Sugar heals wounds

研究:傷口撒糖有益愈合

Research shows sprinkling sugar on wounds could cure painful infections, the Daily Mail reported Thursday. The traditional African remedy is being trialed in British hospitals after a study led by a senior nurse raised in Zimbabwe. His 6-month study involved 21 patients whose wounds had not responded to conventional treatment. It showed that pouring granulated sugar onto wounds can kill the bacteria that prevents healing and causes chronic pain.

據(jù)《每日郵報(bào)》15日?qǐng)?bào)道，研究表明，往傷口上撒糖可以幫助治療痛苦的感染。這種傳統(tǒng)非洲療法正在英國(guó)各大醫(yī)院進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)。此前，一位在津巴布韋長(zhǎng)大的高級(jí)護(hù)士對(duì)此進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)為期6個(gè)月的研究，對(duì)象為21個(gè)傷口采用常規(guī)辦法無(wú)法愈合的病人。結(jié)果顯示，在傷口上撒砂糖，可以殺死抑制愈合、引發(fā)長(zhǎng)期疼痛的細(xì)菌。

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