Efficacy of a medical grade honey formulation (L-Mesitran) in comparison with fluconazole in the treatment of women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (HONEY STUDY). [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Introduction Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) affects up to 9% of women worldwide. This amount is expected to increase due to lifestyle changes, increased fungal resistance and biofilm formation.
van Riel SJJM +4 more
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Intra-socket application of medical-grade honey after tooth extraction attenuates inflammation and promotes healing in cats. [PDF]
J Feline Med Surg, 2022 Objectives Dental diseases are a major problem in cats and often necessitate tooth extraction. Medical-grade honey (MGH) has antimicrobial and wound-healing properties, and therefore the aim of this study was to investigate whether intra-socket ...
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Use of Supplemented Medical-Grade Honey to Treat Traumatic Skin Injuries in Geriatric Patients in a Home-Care Setting. [PDF]
CureusBackground Traumatic skin injuries (TSI) are more common to geriatric population due to reduced skin elasticity and increased gait instability. This is also associated with an altered wound-healing mechanism thus requires a cost-efficient and effective ...
Papanikolaou GE +5 more
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A review on the phytochemical composition and health applications of honey
Heliyon, 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
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Absence of bacterial resistance to medical-grade manuka honey [PDF]
European 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.
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Demanding New Honey Qualitative Standard Based on Antibacterial Activity
Foods, 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
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Burns, 2023 Burns are a major global healthcare concern, often complicated by the presence of bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the wounds. Silver-based dressings are commonly used in the treatment of burns but can cause skin irritation and delay healing ...
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International 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
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PLoS 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
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A Prospective Randomised Clinical Study Comparing Polygalacturonic and Caprylic Acid Ointment to Medical-Grade Honey in the Management of Chronic Wounds. [PDF]
Int Wound JThe aim in this human trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of polygalacturonic–caprylic acid (PG–CAP) ointment to MediHoney in chronic wounds at three international medical centres.
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