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《每日郵報》15日報道，研究表明，往傷口上撒糖可以幫助治療痛苦的感染。這種傳統非洲療法正在英國各大醫院進行試驗。此前，一位在津巴布韋長大的高級護士對此進行了一項為期6個月的研究，對象為21個傷口采用常規辦法無法愈合的病人。結果顯示，在傷口上撒砂糖，可以殺死抑制愈合、引發長期疼痛的細菌。

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