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Okay, youse folks made me snork a sinus reading your discussions. I hate to explain on account of lending realism could be a buzzkill, but here it is:
Kij got herself some o' that thar pink-eye. Seeing as how we don't have health insurance for another month or two, she didn't want to spend the money to cure it. We spoke with Ellen Klages at World Fantasy about this, and she said, "Just put honey in your eye."
We laughed and mocked of course, but her experience tells her it cures pink-eye. "Seriously. Honey. In your eye." (It's a strong antibiotic, you see.)
Okay, so when you're suffering you'll try anything. I got a bottle of honey from the Tempe Mission Palms, and she snipped the heads off some Q-Tips and dripped the honey into her eyes. Then followed howling and gnashing of teeth etc. Six times the first day. And her eyes indeed lost their vampiric glow.
So, being paranoid about catching this myself, I thought, "Well, it worked for her. Should be prophylactic for me."
I might insert here that I have very sensitive eyes. For example, I can't wear contacts. If Kij suffered - and I'm a wuss compared to her steely pain resistance - I would nearly die.
Kij describes watching my experience as "a blind, enraged rhino trying to kill whatever is near it." Well, not quite. But after the first few minutes of acid-laserblast-explosion in my eyeballs, I did find myself covered in sweet tears on the floor, gripping the hand-rail in white knuckles.
And of course I had to do it a couple more times for full effect.
Thank you so much Kij for this lil' illness, and thank you Ellen for the torture remedy.
Chris
Kij got herself some o' that thar pink-eye. Seeing as how we don't have health insurance for another month or two, she didn't want to spend the money to cure it. We spoke with Ellen Klages at World Fantasy about this, and she said, "Just put honey in your eye."
We laughed and mocked of course, but her experience tells her it cures pink-eye. "Seriously. Honey. In your eye." (It's a strong antibiotic, you see.)
Okay, so when you're suffering you'll try anything. I got a bottle of honey from the Tempe Mission Palms, and she snipped the heads off some Q-Tips and dripped the honey into her eyes. Then followed howling and gnashing of teeth etc. Six times the first day. And her eyes indeed lost their vampiric glow.
So, being paranoid about catching this myself, I thought, "Well, it worked for her. Should be prophylactic for me."
I might insert here that I have very sensitive eyes. For example, I can't wear contacts. If Kij suffered - and I'm a wuss compared to her steely pain resistance - I would nearly die.
Kij describes watching my experience as "a blind, enraged rhino trying to kill whatever is near it." Well, not quite. But after the first few minutes of acid-laserblast-explosion in my eyeballs, I did find myself covered in sweet tears on the floor, gripping the hand-rail in white knuckles.
And of course I had to do it a couple more times for full effect.
Thank you so much Kij for this lil' illness, and thank you Ellen for the torture remedy.
Chris
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Heh,
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Shhhhhh.
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Still, good to know that honey works.
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I have one word: TASER!
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Chris
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Chris
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I laughed at your pain.
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Sounds really un-fucking unpleasant.
If you want to talk to me with my mad herbalist hat on, do let me know.
I've been adding to my science pile, and mixing it up with my herbalist knowledge...
I get No Fewking Sleep
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Honey has been used in wound treatment for a long long time.
It is very antibacterial, and fairly anti-fungal(yeasties) when used UNDILUTED as a Topical thing.
You may have heard to cut back on honey in your diet when having yeast problems, but that's mostly a matter of your bodily processes partially processing and diluting the honey.
Honey is a supersaturated sugar complex, and thereby completely destroys most bacteria through Osmosis. See links below for more accurate science.
the science and recent research over at http://www.worldwidewounds.com/
http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2001/november/Molan/honey-as-topical-agent.html
All wounds were closed by day 21 of the twice-daily application of fresh unprocessed honey. The authors commented on the theoretical risk of introduction of spores of Clostridium botulinum and resulting infection. They pointed out that this is a risk known only for the ingestion of non-pasteurized honey by neonates due to the relatively non-acidic milieu of their stomachs, but that no case of clostridial infection of a wound from honey has ever been reported.
the paragraph above is from medscape:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:AU1ey52bIGUJ:www.medscape.com/viewarticle/458834_4+honey+wounds+vagina&hl=en
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Collected papers: http://www.airborne.co.nz/manukaantibacterial.html
The Manuka plant (common name: New Zealand Tee Tree [NOT THE SAME AS Australian tea Tree])
http://www.manuka-oil.com/index.html
The anti-(most everything) properties of the Manuka plant are carried over to the Manuka Honey.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/f-w98/teatrees.html
I'm looking to pick up some Manuka Honey.. I'm going to go check to see if the CoOp in my town carries it.
If they don't, they can get me most anything.
hey!
Catch this... http://iadr.confex.com/iadr/2004Hawaii/techprogram/abstract_43358.htm
In tests, Manuka Honey completely suppressed Candida Albicans!
Manuka oil looks like it does this too, but for Red's problem it looks like the Manuka Honey would be a gentler way to aproach her yearly difficulty.
Manuka oil has shown some effectiveness in laboratory tests against 39 separate microorganisms, in particular, streptococci and staphylococcal bacteria and fungi that affect the skin.
Gram Positive Bacteria
Staphylococcus aureas
Staphylococcus aureas methacillin resistant
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Streptococcus faecalis
Streptococcus agalactiae
Micrococcus luteus
Sarcina lutea
Bacillus subtilis
Listeria monocytogenes
Gram Negative Bacteria
Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Proteus vulgaris
Vibrio furnissii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas fluorscens
Fungi
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton rubrum
Microsporum canis
Aspergillus niger
Candida albicans
Instructions and dosage for Manuka use.
Internally: Adult dose 1-3 drops per day by mouth or inhalation.
Externally: 2-4 drops in the bath or placed directly on affected area.
Mild Sunburn: Apply cold water to remove heat and gently rub Manuka cream into affected areas to help relieve stinging and later itching.
Fungal infections, athletes foot & nail bed infections: Apply a few drops of pure manuka oil with a cotton ball, twice daily. Continue to apply for 5 days after visible signs of infection have gone - which can be a long time, as the nail grows out.
Itching scalp and dandruff: Add 10 drops of pure manuka oil to a normal amount of shampoo and massage into wet hair and scalp. Leave for five minutes before rinsing.
Cuts, scratches and abrasions: Apply pure manuka oil.
Oily skin and pimples: Wash daily with Manuka soap. Apply pure manuka oil as a spot treatment for problem areas.
Skin irritation, chafing and rashes: Wash regularly with Manuka soap and apply Manuka cream twice daily as required.
Foot and body odour: Wash daily with Manuka soap. For foot odour, rub mild Manuka oil or Manuka cream into feet 3 times per week. Also protects against fungal infection.
Insect bites and stings: Apply mild Manuka oil or Manuka cream to help relieve itching and inflammation and prevent infection.