Study: Honey Has 'Valuable Therapeutic Role' in Wound Care

Antibacterial Honey(Medihoney'): in-vitro Activity Against Clinical
Isolates of MRSA, VRE, and Other Multiresistant Gram-negative Organisms
Including Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Narelle May George; Keith F. Cutting , Wounds, Volume 19 - Issue 9 -
September 2007 
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The clinical use of honey has received increasing interest in recent
years, particularly its use as a topical antibacterial dressing.Results
thus far are extremely encouraging, and demonstrate that honey is
effective against a broad range of microorganisms, including
multiresistant strains. This in-vitro study complements the work of
others and focuses on the impact that a standardized honey can have on
multiresistant bacteria that are regularly found in wounds and are
responsible for increased morbidity…

The findings of the present study add to the body of evidence and
clearly demonstrate that honey has a valuable therapeutic role to play
in wound care, often where modern approaches have failed…

Book Review -  'Honey: A Modern Wound Management Product'

Honey: A Modern Wound Management Product
Edited by RJ White, RA Cooper, P Molan
Wounds - ISSN: 1044-7946 - Volume 19 - Issue 9 - September 2007 
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Honey:A Modern Wound Management Product is a timely addition to the
knowledge base that concentrates on the use of honey in modern wound
management. Richard White, Rose Cooper, and Peter Molan-all experts in
their respective fields, have made invaluable contributions to this
text. Published by Advancis Medical in 2005, this is the only book
available that is dedicated to this particular wound treatment
modality.The book comprises 10 insightful chapters with contributions
from 9 additional authors.This well-organized text is enjoyable to read
and features photographs, flow charts, and algorithms.The book is also
unique in that the contributors are a multidisciplinary group and hail
from across the globe... 

Honey: A Modern Wound Management Product is suited to both specialist
and generalist practitioners or for anyone interested in gaining a
greater understanding of the role of honey in wound management.The rapid
evolution in wound healing research, and the continued publication of
in-vitro and in-vivo studies that involve honey substantiate the fact
that although such materials were published in 2005, the literature will
require an update within 5 years.

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