Review article

The use of honey in contemporary wound treatment

Nikola Bijelić
Darko Biljan
Bibijana Rostohar Bijelić

Abstract

Honey is a natural bee product, with complex chemical composition and interesting physical and biological properties. Although it contains dormant microbes, honey has strong antimicrobial effect. This effect is increasingly used in modem medicine for treating wounds of versatile etiology, for example infected surgical wounds and chronic venous ulcers. Numerous clinical trials have reported successful usage of medical-grade honey for treating infected wounds in which antibiotic therapy had previously been unsuccessful. Though additional research is needed, it is clear that the use of honey will take notable place in medical practice due to its excellent results, patient’s satisfaction and for being economic.

Keywords

Honey - analysis; Chemistry; Economics; Microbiology; Radiation effects; Standards; Therapeutic use; Utilisation; Virology; MRSA — drug effects; Wound infection — microbiology; Therapy; Wound healing — complications; Drug effects; Drug therapy

Hrčak ID:

191878

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/191878

Publication date:

1.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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