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> Janet wrote:
> > songbird says...
> >> dsi1 wrote:
> >> ...
> >> > A couple of Aussie products were popular in the states twenty years ago: tea tree oil and emu oil. The emu oil was sold as an anti-inflammatory and rub for aching muscles. A tub of the stuff was going for over 50 bucks. It was sold as a magical ingredient in much the same way as CBD oil. My guess is that next hot product will be Aussie snake oil. Well, if it ain't, it ought to be.
> >> ...
> >>
> >> i use tea tree oil a few times a week. it does
> >> what i want it to do.
> >>
> >> i haven't ever used emu oil.
> >>
> >>
> >> songbird
> >
> > I grow tea tree in the garden; my little grandson likes to make tea
> > with it. Bees love the flowers.
> >
> > Has the USA encountered teatree/ manuka honey yet? Becoming very
> > popular here as an effective medical dressing for infected wounds. Our
> > vet uses it and so does the medical practice. Produced in both Australia
> > and New Zealand.
> >
> > https://www.woundsresearch.com/artic...wound-dressing
>
> never heard of that but i have heard that you have
> to be careful with using honey on wounds as botulism
> can be a risk.

Table honey isn't sterile;medical grade honey is.

Janet UK