Healing Miracles for Burns

FROM COLONEL SAMI

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USE OF HONEY FOR TREATMENT OF BURNS Research has now conclusively proved that the age-old TOTKA of Honey is one of the best treatments for burn wounds.    Following is a recommended method of treating burn wounds:   As suggested in an article on the issue, cool the burned area under cold running water (don't  apply ice/freeze the area) and then clean it with saline water to prevent infection. Pour undiluted pure clean honey over the burned area to overlap the wound and cover completely with a thin plastic wrap (you can slit open any clean plastic bag/sandwich bag for this purpose). Secure the plastic wrapping with a bandage and leave it alone for two days. Also take a table spoon of honey three times every day to guard against infection.    Open the dressing after 48 hours and air the wound one hour on the first day increasing by one additional hour each day after the first day of airing. Do not wash the wound. Just pour more honey to cover the burned area and redress the wound in same manner every day till the wound is healed.    Honey is hygroscopic, meaning that it attracts and absorbs moisture. It thus retains the plasma that is inevitably released by the wound and keeps it in close contact with the damaged tissue, allowing for re-absorption. The plasma is enriched with dissolved nutrients, minerals and trace elements, including propolis (which appears to have a disinfectant quality), from the honey when it is re-assimilated into the damaged flesh. The plastic wrapping material does not permit the honey to lose moisture to the atmosphere, and keeps it in intimate contact with the injured tissue. This forestalls desiccation of the burn injury, preventing the formation of unsightly scar tissue. In addition, the honey does not permit the dressing to adhere to the wound, so that the traumatized tissue remains intact when the bandaging is removed. One of the major causes of scarring in burn cases is the rending of the flesh every time the dressing is changed. One may eat a banana every day. Honey and the banana both have a high potassium content, which, besides being beneficial to humans, is highly antagonistic toward harmful bacteria and necrosis-causing organisms. Also increase protein in the diet (egg, milk, meat, etc.) to help growth of new tissue.    In research after research efficacy of honey has been proved beyond any doubt. Just to quote one study on burn victims, wound of 100% patients who reported within 1 hour became sterile with honey dressing in less than 7 days while use of other medications did not prove as effective. The total healing time with honey was also no different. The concluding remarks of the study was that honey dressing improves wound healing, makes the wound sterile in lesser time, has a better outcome in terms of prevention of hypertrophic scarring and post-burn contractures, and decreases the need of debridement irrespective of time of admission, when compared to other dressings used in the study.   No wonder that lately, Honey has become a darling of the Burn/Wound healing industry because of its healing properties and the industry is cashing-in with new products made of honey.     EGG's WHITE AS BURNS' TREATMENT   A young man sprinkling his lawn and bushes with pesticides wanted to check the contents of the barrel to see how much pesticide remained in it. He raised the cover and lit his lighter; the vapors ignited and engulfed him. He jumped from his truck, screaming.. His neighbor came out of her house with a dozen eggs and a bowl yelling: "bring me some more eggs!" She broke them, separating the whites from the yolks. The neighbor woman helped her to apply the whites onto the young man's face. When the ambulance arrived and the EMTs saw the young man, they asked who had done this. Everyone pointed to the lady in charge. They congratulated her and said: "You have saved his face." By the end of the summer, the young man brought the lady a bouquet of roses to thank her. His face was like a baby's skin. A Healing Miracle for Burns     Keep in mind this treatment of burns is being included in teaching beginner fireman. First Aid consists of first spraying cold water on the affected area until the heat is reduced which stops the continued burning of all layers of the skin. Then, spread the egg whites onto the affected area. One woman burned a large part of her hand with boiling water. In spite of the pain, she ran cold faucet water on her hand, separated 2 egg whites from the yolks, beat them slightly and dipped her hand in the solution. The whites then dried and formed a protective layer. She later learned that the egg white is a natural collagen and continued during at least one hour to apply layer upon layer of beaten egg white. By afternoon she no longer felt any pain and the next day there was hardly a trace of the burn. 10 days later, no trace was left at all and her skin had regained its normal color. The burned area was totally regenerated thanks to the collagen in the egg whites, a placenta full of vitamins. Since this information could be helpful to everyone: Won't you please pass it on?