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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Honey Sweetie?

The Egyptians used honey to keep wounds clean.  Honey is a hygroscopic substance, which means that it absorbs water.  It also stimulates the production of white blood cells.  The Egyptians knew nothing of this -- but they did know that applying honey to a wound caused it to heal quicker.



           Our friend the Honeybee.
   
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Subfamily:Apinae
Tribe:Apini
Latreille, 1802
Genus:Apis
Linnaeus1758

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