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Honey: Honey is a sweet, sticky fluid. Bees make honey from the nectar of flowers. Honey's therapeutic importance as a known antibacterial agent has been recognized since 1892. Currently, there is insufficient available evidence for the use of honey in the treatment of Fournier's gangrene.Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to honey, pollen, celery, or bees. Honey is generally considered safe. Avoid honey from the genus Rhododendron because it may cause a toxic reaction. Avoid in infants younger than 12 months of age. Use cautiously with antibiotics. Potentially harmful contaminants (such as C. botulinum or grayanotoxins) can be found in some types of honey and should be used cautiously in pregnant or breastfeeding women.Natural Standard Monograph, Copyright © 2008 (www.naturalstandard.com).
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