(Natural News) Honey collected from different parts of the world have demonstrated powerful antibacterial properties in multiple studies. They have also proven themselves useful in reducing inflammation, accelerating wound debridement, and promoting other processes that lead to faster wound healing. Various kinds of honey have been tested on different types of wounds, such as infected […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from Saudi Arabia compared the antibacterial activity of Saudi honeys with known geographical origins with that of medically graded Manuka honey. Their findings were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Honey has been gaining recognition as a potential therapeutic agent for wound infections. While Manuka honey is known as […]

(Natural News) Processed sugar is bad for the health when consumed in sugary foods or sweetened beverages. However, it can potentially save lives when applied to wounds as a disinfectant and healing ingredient. In ancient times, Egyptian healers used sugar to speed up the healing of injuries. During the Napoleonic wars, soldiers stuffed sugar into wounds […]

(Natural News) Tropical rainforests such as the South-American Amazon are the world’s most precious medicine cabinets. Today, more than 120 commonly used prescription drugs are derived directly from rainforest plants. As antibiotics start to fail, widespread antibiotic resistance is becoming a real thing. Now more than ever, people are returning to nature to find answers […]

(Natural News) A study has found that essential oil extracted from the leaves of Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) has antibacterial effects against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The study, which was published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, looked at the antibacterial activity of the essential oil extracted from Hinoki cypress leaves against MRSA. Hinoki cypress […]

(Natural News) Anyone who has visited a loved one in a hospital in recent years will be familiar with the hand sanitizing pumps scattered all over the ward with signs encouraging visitors to disinfect their hands before making contact with patients. While all that visible sanitation may feel comforting, the reality is that the possibility […]

(Natural News) One of the most worrisome health problems in the modern world is the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. Most people believed that with the development of antibiotics, bacterial infections would be a thing of the past. However, they didn’t account that the same drugs would be responsible for the resistant bacterial strains that plague […]

(Natural News) An African medicinal plant might be a potential means of treating infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Researchers from Côte d’Ivoire studied the therapeutic potential of extracts from cherry mahogany (Tieghemella heckelii), a tree that grows in certain African countries like Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire. S. aureus is one of the bacteria commonly […]

(Natural News) Côte d’Ivoire researchers tested cherry mahogany (Tieghemella heckelii) for its antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). They reported that extracts from the stem bark of the African medicinal plant were able to inhibit the growth of different strains of the drug-resistant pathogenic microbe. The study was supported by the Institut Pasteur Côte d’Ivoire. Its findings were […]

(Natural News) It’s easier to make the necessary preparations for minor medical concerns, like cuts and scrapes, before SHTF. But how do you prepare in advance for a superbug like MRSA? (h/t to ApartmentPrepper.com) What is MRSA? Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), or MRSA, is a group of bacteria – also referred to as a superbug – that […]