Using raw unpasturized honey for second degree burn?

Question:

The thing is im big on holistic healing, I got a second degree burn about a week ago it was pretty bad. I went to the ER and they gave me the silvadene thing to apply twice daily. They also instructed me to scrub hard to get all the dead skin off. The thing about it is that its still kind of raw and pinkish i've been doing this for 7 days NO RESULTS at all. It's in the same state it was in when I first cam home from the burn. It's still gushing out little blood. I followed up with a family doctor and she told me to do the same thing. But I did some research and honestly believes that honey (usda organic) will do the trick. I've only been doing it for one day but I like the results. I know that infants can not eat honey and found out that the reason for it is because they have not developed the required enzymes to fight it. But as adults we are perfectly fine to eat honey. Please share your personal experience. Thank you.

Answers:
I use raw and unpasteurized honey as well for cuts, burns and other things like that. It works great for infection and helps with scarring. Good for you taking the incentive and protecting yourself by learning how to care for yourself and not just trusting someone because they have a DR in front of their last name..

I've never used honey, just aloe.But that's really just for first degree burns. If your getting results with the honey, stick with it.( No pun intended). Your body will tell you what works.

The only thing I would put on a burn would be antibiotic ointment in a thin coat. If your skin can't air out and breathe, bacteria and fungus will have a great time infesting your burn. Keep it clean with warm soap and water and ointment a few times a day. Don't scrub it too much, just enough to get the dead skin off and any foreign debris (rocks, dirt, etc)
As far as infants, they do not have the antibodies built up for the botulism spores that bees use to protect their hives.

I don't have any personal experience with using honey for burns, but I have always heard that it is good for preventing infection. However, that's not really the issue here. I don't know how big the burn area is, but if it was only a 2nd degree burn, there shouldn't have been that much scrubbing to do. If it is raw and pinkish and there are no dead pieces of skin around the edges it may just be that it hasn't healed because you keep scrubbing it. What I would suggest is to get it really clean with soap and water, dry it off, and use an occlusive transparent dressing on it. You can buy them at Walmart or pretty much any drugstore. Or if the area is more than about 4 x 5 ", you may have to go to a medical supply place to buy the larger ones. It looks like a piece of plastic wrap but is a little thicker. It sticks only to healthy skin and makes a very clean contained dressing. It holds in the fluids and cells the body needs to heal, so you may notice a whitish or cream colored liquid under it after a couple of days. Leave it on for 5 to 7 days unless it becomes very tender or hot to the touch. And depending on how large the area is, you may want to consider seeing your regular doctor a couple of times to have it evaluated.

By now, the real concern would be infection. Honey has natural anti-biotic properties (I remember hearing that the Egyptians and Romans used it in battlefield first-aid). It also tastes pretty good! The ointment and scrubbing the drs told you to use are to keep dead tissue from getting infected-- remove what can fall off, and disinfect what won't. I'd continue the scrubbing, until nothing else falls off, and use the honey if you want. It will work the same. But if you have any symptoms of infection (i.e., pus, increased inflammation and pain, and whatever else the dr warned you of), slather on the ointment and call your dr asap. I used honey for years to treat my acne as a kid, and my mom would put it on sunburn, scrapes, rashes, and so on. It's an old but very effective remedy, in my experience.

Natural, unprocessed honey will do absolutely no harm at all. It has natural antibiotic properties that make it an excellent option for first aid or emergency situations, however, it is not as potent as most modern prescription antibiotics. The main cause of infection from burns is when your blisters pop. The skin beneath the blister is still alive & very susceptible to infection from many sources - the moist conditions make a prime site for many little bugs you don't want growing there. While oral antibiotics will give you a big boost from the inside, honey could give you an even bigger boost directly at the site. The antibiotic properties were already mentioned, it can help to retain moisture (good if sterile, bad if infected), and the proteins & vitamins will encourage healing - even the small amounts indirectly absorbed through the skin.

Keep in mind, though, that over the counter products like Neosporin will do much of the same thing - in some ways better (- the slight nutritional boost), without attracting bees or flies to your wounds.

Using raw unpasturized honey for second degree burn?

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