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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