Honey Gel Reduces Sting of Wound Treatment

Healing Without the Sting
Keith Cutting Discusses the Renaissance of Honey as a Therapeutic Agent
in Wound Management
Journal of Community Nursing, 7/21/2008
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2008/07/honey-gel-reduces-sting-of-wound.html

…Melladerm® PLUS is intended for use in all types of wounds,
including burns and is derived from Bulgarian (BULGARIA H) mountain
flower honey. Bulgaria H has been selected on the basis of its excellent
wound healing properties. Melladerm® PLUS is a proprietary wound
ointment/gel that contains 45% BULGARIA H and a mixture of ingredients
including glycerin and polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG 4000) to make the
honey dressing more user friendly. PEG 4000 is a blend of water soluble
polymers and its use as an additive to honey has been assessed by
Subrahmanyam (1996). 

Clinical evaluation reports prepared as part of a submission for CE
marking on Melladerm Plus demonstrate healing without the disadvantage
of occasionally incurring pain following application (Vandeputte
2007)…

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