Oh I know, that anything that comes from the Quran and is of tremendous benefit will be met with nothing but ridicule.. but life is too short to be bored as an agnostic.. so get another hobby...
I wasn't going to comment on this thread, as the benefits of honey go without saying.. but to add to the above, a new role has been found for honey in the treatment of MRSA
MRSA May Succumb to Honey
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9 -- Manuka honey, known for its anti-microbial properties, might kill
MRSA
bacteria.
A new study from the University of Wales Institute-Cardiff suggests that the honey, made solely from flowers found on the New Zealand manuka bush, inhibits several proteins, especially the FabI protein, which is needed for
fatty acid biosynthesis. The study was to be presented this week at a meeting in Scotland of the Society for General Microbiology.
MRSA (methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus) is a potentially deadly
bacterial infection
that defies many treatments. Most MRSA infections occur in hospitals or other health-care settings.
Proponents of
alternative therapies
tout the benefits of manuka honey as a wound dressing, claiming it has substantial anti-microbial benefits. The manuka bush is also known as the tea tree bush, and its oil is used in many toiletries.
The researchers treated MRSA samples with manuka for four hours. They then repeated the experiment with sugar syrup to determine if the anti-microbial effects were caused by sugars in the honey.
After breaking down the bacterial cells, the researchers noted far fewer proteins in the manuka culture, especially FabI. Their absence could help explain manuka honey's method of killing MRSA, they said.
"Manuka and other honeys have been known to have wound healing and anti-bacterial properties for some time," researcher Rowena Jenkins said in a news release from the society.
http://www.drugs.com/news/mrsa-may-s...ney-19771.html
here is a thought.. let's throw out all atheists and agnostics, frankly if they don't come as transplant parts, I can think of no other use for them as functioning members of society!