charliesarmy
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Have been advised to use on my foalies wound..can anyone enlighten me on the properties and why it works??
Manuka honey..
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glenruby
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Only use medical grade Manuka honey if you decide to use it - Activon is one of the leading brands. Honey is a good healer and draws out nfection from the wound. It also aids granulation. Not sure it would be my first chice but its ceratainly a good option.
charliesarmy
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Only use medical grade Manuka honey if you decide to use it - Activon is one of the leading brands. Honey is a good healer and draws out nfection from the wound. It also aids granulation. Not sure it would be my first chice but its ceratainly a good option.
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It isnt my first choice...
he's on ab's but a few people have said put honey on the wound as it draws and creates a barrier
Only use medical grade Manuka honey if you decide to use it - Activon is one of the leading brands. Honey is a good healer and draws out nfection from the wound. It also aids granulation. Not sure it would be my first chice but its ceratainly a good option.
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It isnt my first choice...
MontyandZoom
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I used it on Zoomy's leg wound after some advice on here and it worked a treat! Not sure how it works but it sped up the healing process a huge amount and also stayed put. I got the 20+ graded stuff from holland and barrett. It was very pricey but I am going to keep a stash now since it did the trick.
ruth83
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Bacteria cannot live in high sugar solutions, this is why manuka honey works. I understand that army medical officers have been known to use honey/sugar in the field when ABs are not available, it helps to prevent infection.
We used manuka honey on a number of show horse injuries, the prevention of infection helps to ensure minimum scarring. We had a lot of success, the main problems being horses licking it off and the messy application.
Manuka honey has better healing properties than normal honey, I am not sure why this is. I know that the higher the + rating the better the properties.
We always sourced our honey from the supermarket/holland and barrett. I was not aware of the medical grade availability so I cannot comment on this.
We used manuka honey on a number of show horse injuries, the prevention of infection helps to ensure minimum scarring. We had a lot of success, the main problems being horses licking it off and the messy application.
Manuka honey has better healing properties than normal honey, I am not sure why this is. I know that the higher the + rating the better the properties.
We always sourced our honey from the supermarket/holland and barrett. I was not aware of the medical grade availability so I cannot comment on this.
Tanta
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We've used it on various injuries - and can be very successful. Sometimes used it on a pad if putting a dressing on a small wound overnight, and it seems ro help draw the inefction. That way it isnt quite so messy either, as partly soaks into the pad, so doesnt end up cakes all over the horse.