "effects on certain chemotherapy drugs and interactions with various other medicines."
[https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/manuka-honey-medicinal-uses]
Does anyone here have any personal experience of such undesirable effects of using honey medicinally?
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I am a wound care practitioner and have used honey extensively & effectively in wound healing. The problem with cancer cells, is we don't want them to heal, but die. I believe that honey, as the miracle that it is, is counterproductive in cancer treatment. Wait till your treatment is done then use honey to restore your body.
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4 Reactions@ajh5285, I hope you saw @kerryos' helpful response. What do you want to use the honey for topically?
Hi Colleen - I wish I could remember (have I mentioned "Chemo Brain"?)
I can only guess that I was reading about skin or wound care and wondered if I could extrapolate from that experience to whatever was my then-issue. My larger poodle (90ish lbs although we're trying to keep it under 90 these days!) had stepped on me accidentally and given me an open sore. It may have been that situation while I was waiting for my proper medical team to weigh in.
I also happened to have a jar on hand of New Zealand manukah honey, although not the highest quality certified for medical use product.
(We do also, perhaps, watch too many Brokenwood episodes and have just finished the last episode of the last season released!)
Hi Kerryos,
I had never heard of using honey for wound healing. That sounds wonderful! How do you do it? After all, it is rather sticky. I was aware of stopping bleeding with black pepper and using bread and milk on infected sores but never honey. Let me know how it works. I like natural solutions.
Should I go to a wound care practitioner like you or can I do this at home?
Thank you!
PML
I was told to use Makunua honey for mouth sores. It’s supposed to be the purest honey?
I seem to recall that the best Manuka honey has a higher rating than the average Manuka that we can buy in more stores. Sorry, I can't point you to a better source.
There was an episode of Brokenwood (a mystery series set in New Zealand) that revolved around how well can the honey collector tell with any certainty where his/her bees have been foraging. In other words, the bees don't recognize our property boundaries!