Leigh, First of all, what's a "bil?" Assuming it is something like a significant-other or spouse... I don't have experience with honey. But, the wound might benefit from bentonite clay packs, see "EytonsEarth" http://www.eytonsearth.org/ <http://www.eytonsearth.org/> effective for wounds and probably especially effective for something due to spider bite. Hydrate the clay with your homemade colloidal silver, or at least use that as a portion of the water for wetting the clay. Another thing would be colloidal silver with 10 to 20% DMSO added will help the CS to penetrate into the wound and kill bacteria. I would suggest not using the DMSO constantly, but once or twice a day with the CS to dilute it, then keep it wet with regular CS the rest of the time. Bagging the area of the wound and instilling ozone into the bag may also be an option. Dan
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:41 PM To: SO Subject: SO> Was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Manuka honey for healing wounds? My bil has a wound that has resisted conventional treatment, including two pricey silver compounds supplied by his doctor. The doctor has pretty much thrown up his hands, and told him and my sister to see if they could come up with any ideas before his next appointment. (I know that this sounds weird, but that's what he told them, and they're at a loss, so they asked me. His treating M.D. is a wound specialist, and seems well intended, but has apparently exhausted his bag of tricks.) They seem to think the wound probably originated from a spider bite, possibly a brown recluse, but by the time the lab work was done, there was nothing conclusive (As I understand it, they did not isolate any verifiable venom present in the samples.) Perhaps I should add that my bil is a cancer survivor, and has some residual circulatory issues. Some were repaired with stents (as part of the wound treatment), which did seem to have a positive effect on the would showing signs of healing for a while, but it has reverted now and reopened. The doctor suggested he may have some deep venous issues, but made no suggestions regarding treatment. (At one time, given his circulatory issues, hyperbaric treatments were discussed as a possibility, but cost and distance are prohibitive.) I had previously read a bit about honey as an effective wound dressing, so looked into it, and the research I've done seems to suggest that Manuka honey from New Zealand (or Australian golden honey-- both harvested from tea tree groves) has a higher efficacy than other honey, and has been used successfully on persistent wounds. Before I ordered it for them, I thought I'd see if anyone here could offer any input on the subject-- pro, con, or otherwise. I apologize if this has been discussed previously and I missed it, but the archives seem to be down right now, so I can't search. Any input would be appreciated. Kindest regards, Leigh
