Studies prove Honey cure for Canker Sores

Honey for mouth ulcers:Now for those who don’t use the word Canker sores which in normal parlance means ulcers or sores in your mouth. These mouth sores make it difficult for you to eat and talk and are caused either due to lack of Vitamin B and if the body produces too much heat, or triggered because of acidic content in certain citrus fruits.
If the sores are severe it would be best to seek a doctor’s intervention and if it continues for more than three weeks you must visit the physician for treatment.

One of the easiest and sweetest ways to cure these sores is by applying honey on the afflicted part. According to new research in the journal Quintessence International, honey can be just as safe and effective for treating canker sores as a topical corticosteroid.
In this study, researchers randomly divided 94 subjects with 180 canker sores into three groups. One group was given honey to use as a treatment for the sores, and the other two groups were given a topical corticosteroid or Orabase treatment (a paste that acts as a protective barrier). All participants were asked to wipe the lesion with a sterile wet cotton pellet, and apply their given treatment to the spot after meals for eight days, stopping use if and when the canker sore was fully healed. They were also told to record pain level and any reactions in a journal, while the researchers evaluated the size and inflammation in the office over the course of the study.

So the next time you have a mouth canker/sore apply honey to your heart’s content and you don’t need to worry if this goes inside your stomach either…