Re: RC: Sugar and Iodine (was First Aid Kit)

[dave & abby bloxsom <cyclone@snet.net>]

C.M.Newell wrote:
> 
> At 07:43 PM 3/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >>>  - What's the sugar supposed to do with the iodine?
> >
> >It's called "sugardine".  I've got an article about it an a farrier's
> >journal.  The sugar literally "feeds" the cells in the area and helps
> >them grow quickly to heal the wound.  Seems like in the article I had it
> >was used to help heal a deep split in a hoof quickly.  A nurse friend
> >said she'd seen Drs. use it.  Sounds disgusting, looked it too.
> >
> 
> Huh. the explanation I'd heard was that the sugar was so hypertonic it
> didn't allow bugs to grow in the area.
>                         C.
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that's the one i'd heard too

-Abby B


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