Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cut yourself? Tribal remedy of sprinkling SUGAR on wound heals it faster

Cut yourself? Tribal remedy of sprinkling SUGAR on wound heals it faster
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:25 AM on 15th October 2009
Comments (51) Add to My Stories Rubbing sugar into wounds could cure painful infections including bedsores, research shows.
The traditional African remedy is being trialled in British hospitals after a study led by a senior nurse raised in Zimbabwe.
As a child, Moses Murandu watched his father put crushed sugar cane on villagers' wounds and grew up thinking it was a widely used treatment.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1220316/Cut-Sprinkling-SUGAR-wound-help-heal-faster-lessen-pain.html#ixzz0TyMeMSMO

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