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Honey therapy

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R.Ingle et al. Wound healing with honey--a randomised controlled trial. S Afr Med J. 2006 Sep;96(9):831–5.
K.Münstedt et al. Effects of basswood honey, honey-comparable glucose-fructose solution, and oral glucose tolerance test solution on serum insulin, glucose, and C-peptide concentrations in healthy subjects. J Med Food. 2008 Sep;11(3):424–8.
IM.Paul et al. Effect of honey, dextromethorphan, and no treatment on nocturnal cough and sleep quality for coughing children and their parents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Dec;161(12):1140–6.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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Honey has anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant actions.

Potential clinical applications include wound, ulcer and burn healing, countering infections, as a cough medicine and improving metabolic control in diabetes.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 301 , February 2009, pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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