Honey as alternative to antibiotics

08 Mar 2011

Medicinal honey kills bacteria that are involved in wound infections, according to tests of an Amsterdam-Wageningen research group.

Honey as alternative to antibiotics

"More and more bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics", said the Amsterdam microbiologist Paul Kwakman in the newspaper. This growing resistance is a major concern.

Honey could be an alternative to antibiotics in the future for treatment of wounds.

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