Yes, that and the sugar hit to the starving tissues depleted  by the
injured circulatory system.  This is why sugar (honey) not salt worked
in this protocol; they were not curing meat, but trying to repair and
rejuvenate severely deprived tissues.
Take care,
Malcolm

On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 16:24 -0500, cking...@nycap.rr.com wrote:
> Same results were reported with using sugar as the packing.
> I think it has to do with the drying or absorption effect of sugar
> (and honey).
> 
>                                       Chuck
> As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind
> in the sound chamber he would never hear the end of it.
> 
> On 11/19/2009 1:12:22 AM, Malcolm (s...@asis.com) wrote:
> > Here's a little info contrary to the drift of the honey botulinum
> > notion; post-WWI paralyzed vets often got bed-sores, sometimes now
> > called pressure ulcers.  One of the few effective treatments for the
> > condition was to clean the injury then cover with honey and a bandage.
> > 
> > It worked, not 100% but better than anything else.  The explanation was
> > that honey was sterile, prevented infection (acting as a preservative,
> > which it still does when at proper concentration - and that's
> > what the
> > bees do, they fan the hive until the honey is concentrated enough to
> > resist any spoilage) and the sugar fed the underlying flesh where
> > circulation had been damaged, allowing the body to repair itself and
> > regrow the necessary blood vessels and capillaries.  Much commercial
> > honey is not only heated, but diluted with water to the point where it
> > is no longer capable of killing bugs.
> > 
> > Dr. R. O. Becker has discussed the use of CS for healing stubborn
> > diabetes sores, even gangrenous ones.  See: The Body Electric
> > 
> > On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 18:20 -0500, cking...@nycap.rr.com wrote:
> > > one of the main "benefits" of raw honey is active enzymes.
> > > Hot tea (~200 degrees) makes the honey "not raw" and the enzymes are
> > > destroyed.
> > 
> 
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