HERB - Re: HERB Honey & infants

Katherine Blackthorne kblackthorne at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 11 07:54:10 PDT 2000


Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Lynette" <lklc at prodigy.net>

Not an issue with pregnant moms.  Just children under5 years.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Katherine Blackthorne" <kblackthorne at hotmail.com>
>OK, so what about honey & pregnant women?  I know you must never give
honey
 > to an infant, but should it be avoided during pregnancy as well?
 >
 > --Katherine
 >
 > ----Original Message Follows----
 > From: "Gaylin J. Walli" <gwalli at ptc.com>
 >
 > Grania posted:
 >
 >
 > >BTW, one of the reasons you never give honey to an infant is that it is
 > > >full of botulism spores that most adults can fend off, but someone 
with
 > > >a weak or compromised immune system doesn't have a chance against.
 > > >That's my understanding anyway.
 >
 > Full of botulism spores might be a bit of an exaggeration. Honey *can*
 > contain it, but not all honey does necessarily. Wound treatment and
 > internal consumption are two different things, however. Your
 > understanding about the immune system is essentially correct,
 > I believe. But you can't make the same association for wounds.
 >
 > Jasmine
 >
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