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Thread #126357   Message #2809214
Posted By: EBarnacle
11-Jan-10 - 01:26 PM
Thread Name: BS: Sore that wont heal
Subject: RE: BS: Sore that wont heal
Regarding honey, my understanding is that it is bacteriostatic, not antibacterial. People often use the words interchangeably.

Urine, unless you have a UTI, is also bacteriostatic, which is why soldiers have been known to urinate on the wounds of a friend. [Just a friendly, caring thing, y'know.]