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Manuka honey as a natural remedy for diabetic foot ulcers: efficacy compared with silver-based dressing [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionDiabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) present significant challenges in clinical management. Numerous studies have confirmed the effectiveness of honey in promoting the healing of cutaneous ulcers of various etiologies, including DFUs.
Ewa Rojczyk   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A review on the phytochemical composition and health applications of honey

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Background: Though honey has long been used as medicine, there is a scarcity of knowledge on how it interacts with the body. Scope and approach: While different types of honey have different chemical and medicinal properties according to their origin ...
Gerard-William Zammit Young   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Absence of bacterial resistance to medical-grade manuka honey [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2010
Clinical use of honey in the topical treatment of wounds has increased in Europe and North America since licensed wound care products became available in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Honey-resistant bacteria have not been isolated from wounds, but there is a need to investigate whether honey has the potential to select for honey resistance.
Cooper, Rose   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Demanding New Honey Qualitative Standard Based on Antibacterial Activity

open access: yesFoods, 2020
Honey is a functional food with health-beneficial properties and it is already used as a medical device in wound care management. Whether ingested orally or applied topically, honey must fulfill the requirements of international standards based on ...
Marcela Bucekova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

It is possible to use a 100% Medical Grade Honey in the premature babies.

open access: yesItalian Journal of Wound Care, 2021
At the Hevi Pediatric Teaching Hospital at Duhok an Extreme Low Birth Weight baby, with foot injury from drug extravasation was treated with the use of Medical Grade Honey. After 28 days the lesion healed, without the use of surgical removal of tissue and without allergic complications for the patient.
Federica Buzzi   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The dilemma of diagnosing wound botulism in an infant: A rare case of paralysis with topical application of honey

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Botulism is a form of paralysis caused by a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is well known that natural honey contains Clostridium botulinum spores; controversy arises when a honey-related product is being used for wound ...
Mohd Islahuddin Mohd Tamrin
doaj   +1 more source

Characterisation of physicochemical parameters and antibacterial properties of New Caledonian honeys.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Honey is an attractive natural product with various health benefits. A few honey-based commercial products have successfully been adopted in clinics to improve wound healing.
Marcela Bucekova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical Analyses and Antimicrobial Activity of Nine Kinds of Unifloral Chinese Honeys Compared to Manuka Honey (12+ and 20+)

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Honey has good antimicrobial properties and can be used for medical treatment. The antimicrobial properties of unifloral honey varieties are different.
Yan-Zheng Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution of honey resistance in experimental populations of bacteria depends on the type of honey and has no major side effects for antibiotic susceptibility

open access: yesEvolutionary Applications, 2021
With rising antibiotic resistance, alternative treatments for communicable diseases are increasingly relevant. One possible alternative for some types of infections is honey, used in wound care since before 2000 BCE and more recently in licensed, medical‐
Anna M. Bischofberger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two major medicinal honeys have different mechanisms of bactericidal activity. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
Honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial activity, but knowledge regarding the mechanism of action is still incomplete. We assessed the bactericidal activity and mechanism of action of Revamil® source (RS) honey and manuka honey, the sources of
Paulus H S Kwakman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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