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• Title: Therapeutic Properties of Honey.
• Author : Health
• Release Date : January 01, 2009
• Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 166 KB

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1. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF THE USE OF HONEY IN MEDICINE In ancient times, soldiers with very serious wounds and burns were treated with a mixture of honey and curdled milk applied on the injuries with a cotton bandage. A similar mixture was used in different cultures throughout history, including the Romans, many African tribes, native Americans, and rural populations in the South of the United States [1]. Used as a local treatment, honey is very useful as a healing agent and, compared to pharmaceutical products, has the advantage of being inexpensive--not a minor detail in our days, when medicine is expected to be not only effective and efficient, but also low-cost. In the treatment of dressed or infected wounds, honey is often more effective than pharmaceutical preparations, and more easily available [2,3]. Imbibed gauze is used to apply it onto the injuries: this confirms something that has been known for centuries, i.e. that honey has a recognized antibacterial activity. Its use in surgery is strongly recommended, also for the topical treatment of postoperative wounds, such as Cesarean sections [4]. The use of alginate honey on ulcers is increasingly becoming a widely used, easy to apply healing agent. Similar results are also demonstrated in the treatment of burns [5]. In particular, the topical use of concentrated raw honey has been proved to promote faster eradication of pathogenic bacteria, reduce the length of antibiotic treatment and hospitalization, and prevent wound dehiscence and eschar formation. The only factor which may limit these effects is inadequate sterility of the preparations, in which case this type of treatment may be highly counterproductive.

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