HONEY BEE & POLLINATION 
29 pages
Published: 16 Feb 2011
Author(s): Black, John
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Honey has been used as a therapeutic agent since ancient times. It is particularly useful for treating open infections with relatively poor blood supply, including skin wounds on the extremities of the body and stomach ulcers caused by the helicobacter organism. Honey is known to have antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi resistant to many antibiotics and can control bacteria living in biofilms, which have proven difficult to control by conventional means. But honey samples vary widely in their antimicrobial activity.
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