Health Care

If you have a wound, ulcer, or burn requiring medical attention, there are many tried-and-true ways to fight infection and promote healing. But if you want to try the following points in mind.
. Sugar dressing is only useful in treating open wounds or burns. It will not work on abscesses or pustules that are covered with skin. An important point to note: Do not use on a bleeding wound as sugar promotes bleeding.
. Honey will work as well as sugar, provided it’s pasteurized. (This is to protect against microorganism like botulism spores that are sometimes present in honey, which can gain entry into the wound.)

Here’s how to start:

1. Unravel a 4 inch piece of gauze into a long strip and coat it with petroleum jelly (Vaseline). Place it around the outside edges of the wound, like a medhu vada.
2. Cover the wound with ¼-inch of sugar. (The Vaseline “vada” will keep it in place.)
3. Place a 4 inch sponge on top of the wound. Bandage it firmly but not too of the wound. Bandage it firmly but not too snugly with a cling dressing.
4. Change the dressing every one or two days. Remove, irrigate with sterile water, saline, or hydrogen peroxide, and pat dry and repeat steps1-3.

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