is that true that the natural honey from bees has a natural anti biotique?

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wanna know.

Answer 1

Yes. And it is "antibiotic".

Answer 2

Yes, it does. I watched a program where they burned someone's arms and put natural honey on one wound and modern antibiotic cream on the other. After a week or so both were healing to some degree but the modern antibiotic arm was a bit more advanced. Still, the honey was doing the job fairly well and a doctor said it looked like it was only a few days behind the modern cream. Ancient Egyptians knew about the benefits of honey!

Answer 3

Yes,there was found residues of Streptomycins,tetra cyclines,sulphonamides,chloramphenicol.
Antibacterial activity of honey is due primarily to hydrogen peroxide generated by the action of an enzyme that the bees add to the nectar.

Answer 4

Yes, it has a weak antibiotic (compared to modern medicines) as well as antioxidents. Many fans of natural medicine swear by it. I think of it as being the best single health food there is. If you drink tea, consider using it as a sweetener instead of sugar.

Answer 5

Read this article about the benefits of honey. Natural honey is very beneficial to our health.

http://www.femhealth.com/BenefitsofHoney.html

Answer 6

Yes It is True, That's why you should not show a bottle of honey to bear, which will be bad to your body, after which you need the antibiotic...Just Kidding, for answer, yes its true, it as a medicinal value.

:-)

Answer 7

The royal jelly does, but not honey. Royal jelly is fed only to the queen and is harvested from speciall places in the hive. It does have healing properties and I've used it on my face.

Answer 8

It is naturally healing and has ingredients that actually kill bad bacteria and germs so it can act in a similar way to anti biotics.

Answer 9

Yes its true.... It may also interest you to know that liquid honey does not spoil, and jars of honey unearthed in Egypt were still edible even after hundreds of years!

Excerpt from Wikipedia... Medicinal uses and health effects of honey
For at least 2700 years, honey has been used to treat a variety of ailments through topical application, though it was not until modern times that the cause of infection was understood. Now, it is understood that the folk remedy of using honey to treat wounds has a scientific explanation: it acts as an antiseptic/antibacterial agent. As an antimicrobial agent honey has potential for treating a variety of ailments. Antibacterial properties of honey are the result of the low water activity causing osmosis, hydrogen peroxide effect[5], and high acidity[6].


[edit] Osmotic effect
Honey is primarily a saturated mixture of two monosaccharides. This mixture has a low water activity; most of the water molecules are associated with the sugars and few remain available for microorganisms, so it is a poor environment for their growth.


[edit] Hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide in honey is activated by dilution. However, unlike medical hydrogen peroxide, commonly 3% by volume, it is present in a concentration of only 1 mmol/l in honey. Iron in honey oxidizes the oxygen free radicals released by the hydrogen peroxide.

glucose + H2O + O2 → gluconic acid + H2O2
When used topically (as, for example, a wound dressing), hydrogen peroxide is produced by dilution with body fluids. As a result, hydrogen peroxide is released slowly and acts as an antiseptic. Unlike 3% medical hydrogen peroxide, this slow release does not cause damage to surrounding tissue.


[edit] Acidity
The pH of honey is commonly between 3.2 and 4.5 [7]. This relatively acidic pH level prevents the growth of many bacteria responsible for infection.

[edit] Nutraceutical effects
According to relatively new findings, honey may have some significant nutraceutical effects (or positive long-term health effects resulting from honey's consumption). In addition to its primary carbohydrate content, honey often contains polyphenols, which can act as antioxidants.[8] As a nutritional element, antioxidants prevent oxidative stress to cells throughout the body. The antioxidants of honey have even been implicated in reducing the damage done to the colon in colitis.[9] Furthermore, honey has been shown to be effective in increasing the populations of probiotic bacteria in the gut, which may help strengthen the immune system, improve digestion, lower cholesterol and prevent colon cancer.[10]

These positive health effects of honey are consistent with its use in many traditions of folk medicine.[11]


[edit] Other medical applications
The most common use of honey is as an anti-microbial agent used for dressing wounds, burns and skin ulcers. This application has a long history in traditional medicine. Additionally, the use of honey reduces odors, reduces swelling, and reduces scarring; it also prevents the dressing from sticking to the healing wound [12].

Some claim that one drop of honey directly on the eye can treat mild forms of conjunctivitis.[13][14][15]

Due to its antiseptic properties, honey (especially when combined with lemon) can be taken orally by Pharyngitis and Laryngitis sufferers, in order to soothe them.[citation needed]

Though widely believed to alleviate allergies, local honey has been shown to be no more effective than placebos in controlled studies[16]. This may be due to the fact that most seasonal allergies are caused by tree and grass pollens, which honeybees do not collect.

Answer 10

High concentrations of sugar in solution, all by itself, has antibacterial properties.