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Warpy

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9. It would also draw water out of the bugs, themselves

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2013, 05:17 PM

Feb 2013

After all, sugar has been used alone or in combination with salt to preserve meats.

I heard about sugaring wounds down south, but then topical antibiotics came in and worked better. It's nice they're finally starting to test some of this really weird stuff.

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Family sugar remedy tested for healing people's wounds [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

Sweet! LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #1

If it works by drawing water away, then silica gel should work even better than sugar. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #2

Not necessarily. Silica is not water soluble. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #5

The is an old time remedy and not just in Zimbabwe TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #3

I remember reading about sugar on wounds in Discover magazine rurallib Feb 2013 #6

This is in an old medical book I have newfie11 Feb 2013 #4

How do salt and sugar prevent microbial spoilage? TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #7

Has sugar ever been used to treat battlefield wounds? TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #8

It would also draw water out of the bugs, themselves Warpy Feb 2013 #9

sugar plus betadine treatment was in Southern Medical Journal Celebration Feb 2013 #10