Showing posts with label heal. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Sugar Can Heal Wounds


It may sound strange, sugar is better known as the giver of sweetness in the food turned out to be one of the drugs in your kitchen to treat wounds. This practice has been used since 1700 BC by the doctors in Egypt.

The function of sugar in the cure is quite a lot. Naturally sugar has antibacterial and inhibits the growth of microorganisms. Sugar also absorbs moisture and reduces swelling which is common in tissue injury. Sugar is also known to stimulate tissue to regenerate.