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Question: Was sugar ever used in warfare!?
I watched the movie, Shooter, and it said that sugar was once used during the napoleanic wars to heal wounds sustained by soldiers!. Is this true!? If so, how does it work!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I think they use sugar and gasoline to make some horrible thing in WWII and Vietnam

But as for healing, see link I was facinated!.
Honey is also sometimes used!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I can't find anything abut sugar being used, but here is link that gives you a lot of info about medicine at the time

http://www!.au!.af!.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milm!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sugar mixed with a certain type of fertiliser makes a crude explosive, this mixture has been used by terrorists/freedom-fighters!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Way farther back
In ancient Egypt it was maybe the first generic medicine They used it instead of honey And they used honey to heal brain surgury ( And about everything else)Www@QuestionHome@Com

LIES!!!!!



I think!?Www@QuestionHome@Com