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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 2)...
... Honey is a highly concentrated sugar solution produced by honey bees, primarily from the nectar of plants...
... Honey has been used in the treatment of burns and wounds for many centuries, with documents describing this use dating back to 1700 BC...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers: A Brief Review of Clinical Reports and Experimental Studies...
... Mode of Application of Honey...
... The procedure that is described in most of the reports is to clean the wound first, even though many describe honey as having a cleansing and debriding action on wounds...
... Some report abscesses being opened and pockets of pus drained , and necrotic tissue being removed , before dressing wounds with honey...
... A number of properties inherent to honey might contribute to its ability to fight infection and promote healing...
... ” Honey prevents bacterial growth through its acidic pH and through the work of an enzyme that produces small amounts of hydrogen peroxide...
... Some used rigorous cleansing procedures: scrubbing with a soft toothbrush followed by hydrogen peroxide, saline rinse, betadine, and another saline rinse...
... Most report simply washing wounds with saline before dressing with honey , and when dressings are changed...
... Honeys also contain components from the specific plants used by the bees in their production, and it is speculated that some of these components might further add to the antibacterial and wound-healing effects of certain honeys...
... The process of pasteurization, used to sterilize commercial honeys, destroys the enzyme involved in the production of hydrogen peroxide, rendering these honeys less antibacterial...
... Raw honeys maintain their enzymes, and honeys produced for therapeutic use are sterilized through an irradiation process that does not damage their constituents...
... There are currently two therapeutic honeys available: Medihoney of Australia and Active Manuka Honey of New Zealand...
... In many of the reports the honey is spread on the wound then covered with a dry dressing, mostly gauze...
... The quantity of honey used varies: one reported using a thin smear of honey...
... two reported using a thin layer honey...
... most just refer to the honey being spread or poured over the wound...
... others report using a thick layer of honey , soaking the wound generously with honey , pouring honey into the wound to three-quarters fill , and applying 15-30 ml of honey to ulcers...
... Others have applied the honey to the dressing then placed it on the wound: either the honey was spread on gauze or the gauze was soaked in honey , or "honey pads" were used...
... Honey-impregnated gauze has also been used to pack cavities of wounds...
... Others have packed cavities of wound directly with honey and then covered the wound...
... Cervical ulcerations stubborn to healing have been treated by inserting 85 ml honey in the vagina and holding this in place with a tampon for 3 days...
... A number of studies have confirmed the antibacterial effects of honey in test tubes...
... One study found that different honeys had different levels of activity against specific bacteria...
... Studies on humans have reported that honey used as a wound dressing reduced infection, inflammation, pain, and odor, and promoted easy removal of dead tissue and rapid healing with little scarring...
... Others have reported changing honey dressings twice daily , 2 - 3 times a day , 3 times daily , and 3 times daily if contaminated with urine or faeces, otherwise twice daily...
... Although 51 of the 59 wounds had been infected prior to honey treatment, all were free of infection within one week of starting honey dressing applications...
... Two papers report mixing lipid material with the honey to make it easier to spread...
... Although this was a common form of wound dressing in ancient times, it is not necessary as honey can be made very fluid by warming to 37°C if vigorous stirring is not sufficient...
... Bulman refers to using liquid honey on large surfaces, or carefully warming granulated honey...
... It has been reported from various clinical studies on the usage of honey as a dressing for infected wounds that the wounds become sterile in 3 - 6 days , 7 days or 7 - 10 days...
... Others have reported that honey is effective in cleaning up infected wounds...
... It has also been reported that honey dressings halt advancing necrosis...
... Honey has also been found to act as a barrier preventing wounds from becoming infected , preventing cross-infection , and allowing burn wound tissue to heal rapidly uninhibited by secondary infection...
... Other studies have compared honey with other wound treatments...
... In one such study, honey was found to be as effective as, or more effective than, silver sulfadiazine (SSD), one of the most common topical treatments for burns...
... Fifty participants with superficial burns were randomly assigned to have their burns dressed with honey or SSD...
... Those treated with honey experienced faster reduction in inflammation and better infection control...
... Eighty-four percent of those treated with honey had satisfactory healing within 7 days and 100% by day 21, whereas 72% of those treated with SSD had satisfactory healing after 7 days and 84% by day 21...
... In another controlled trial, 900 participants with partial-thickness burns were randomly assigned to receive either honey dressings or other dressings...
... Honey was applied directly to the burns and covered with sterile dressings on alternate days...
... Those whose burns were treated with honey had faster healing and less scarring than those treated with other dressings...
... In the case of full-thickness burns, however, honey has been found to be inferior to other treatments...
... It has been reported that sloughs, gangrenous tissue and necrotic tissue are rapidly replaced with granulation tissue and advancing epithelialisation when honey is used as a dressing , thus a minimum of surgical debridement is required...
... It has been observed that under honey dressings sloughs, necrotic and gangrenous tissue separated so that they could be lifted off painlessly , and others have noted quick and easy separation of sloughs and removal of crust from a wound...
... Rapid cleansing and chemical or enzymic debridement resulting from the application of honey to wounds have also been reported , with no eschar forming on burns...
... Several other authors have noted the cleansing effect of honey on wounds...
... It has also been noted that dirt is removed with the bandage when honey is used as a dressing, leaving a clean wound...
... Honey has also been reported to give deodorisation of offensively smelling wounds...
... Honey used as a wound dressing has been reported to promote the formation of clean healthy granulation tissue , allowing early grafting on a clean clear base...
... This comprehensive review describes the enormous potential for honey as a therapeutic tool in the treatment of wounds and burns...
... It is nontoxic and inexpensive, and, despite theoretical concerns about introducing infection through the application of honey, no infections or other negative side effects have been noted...
... Further studies may help elucidate which specific honeys are most effective for the various types of wounds and burns...
... [read more] Several authors have commented on the rapidity of healing seen with honey dressings...
... Blomfield is of the opinion that honey promotes healing of ulcers and burns better than any other local application used before...
... Bergman has observed clinically that healing in open wounds is faster with honey, as has Hamdy who also found that it accelerated making wounds suitable for suture...
... Honey helps patients suffering from Tuberculosis as it vastly helps in arresting the spread of this disease...
... It has been noted that dressing wound with honey allows early grafting on a clean clear base , with prompt graft taking...
... Honey helps in conditions of Asthma as many conditions of Asthma respond favourably to Honey...
... It has also been reported that dressing wounds with honey gives little or no scarring...
... Honey is best used to increase the physical stamina & energy level of the human body & since honey is easily absorbed in the blood, it is the best ingredient to remove tiredness ad fatigue after hard work almost instantly...
... Dissolve 1 teaspoon honey in warm water or quarter honey balance of water in a jug and keep in the fridge...
... Honey is primarily fructose and glucose and so it is quickly absorbed by the digestive system...
... Another effect of honey on wounds that has been noted is that it reduces inflammation and hastens subsidence of passive hyperaemia...
... Honey is reported to be soothing when applied to wounds ] and to reduced pain from burns , in some cases giving rapid diminution of local pain...
... Honey is reported to cause no pain on dressing or to cause only momentary stinging , to be non-irritating , to cause no allergic reaction , and to have no harmful effects on tissues...
... 1 teaspoon of honey a day helps calcium utilization and prevents osteoporosis...
... It has been noted that honey dressings are easy to apply and remove...
... Any residual honey is easily removed by simple bathing...
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 5)...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 6)...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 7)...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 8)...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 9)...
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- Active Manuka Honey Research. (Article 5).
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... Active Manuka Honey Research...
... For many years prior to that the founder, Pam Reade, had been making skin care products using natural ingredients from her beehives...
... Article 5: The use of honey in healing of multiply infected skin lesions following meningococcal septicaemia...
... In 1992 Ms Reade attended the first of many trade shows with the original Apicare products - honey, beeswax candles, Gardner’s Handcream and two honey soaps...
... From that original tradeshow and those few products, Apicare / Honey & Herbs (N...
... ) Ltd have developed an extensive range of natural skin care products using Active Manuka honey, which continues to be loved and enjoyed around the world...
... Apicare’s skin care products are based on the healing power of 100% Active Manuka honey...
... “Our Manuka honey is not heat treated, allowing all the goodness to be retained...
... All the Manuka honey we use in our skin care has been tested by an independent laboratory and passed as being active...
... Apicare is proud of being the first company in the world to use Manuka honey in skin care - and then first again in using Active Manuka honey in skin care...
... New Zealand Manuka honey is unique to New Zealand and is collected by the bees from the native Manuka tree...
... There are many great things about Manuka honey: • Active Manuka honey is a natural antioxidant and helps act as an anti-inflammatory agent for sensitive skin...
... • Has been proven to have thirty times the antibacterial ability as regular honey...
... This paper reports an extreme case in which multiple, non-healing, infected lesions were particularly difficult to manage because of the pain experienced by the patient...
... Previous reports of the effectiveness of honey as a soothing antibacterial dressing for burn wounds (Subrahmanyam, 1993, 1998 and 1991) and of its potent antibacterial action against Pseudomonas (Cooper & Molan, 1999) and Staphylococcus aureus (Cooper et al 1999), indicated a possible role for honey in the management of this patient...
... Case Study...
... • Active Manuka honey that has been tested and certified as Active at the UMF 16+ level...
... • No added colors in any of our skin care products...
... Research undertaken by Dr Shona Blair, at Sydney University’s School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, has shed some light on the unusual antibacterial activity of certain types of honey, leading to a greater understanding of the ability of some honeys to kill pathogenic bacteria and promote wound healing...
... In a study, the potent Leptospermum honey, commonly found in Australia and New Zealand and made from jelly bush flowers found in isolated parts of northern New South Wales and from a related plant known as Manuka from New Zealand, was effective against many different drug resistant clinical isolates, including the notorious Golden Staff bacteria...
... Selected Leptospermum honey attacked bacteria via several different mechanisms...
... coli, was stressed with honey and the genes it used to cope with the attack were identified using microarrays...
... coli was treated with Leptospermum honey it reacted in a unique way...
... coli turned on were the same as those it uses to deal with stresses such as exposure to acid, salt, or heat...
... However, the entire gene expression pattern after exposure to Leptospermum honey was unique when compared to any other known response...
... As honey “attacks” bacteria from several different angles they are overwhelmed and unable to develop resistance...
... It was at this point that a new approach was used...
... Combine dressings (Smith & Nephew) impregnated with 25-35g active manuka honey (activity rating "UMF 13", as descibed in Molan, 1999) and irradiated by gamma radiation were applied to lesions on Bernie's right leg...
... Again general anaesthetic was used to dress the lesions at 3-day intervals...
... Wound swabs and photographs were taken at the start of honey treatment and at regular intervals...
... There has been evidence for the medical use of honey throughout the history of the human race...
... Almost every culture that had access to honey has utilised it as a therapeutic agent, with its use as a wound dressing being particularly popular and persistent across many different cultures...
... It is likely that the prevalence in the use of honey as a wound dressing stems from its antibacterial activity, usually due to the production of hydrogen peroxide...
... However, the Leptospermum honey used in these studies has considerable antimicrobial activity of unknown origin...
... Both legs and the pressure ulcer were then treated with the honey dressings...
... Within a few weeks of starting the honey treatment, general anaesthetic was discontinued at dressing changes...
... Honey not only possesses significant antibacterial activity, it has also been shown to actively promote healing, regardless of the infection status of the wound...
... This study found that honey, but not sugar, directly stimulates human cells that are important in the immune response and in wound healing...
... Although further investigations are needed this stimulation begins to explain some of honeys therapeutic benefits...
... The honey dressings did not adhere to the wounds, and a shower trolley was used in their removal...
... The increased rate of epithelialisation was maintained and Bernie received his last skin graft within 6 weeks of starting the honey dressings...
... As new areas of epithelial tissue developed, manuka honey ointment was applied, while honey impregnated dressings continued to be applied to broken areas...
... Complete healing of all lesions including the pressure ulcer occurred within 10 weeks of commencing the honey treatment...
... Commenting on her findings, Dr Blair said that: ‘Despite the ancient and modern evidence suggesting an enormous potential for honey as a wound dressing, it is largely ignored...
... The broad aim of the study was to investigate the therapeutic potential of honey using various in vitro techniques...
... This work was undertaken to generate a greater understanding of the range and mode of action of honey and help to increase its acceptance and use as an economical and effective wound dressing...
... Honey, the most ancient wound dressing, has been "rediscovered" in recent times (Zumla, 1989)...
... These reports include both clinical observation and experimental studies that have established that honey has an effective antibacterial action, a debriding action, an anti-inflammatory action that is not secondary to the removal of bacteria, and a stimulatory effect on the growth of new blood capillaries, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells...
... The rapid clearance of infection and achievement of clean healthy granulating tissue are the most noted features of the use of honey as a wound dressing...
... Randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that honey is more effective than silver sulfadiazine in controlling infection in burn wounds (Subrahmanyam, 1991 and 1998), and there are several reports of honey achieving healing of chronic infected wounds not responding to conventional treatment...
... This is the first reported case where honey is used on multiple meningococcal skin lesions...
... The antibacterial action of the honey was evident in this case...
... (1998) refer to cases where skin grafting of meningococcal lesions was problematic, and cite one case where contamination was blamed...
... The initial failure of some skin grafts in this patient may be attributable to the presence of Pseudomonas, and the use of honey to inhibit these bacteria is thought to have contributed to the successful outcome with this patient...
... There is another explanation of why honey promoted successful skin grafting in this case...
... Honey immediately alleviates this limitation, because it contains a mixture of vitamins, minerals and amino acids at similar levels to those in serum, as well as large amounts of glucose...
... Further, the anti-inflammatory action of honey, coupled with the action of the antioxidants that are present in honey, decreases the formation of destructive free radicals which may be responsible for the problems normally experienced with getting skin grafts to take on meningococcal skin lesions...
... One of the most immediately noticed effects on switching to honey dressings in the case reported here, was the diminution of pain at dressing changes...
... This would also be expected to be due to the anti-inflammatory action of honey, and an additional factor in the comfort of using honey is its non-adherence to the wound tissue - a layer of liquid forms between the wound and the dressing...
... Hydrogel and hydrocolloid dressings were used successfully on their patient, and the advantages of preventing desiccation and of encouraging autolytic debridement, compared to the usual practice of demarcating purpural areas by drying prior to surgery were emphasised...
... Because honey has a high osmolarity, it may be expected to cause desiccation of wound tissue, but in practice the osmotic flow of fluid out from the wound tissue is balanced by an inward flow from underlying tissues...
... Thus a layer of honey on the surface of a wound creates a moist environment for the wound tissues...
... The case reported by Thomas et al...
... The rapid achievement of clean healthy granulating surfaces on lesions without slough observed in Bernie's case is typical of the observations reported by others dressing wounds with honey...
... Although no conclusions on the relative effectiveness of two different treatments can be drawn from comparison of two single cases, the results reported here are sufficiently encouraging to indicate further investigation into the usefulness of honey in managing meningococcal skin lesions...
... Whenever an antibacterial dressing is required, a honey of high antibacterial activity must be selected, as honeys can differ as much as 100-fold in their antibacterial potency...
... Other than in Australia and New Zealand, commercial brands of honey are currently neither irradiated nor assessed for antibacterial potency, and their suitability for topical wound therapy is not recommended...
... honey is known to reduce oedema, therefore, it may be particularly advantageous to apply honey at an early stage in the development of meningococcal skin lesions...
... Additionally, reports of honey being effective in the treatment of gangrene suggest a role in reducing the number of amputations in meningococcal septicaemia...
... The disfigurement that results from meningococcal skin lesions may also be reduced by the use of honey at an early stage...
... when used on burns honey reduces the amount of scarring...
... However, even when used at such a late stage in the case reported here, the cosmetic results were good...
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- Sweet Choice of Honey. Recipes with honey.
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... Sweet Choice of Honey...
... Recipes with honey...
... Honey is one of the first foods utilized by mankind for nutrition and energy...
... Beyond its sweetness honey provides a great source of energy and nutrition...
... These components are found in honeys that are extracted naturally, often referred to as "cold extracted" or "raw"...
... Dozens of varieties of honey are produced in the United States...
... Some, like creamed honey, are best used as spreads on bread, while others make delightful substitutes for sugar in cooking...
... If you cannot find a particular variety in your local store, check the National Honey Board Web site for information on suppliers...
... Forms: Peruse the honey section in a large supermarket, and you are likely to find honey in a variety of styles...
... Liquid honey is extracted from the comb, filtered and packed into jars...
... Creamed or spun honey is honey that has been spun to create a thick, creamy texture that is ideal for spreading...
... Comb honey is packaged in the comb, just as it comes from the hive...
... The beeswax of the honeycomb is completely edible and comb honey can be eaten like chewy candy...
... Sometimes you will find a jar of liquid honey to which a piece of cut comb has been added...
... While honey may seem more commonplace nowadays, production is far from a simple process...
... It takes up to 500,000 journeys to a flower for bees to collect enough nectar to create a single liter of honey...
... Bees favor a single variety of honey and will travel several miles within their environment to feed off the same type of flower continuously...
... The specific flavor of each honey depends on the particular nectar the bees gather...
... When bees collect nectar from large growths of one certain blossom, the honey is labeled "single-flower" honey...
... Sometimes bees gather nectar from a variety of sources, making multi-floral honey called "wildflower"...
... As a general rule, light-colored honey is mild in flavor, while dark honey is more assertive...
... In the middle range, you find star thistle, Florida tupelo, sage, alfalfa and honeys from berry blossoms, which add a stronger flavor...
... Dark honey, such as buckwheat, is used like brown sugar or molasses...
... Flavored honeys are those to which flavoring agents, such as fruit or herb essences, have been added...
... The finest honeys are monovarietal (single variety) honeys, produced by bees that have fed on wild flowers or fields that have not been exposed to extensive amounts of pesticides, fertilizers and pollutants from commercial areas...
... This is why the honeys procured from small country towns of France and Italy tend to offer an exceptionally pure flavor...
... The nectar that bees collect is 75% water and as many know, the taste of water is reflective of the source, the same can be said of honey...
... Bee keepers actively record the flowering seasons of flowers and plants in their area, utilizing their notes as a reference for when to harvest honey...
... Knowing that the bees will feed from a particular flower during one time over another, harvesting between the flowering times enables the collection of a monovarietal honey (single variety)...
... Honey is traditionally harvested from May to July...
... Doing a honey taste test will help you discover the distinctive flavor differences between varieties and you can choose the one that pleases you most...
... When you open the jar, notice the aroma of the honey, which is strongest at this point...
... Spoon out a small amount of the honey, less than one-eighth teaspoon, and taste it slowly, noticing how the flavor spreads in your mouth...
... Notice, too, the aftertaste, which is an important component in the flavor of honey...
... If you are comparing several different kinds of honey -- one each of the light, medium and dark varieties makes an interesting combination - give your palate a short rest between tastes...
... Dairy products help you taste the nuances of a particular honey...
... try honey drizzled on plain yogurt...
... Use liquid honey, not creamed or comb, in cooking...
... Honey tastes sweeter than sugar...
... When substituting honey for sugar (other than in baked goods), start by using half as much honey as sugar...
... Choose a mild honey when you want to sweeten a dish without making a major flavor change...
... In baking, honey changes the texture of breads and cakes and it keeps them from going stale...
... To substitute honey for sugar in baked goods, begin by replacing half the sugar called for with honey...
... For example, if a cake recipe calls for 2-cups of sugar, use 1-cup of honey and 1-cup of sugar...
... For every cup of honey used, reduce the liquid in the recipe one-quarter cup and add one-half teaspoon baking soda...
... Because honey causes baked goods to brown faster than sugar, you need to reduce the oven temperature called for in the original recipe by 25-degrees...
... Almost all honey crystallizes...
... it is a natural change and does not mean the honey has spoiled...
... Some packers strain and heat the honey to slow the crystallization process, but doing so can reduce the aroma and flavor of the honey...
... To re-liquefy crystallized honey, place it in a container of warmed water and allow to stand several hours or overnight...
... Small pumpkins were cleaned of their seeds and then stuffed with honey, apple, cider and butter and baked in the embers of their fires...
... [read more] Following are a couple of recipes to get you started baking with honey: Honey-Cardamom Cake with Orange Blossom Cream...
... Honey lends its distinctive flavor to this delicately spiced, wonderfully moist cake...
... Use orange blossom honey or another mild honey, such as clover...
... Cake: • 3 cups cake flour, • 1 tablespoon baking powder, • 2 teaspoons ground cardamom, • 1 /2 teaspoon salt, • 3 /4 cup mild honey, • 1 /2 cup unsalted butter, softened, • 3 /4 cup sugar, • 3 eggs, • 1 cup whole milk...
... Syrup: • 1 /3 cup honey, • 1 /3 cup hot water...
... Cream: • 2 cups whipping cream, • 1 /4 cup orange blossom honey...
... In large bowl, beat three-quarter cup honey and butter at medium speed two minutes...
... Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients...
... Add one-quarter cup honey, beating just until blended...
... 5g Chewy Honey Bars...
... Dash cloves: • 1 /4 cup unsalted butter, • 3 /4 cup mild or dark honey, • 1 egg, • 1 teaspoon vanilla, • 1 cup chopped walnuts...
... Stir in honey until well blended...
... Whisk egg into honey mixture...
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- Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 8).
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 8)...
... Buy locally collected honey at your nearby farmer’s market or health food store, and take one tablespoon each day...
... Selection and Use of Honey on Wounds...
... Honey is one of the oldest known medicines that has continued to be used up to present times in folk-medicine...
... The numerous reports of the effectiveness of honey in wound management, including reports of several randomised controlled trials, have recently been reviewed, rapid clearance of infection from the treated wounds being a commonly recorded observation...
... Buy the darkest honey you can find and you will be getting the most antioxidant bang for your buck...
... The antioxidant properties of honey have been thoroughly tested...
... In almost all of these reports honey is referred to generically, there being no indication given of any awareness of the variability that generally is found in natural products...
... Yet the ancient physicians were aware of differences in the therapeutic value of the honeys available to them: Aristotle (384-322 BC), discussing differences in honeys, referred to pale honey being "good as a salve for sore eyes and wounds"...
... 50 AD) stated that a pale yellow honey from Attica was the best, being "good for all rotten and hollow ulcers"...
... Honey is extremely effective in reducing oxidation in meat...
... To stop them in their tracks, lightly coat cold cuts, leftovers, or ground meats with honey...
... Any honey can be expected to suppress infection in wounds because of its high sugar content, but dressings of sugar on a wound have to be changed more frequently than honey dressings do to maintain an osmolarity that is inhibitory to bacteria, as honey has additional antibacterial components...
... Since microbiological studies have shown more than one hundred-fold differences in the potency of the antibacterial activity of various honey, best results would be expected if a honey with a high level of antibacterial activity were used in the management of infected wounds...
... They also help your muscles get stronger, repair any tissue damage and help maintain a strong immune system...
... Other therapeutic properties of honey besides its antibacterial activity are also likely to vary...
... The components responsible for these effects have not been identified, but the anti-inflammatory action may be due to antioxidants, the level of which varies in honey...
... Honey can serve as a good carbohydrate source for people who are even moderately active...
... The sweet treat works just like expensive power gels athletes use, but at a fraction of the cost...
... You can take honey before a walk or aerobics class, but it is more important after exercise, when your body needs the carbohydrates to replace the ones you burned...
... The stimulation of tissue growth may be a trophic effect, as nutrification of wounds is known to hasten the healing process: the level of the wide range of micronutrients that occur in honey also varies...
... Until research is carried out to ascertain the components of honey responsible for all of its therapeutic effects it will not be possible to fully standardise honey to obtain optimal effectiveness in wound management...
... Several brands of honey with standardised levels of antibacterial activity are commercially available in Australia and New Zealand, but even where these are not available it is possible to assay the level of antibacterial activity of locally available honey by a simple procedure in a microbiology laboratory...
... Or blend 2-tablespoons of honey with 2-teaspoons of milk...
... Smooth this moisturizing mask over your face and throat and leave it on for ten minutes...
... The antibacterial activity of honey is due primarily to hydrogen peroxide generated by the action of an enzyme that the bees add to the nectar, but there are some floral sources that provide additional antibacterial components...
... The body tissues and serum contain an enzyme, catalase, that breaks down hydrogen peroxide - how much of the honey antibacterial activity is lost through this is not known...
... Until comparative clinical trials are carried out to determine which type of antibacterial activity is the more effective, it may be best to use manuka honey, as this contains hydrogen peroxide activity as well as the component that comes from the nectar...
... Every type of honey, whether its blueberry, clover, or eucalyptus, comes from a different flower and thus has a different taste...
... Just remember that darker honeys tend to be stronger...
... Because the enzyme in honey that produces hydrogen peroxide is destroyed by heating and exposure to light, unpasteurised honey should be used, and it should be stored in a cool place and protected from light...
... If it is necessary to warm honey to liquefy it, it should be heated to no more than 37 C...
... Store your honey bear or jar in your pantry or on your kitchen counter at room temperature and away from sunlight...
... Colder temperatures, like in your refrigerator, make honey crystallize...
... If it is considered necessary to sterlise honey, this can be done by gamma-irradiation without loss of antibacterial activity...
... Gamma-irradiated manuka honey is available commercially...
... (In none of the clinical reports of use of honey on wounds was the honey used sterilised...
... No case of infection resulting from the use of honey has been reported...
... ) Honey is healthy and safe for most children and adults, but babies less than 12 months old do not have resistance to certain bacteria in it...
... To be safe, save the honey until children can ask for it by name...
... [read more] Manuka honey can have a uniquely high level of an antibacterial component from nectar that is not broken down by catalase...
... Like all honeys, manuka honeys vary very much in their potency...
... A 'UMF' rating ('Unique Manuka Factor', equivalent to the % phenol with the same activity against Staphylococcus aureus) is being used by producers of manuka honey to show the potency of this antibacterial component, as more than half of the manuka honey on sale does not have any significant amount of this component present...
... Chewing the tops of comb honey stimulates the immune system due to minute amounts of pollen...
... Some practical considerations are: Ensure that there is an even coverage of the wound surface with honey...
... Honey can be made fluid by stirring or warming...
... Cavities may be filled by pouring in fluidised honey, or more conveniently by using honey packed in squeeze-tubes...
... (Gamma-irradiated manuka honey in tubes is available commercially...
... For cases of bite or stinging of poisonous insects, a paste made of one part unsoaked limestone, four parts honey & four parts olive oil applied on the affected part will give immediate relief...
... Spread honey on the dressing pad rather than on the ulcer - it is much easier to do and causes less discomfort for the patient...
... The amount of honey needed depends on the amount of fluid exuding from the wound - the benefits of honey on wound tissues will be reduced if honey becomes diluted a lot: typically, 20 ml of honey is used on a 10 cm X 10 cm dressing...
... Cover with absorbent secondary dressings to prevent honey oozing out from the dressing...
... Change the dressings more frequently if the honey is being diluted a lot - otherwise change every day or two...
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- 10 Naturally Sweet Cures To Try...
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... 10 Naturally Sweet Cures To Try...
... Honeymark is changing the way in which the medical community views honey...
... Recent studies have shown that honey can be more effective in treating certain medical conditions than even antibiotics...
... An interesting article from James Calvin about Honey...
... Didn't know that honey can be so useful...
... I have read through some discussion previously about the benefits of honey...
... Personally when my siblings and myself have sore throat, our mother would make us a drink, which is a mixture of honey and lime...
... Not only does it taste good, it also helps to relief the sore throat...
... Ancient Egyptians treated injuries with honey, and World War II doctors dressed wounds with it...
... Now honey is back on the medical scene, thanks to a company called Honeymark International...
... Honey, especially mixed with cinnamon, can cure a multitude of ailments...
... Honey is produced in all parts of the world...
... Scientists of today believe honey can be used without any side affects for a number of diseases...
... Honey is sweet but if taken in the right dosage as a medicine it won't harm diabetic patients...
... It's important to remember that these ten natural sweet cures haven't been independently verified...
... These are homeopathic cures, many passed down from generation to generation...
... I found many uses of honey mixed with cinnamon to cure ailments from heart disease, acne, hair loss, and gas...
... I will focus on the top ten cures to try...
... "The view about honey is changing dramatically," says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International...
... "At one point in the near future, people will be viewing honey as being more than just something we put in our tea...
... What most people don't know is that honey can be extremely effective in dressing wounds and relieving certain skin conditions...
... " Arthritis is one disease that can be cured with honey...
... One part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and a teaspoon of cinnamon will make a paste that will noticeably reduce pain in a matter of a couple of minutes...
... Patients suffering from arthritis can take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon once in the morning and again in the evening...
... It's been said that taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured...
... Copenhagen University tested their theory by giving patients a mixture of one tablespoon of hone and one half teaspoon of cinnamon before breakfast...
... Honeymark uses a particular type of honey known as "Manuka Honey" that is found primarily in the New Zealand region...
... This type of honey is used because it seems to possess more healing properties than other types of honey...
... Extensive research on the healing power of Manuka Honey has been done by the University of Waikato in New Zealand...
... Cholesterol is said to be treatable with honey...
... Mix two tablespoons of honey and three tablespoons of cinnamon in 16 ounces of tea...
... As with arthritis, it is said that pure honey taken with food daily will reduce cholesterol levels...
... Along the same lines, using cinnamon and honey on bread and eaten at breakfast revitalized the arteries and veins leading to the heart and helpful towards preventing heart attacks...
... It will be up to Honeymark to make sure the idea sticks...
... A mixture of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon made into a paste can help baldness and hair loss...
... In India and Japan honey and cinnamon is said to help relieve gas, stomachaches and clears stomach ulcers at the root...
... If honey and cinnamon are taken before eating it helps digest even the heaviest of meals...
... Honey is one of the oldest medicines we have, with proof of its healing power dating back more than 5000 years...
... Even Hippocrates found that honey "cleans sores and ulcers of the lips, heals carbuncles and running sores...
... British researchers have proven that applying raw honey to fresh wounds prevents infection as well as any medication and often eliminates the need for antibiotics...
... Other researchers have found that honey can alleviate asthma, calm nerves and induce sleep, ease pain and relieve diarrhea...
... Colds can be treated with honey...
... One tablespoon honey with ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon taken daily is said to cure most chronic coughs and clear the sinuses...
... You can also make up a mixture of honey, whiskey and lemon juice...
... Pimples, the curse for both young and old can be removed within two weeks if this remedy is applied...
... Make a paste of three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon...
... Twice daily, once at night, and one in the morning ½ hour before breakfast drink a cup of boiled hot water with honey and cinnamon...
... Raw honey can be a valuable part of your "First Aid Kit...
... " Here's a few suggestions: • Bee Stings: Dab on a bit of honey immediately...
... Studies have shown that chronic fatigue can be helped by honey...
... One half tablespoon of honey in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon in the morning and in the afternoon will increase your vitality within a week...
... Infertility is a problem that ancient people in the Far East treated with honey...
... honey, 1 tsp...
... Two tablespoons of honey taken before bed is said to also correct impotency...
... A touch of cinnamon in one half teaspoon of honey and applied to the gums throughout the day will help a woman conceive...
... • Burns: Immediately spread a thin layer of raw honey over the burn...
... One teaspoon of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water is supposed to keep breath fresh all day...
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- Active Manuka Honey Research. (Article 4).
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... Active Manuka Honey Research...
... Therapeutic uses of Honey in Ayurveda...
... The FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission defines honey as ‘the natural sweet substance produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers or from secretions coming from living organisms feeding on plants, that bees gather, transform and combine with specific ingredients, store and leave to ripen in the combs of the hive...
... ’ Article 4: Selection Of Honey For Use On Wounds...
... Honey is one of the oldest known medicines that has continued to be used up to present times in folk-medicine...
... The numerous reports of the effectiveness of honey in wound management, including reports of several randomised controlled trials, have recently been reviewed, rapid clearance of infection from the treated wounds being a commonly recorded observation...
... In Ayurveda honey is called as "Madhu"...
... ” In almost all of these reports honey is referred to generically, there being no indication given of any awareness of the variability that generally is found in natural products...
... Yet the ancient physicians were aware of differences in the therapeutic value of the honeys available to them: Aristotle (384-322 BC), discussing differences in honeys, referred to pale honey being "good as a salve for sore eyes and wounds"...
... 50 AD) stated that a pale yellow honey from Attica was the best, being "good for all rotten and hollow ulcers"...
... Various ingredients of honey have helped it to become not only a sweet liquid but also a natural product with high nutritional and medicinal value...
... The medicinal quality, taste, texture, color, aroma of honey differs according to the geographical area and the species of plants from which it has been collected...
... Any honey can be expected to suppress infection in wounds because of its high sugar content, but dressings of sugar on a wound have to be changed more frequently than honey dressings do to maintain an osmolarity that is inhibitory to bacteria, as honey has additional antibacterial components...
... Since microbiological studies have shown more than one hundred-fold differences in the potency of the antibacterial activity of various honey, best results would be expected if a honey with a high level of antibacterial activity were used in the management of infected wounds...
... Eight types of honey are described in Ayurveda depending on the type of bee which collects it...
... Other therapeutic properties of honey besides its antibacterial activity are also likely to vary...
... Pouttika: This honey is collected by very large bees from the nectar of poisonous flowers...
... The components responsible for these effects have not been identified, but the anti-inflammatory action may be due to antioxidants, the level of which varies in honey...
... The stimulation of tissue growth may be a trophic effect, as nutrification of wounds is known to hasten the healing process: the level of the wide range of micronutrients that occur in honey also varies...
... Bhramara: This honey is collected by large bees and Sticky in nature...
... Until research is carried out to ascertain the components of honey responsible for all of its therapeutic effects it will not be possible to fully standardise honey to obtain optimal effectiveness in wound management...
... Kshoudra: (Honey collected by medium sized honey bees ) light and cold in nature...
... Several brands of honey with standardised levels of antibacterial activity are commercially available in Australia and New Zealand, but even where these are not available it is possible to assay the level of antibacterial activity of locally available honey by a simple procedure in a microbiology laboratory...
... Makshika: (Honey collected by small honey bees) very light and dry natured...
... The antibacterial activity of honey is due primarily to hydrogen peroxide generated by the action of an enzyme that the bees add to the nectar, but there are some floral sources that provide additional antibacterial components...
... The body tissues and serum contain an enzyme, catalase, that breaks down hydrogen peroxide - how much of the honey antibacterial activity is lost through this is not known...
... Until comparative clinical trials are carried out to determine which type of antibacterial activity is the more effective, it may be best to use manuka honey, as this contains hydrogen peroxide activity as well as the component that comes from the nectar...
... Because the enzyme in honey that produces hydrogen peroxide is destroyed by heating and exposure to light, unpasteurised honey should be used, and it should be stored in a cool place and protected from light...
... • As it contains sugars which are quickly absorbed by our digestive system and converted into energy, this can be used as instant energizer...
... • Honey acts as a sedative and is very useful in bed wetting disorders...
... • Honey is very good anti-oxidant which restores the damaged skin and gives soft, young looks...
... • Honey has antibacterial properties due to its acidic nature and enzymically produced hydrogen peroxide...
... • Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases...
... If it is necessary to warm honey to liquefy it, it should be heated to no more than 37°C...
... If it is considered necessary to sterlise honey, this can be done by gamma-irradiation without loss of antibacterial activity...
... Gamma-irradiated manuka honey is available commercially...
... (In none of the clinical reports of use of honey on wounds was the honey used sterilised...
... No case of infection resulting from the use of honey has been reported...
... ) Manuka honey can have a uniquely high level of an antibacterial component from nectar that is not broken down by catalase...
... • Honey is very good for eyes and eye sight...
... • Honey which is newly collected from bee hive increases body weight and is a mild laxative...
... • Honey which is stored and is old helps in metabolism of fat and scrapes Kapha...
... [read more] Like all honeys, manuka honeys vary very much in their potency...
... A 'UMF' rating ('Unique Manuka Factor', equivalent to the % phenol with the same activity against Staphylococcus aureus) is being used by producers of manuka honey to show the potency of this antibacterial component, as more than half of the manuka honey on sale does not have any significant amount of this component present...
... Some practical considerations are: Ensure that there is an even coverage of the wound surface with honey...
... Honey can be made fluid by stirring or warming...
... Cavities may be filled by pouring in fluidised honey, or more conveniently by using honey packed in squeeze-tubes...
... (Gamma-irradiated manuka honey in tubes is available commercially...
... ) Spread honey on the dressing pad rather than on the ulcer - it is much easier to do and causes less discomfort for the patient...
... The amount of honey needed depends on the amount of fluid exuding from the wound - the benefits of honey on wound tissues will be reduced if honey becomes diluted a lot: typically, 20 ml of honey is used on a 10 cm X 10 cm dressing...
... Cover with absorbent secondary dressings to prevent honey oozing out from the dressing...
... Change the dressings more frequently if the honey is being diluted a lot - otherwise change every day or two...
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- Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 7).
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 7)...
... For thousands of years, honey has been a symbol of prosperity...
... In ancient times it was so valuable merchants and landowners accepted it as a form of money...
... Even the Bible refers to the Holy Land as the “Land of milk and honey”...
... Honey even pours on antioxidants that defeat cancer-causing free radicals...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers: A Brief Review of Clinical Reports and Experimental Studies...
... Advantages of using Honey as a Wound Dressing...
... Honey provides a moist healing environment yet prevents bacterial growth even when wounds are heavily infected...
... In recent years honey has taken a back seat to man-made antibiotics and to processed sweeteners...
... But modern science shows honey kills bacteria that even the most powerful antibiotics cannot handle...
... The next time you get a scald or scrape, reach for your honey pot - just a dab will perform several healing tasks at once...
... The acidity of honey (typically below pH 4) may also assist in the antibacterial action of macrophages, as an acid pH inside the vacuole is involved in killing ingested bacteria...
... Honey forms a protective barrier over your wound while cleaning it of debris...
... The high glucose levels that the honey provides would be used by the infecting bacteria in preference to amino acids from the serum and dead cells, and thus would give rise to lactic acid instead of ammonia and the amines and sulphur compounds that are the cause of malodour in wounds...
... In fact, hospitals around the world are using honey as a healing salve in hundreds of cases and on all kinds of wounds – abrasions, burns, amputations, diabetic ulcers, bed sores, surgical wounds and others...
... Honey gives a fast rate of tissue regeneration and suppression of inflammation, oedema, exudation and malodour in wounds, as evidenced in clinical observations and the results of animal studies and clinical trials...
... Honey is recommended by experts for minor wounds and for emergency first aid...
... Stir or warm the honey very slightly, then for a 4-inch square wound, spread bout an ounce on a bandage...
... But honey has a direct trophic and anti-inflammatory effect on wound tissues, as evidenced by the results of animal studies in which there was no bacterial infection involved, particularly in those where the honey was administered systemically...
... Honey can be expected to have a direct nutrient effect on regenerating tissue because it contains a wide range of amino acids, vitamins and trace elements in addition to large quantities of readily assimilable sugars...
... While all honeys are antibacterial to some extent, some are more potent healers than others...
... In particular, honeys made from specific flowers in New Zealand have amazing antibacterial qualities...
... You may be able to find this manuka honey at a health store, but it is more likely you will have to order it directly from the beekeepers in New Zealand or one of their distributors near you...
... (The vitamin C content of honey, which is typically more than three times higher than that in serum, and may be many times higher, could be of particular importance as because of the essential role of this vitamin in collagen synthesis...
... ) In addition, the high osmolarity of honey causes an outflow of lymph which serves to provide nutrition for regenerating tissue which otherwise can only grow around points of angiogenesis (seen as granulation): healing is delayed if the circulation to an area is poor, or if a patient is poorly nourished...
... Also it has been suggested that the decreased turgor resulting from the application of honey may increase oxygenation of tissues...
... Just remember if your honey has been heat-processed, important antibacterial enzymes are destroyed...
... In addition, look in specialty health food stores for brands of honey with an antibacterial – or UMF – rating of at least ten...
... It also ensures that the dressing will not stick to the wound, as what ends up as the material in contact with the wound tissue is a fluid solution of honey, which can be easily lifted off and any residue rinsed away...
... Like that famous pink, over-the-counter remedy, honey spreads soothing relief throughout your belly...
... Next time you are laid low by a stomach bug, mix three teaspoons of honey into every 10 ounces of clear, non-caffeinated beverage your drink...
... The cleansing effect of the osmotic flow and the chemical or enzymic debriding effect of honey makes surgical debridement unnecessary, thus saving the patient pain or the risks associated with anaesthesia...
... Researchers say eat the honey one hour before meals, with no fluids, and again at bedtime...
... This keeps the honey in your stomach longer...
... Making honey your everyday sweetener may also shield your stomach from other irritants that can cause ulcers- like non-steroidal anti-flammatory drugs (NSAID’s) and alcohol...
... There is also an economical advantage to using honey as a wound dressing...
... 5 F for treatment with honey...
... $70 for treatment with antibiotics compared with $2 for treatment with honey...
... $40 for treatment with Duoderm compared with $8 for treatment with honey...
... In addition there are the savings in the costs of surgery where debridement and skin grafting become unnecessary when honey is used...
... To stop this allergic reaction without drugs and uncomfortable side effects, try honey...
... Not just any kind of honey will suffice: Only honey from local flowers full of local pollen will suffice...
... Eat the pollen-laced honey, it is believed, and you tell your immune system this pollen is not bad for you...
... [read more] Honey is also an ideal first-aid dressing material, especially for patients in remote locations when there could be time for infection to have set in before medical treatment is obtained: it is readily available and simple to use...
... As well as providing an immediate anti-inflammatory treatment the honey would provide an antibacterial action and a barrier to further infection of the wound...
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 9)...
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- Honey Rivals Antibiotics. Honey's healing power.
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... Honey Rivals Antibiotics...
... How does honey heal...
... Honey has bactericidal, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antibiotic, antifungal and antibacterial...
... Honey also forms a moist environment, which speeds healing of wounds and minimizes scarring...
... What are some uses for honey...
... A study by Robert Bloomfield, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reports, "Applied every 2 to 3 days under a dry dressing, honey promotes healing of ulcers and burns better than any other local application...
... Honey also contains a germ-killing substance called inhibine, which helps prevent infections...
... Spread the honey directly on the wound and cover with a sterile bandage...
... When applying honey over the affected area...
... While honey is good for health,it is not to be replaced in place of the medicine prescribed by thedoctor...
... At best it could be used along with the prescribed medicine...
... The factor in manuka honey has not been isolated yet...
... May be those factors could be refined someday and used as a medicine...
... Honey is extremely nourishing for the skin when used as face pack and helps in rejuvenating the skin leading to the elimination of fine wrinkles...
... Honey has considerable Laxative effect on the human digestion system which in turn helps in reducing skin problem ie (pimples) and other problems associated with constipation, which become revealed on the skin...
... Honey contains many minerals and vitamins beneficial to man...
... Honey has been shown to be superior to certain conventional antibiotics in treating some infections...
... This bactericide (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named "the inhibition effect"...
... Experiments conducted on honey show that its bactericide properties increase twofold when diluted with water...
... It is very interesting to note that newly born bees in the colony are nourished with diluted honey by the bees responsible for their supervision - as if they know this feature of the honey...
... Honey is of value in treating burns, infected surgical wounds and ulcers...
... Honey is very viscous, enabling it to absorb water from surrounding inflamed tissue...
... For example, a study in West Africa showed that skin grafting, surgical debridement and even amputation were avoided when local application of honey to wound promoted healing, whereas conventional treatment failed...
... For such wounds or Grazes, cover the wound with honey and a bandage...
... At a concentration of 40%, honey has a bactericidal effect on various gut bacteria known to cause diarrhoea and dysentery Allergies...
... Raw honey is an excellent treatment for 90% of all allergies...
... Although Honey is sweet, it helps to maintain and protect teeth...
... A study shows that honey has been proven to sharply reduce acid production, thus killing the bacteria responsible for dental caries, and blocking the growth of oral bacteria...
... Take 1 teaspoon of honey, juice of ½ a lemon with a hot glass of water first thing in the morning...
... Honey is remedial in cases of persistent coughs and sore throat...
... The strong antibiotic properties it contains coats the throat and reduces throat irritation...
... liquid honey, 2 oz...
... For Blocked noses, Place a dessert spoon of honey in a basin of hot water and inhale fumes after covering your head with a towel over the basin...
... For Sore throats, Let 1 teaspoon of honey melt in the back of the mouth and trickle down the throat...
... Uneasiness felt in the mouth & throat due to infection can be relieved immediately with honey, so there is extensive scope for honey in cough mixtures & expectorants...
... Honey used for children helps inflammatory throat conditions as it both purifies blood...
... Because sugar molecules in honey can convert into other sugars (e...
... fructose to glucose), honey is easily digested by the most sensitive stomachs, despite its high acid content...
... Hence honey is beneficial for maintaining a healthy digestive system as well as combating illnesses such as constipation...
... For poor digestion, Mix 1:1 honey with apple cider vinegar and dilute to taste with water...
... For patients suffering with various maladies of stomach who consume 10 grams of honey on an empty stomach in the morning & not eat anything thereafter for about 1 hour, will start feeling relief from the disorders within a few days...
... Honey has a low calorie content...
... Honey, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body...
... When accompanied by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes...
... Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation...
... British researchers have discovered that honey slows the oxidation of 'bad' IDL cholesterol, which is responsible for causing arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries...
... So Honey can fight against Colesterol...
... And the darker the honey, the better...
... Pure honey taken with food daily (instead of white sugar) relieves complains of cholesterol...
... Honey improves appetite in children suffering from conditions of Appetite loss...
... Take 2 teaspoons at meals to prevent an attackFor Migraines, Take 1 dessert spoon honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water at start migraine...
... Honey helps in nervous disorders including Insomnia and acts as a tonic in recovery of any damage to the human nervous system...
... In cases of Insomnia (Sleeplessness) one teaspoon full of honey mixed in luke-warm water (or milk) & drunk before going to bed helps in getting sound sleep...
... Honey in water is a stabilizer - calms highs and raises lows...
... 1:4 honey to water...
... Honey also greatly helps in convalecense as it has properties to make the body heal faster...
... Honey helps patients suffering from Tuberculosis as it vastly helps in arresting the spread of this disease...
... Honey helps in conditions of Asthma as many conditions of Asthma respond favourably to Honey...
... Fatigue and exhaustion Honey is best used to increase the physical stamina & energy level of the human body & since honey is easily absorbed in the blood, it is the best ingredient to remove tiredness ad fatigue after hard work almost instantly...
... Dissolve 1 teaspoon honey in warm water or quarter honey balance of water in a jug and keep in the fridge...
... Honey is primarily fructose and glucose and so it is quickly absorbed by the digestive system...
... French doctors advise weak, emaciated children & older patients to take honey & cream or honey & butter instead of cod liver oil...
... Boiled mild mixed with equal quantity of water & seven percent honey is a fabulous energy packed food for children...
... 1 teaspoon of honey a day helps calcium utilization and prevents osteoporosis...
... Apart from being a salve and antibiotic, bacteria cannot live in honey...
... Honey consumed with milk increases human sperm count to an astonishing degree...
... Honey as already mentioned is the best source of the above required sugars...
... Then apply honey...
... For patients suffering from constipation as spoon of honey mildly heated with a small quantity of wheat husk added after it is cooled & administered to the patient, gives immediate relief...
... Otherwise take ½ teaspoon honey mixed with ½ - 1cup warm water 2-3 times a day Paralysis...
... The famous physician ibn Sina (Aviccina) writes that licking honey mixed with the extract of boiled rice Wij (Peench in Urdu) helps cure partial facial paralysis...
... Take mixed 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon ginger juice and 1 teaspoon cumin powder 2x a day Anaemia...
... Honey is the best blood enricher by raising corpuscle content...
... The darker the honey the more minerals it contains...
... Take 1 ripe banana with 1 tablespoon honey 1-2x a day Hay Fever...
... Chewing the tops of comb honey stimulates the immune system due to minute amounts of pollen...
... For cases of bite or stinging of poisonous insects, a paste made of one part unsoaked limestone, four parts honey & four parts olive oil applied on the affected part will give immediate relief...
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- Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 5).
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 5)...
... Honey is extremely nourishing for the skin when used as face pack and helps in rejuvenating the skin leading to the elimination of fine wrinkles...
... Honey has considerable Laxative effect on the human digestion system which in turn helps in reducing skin problem ie (pimples) and other problems associated with constipation, which become revealed on the skin...
... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers: A Brief Review of Clinical Reports and Experimental Studies...
... Twenty consecutive cases of Fournier's gangrene managed conservatively with systemic antibiotics (oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and metronidazole) in addition to daily topical application of honey were compared retrospectively with 21 similar cases of Fournier's gangrene managed by the orthodox method (wound debridement, wound excision, secondary suturing, and in some cases scrotal plastic reconstruction in addition to receiving a mixture of systemic antibiotics dictated by sensitivity results from cultures)...
... Honey contains many minerals and vitamins beneficial to man...
... Honey has been shown to be superior to certain conventional antibiotics in treating some infections...
... This bactericide (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named "the inhibition effect"...
... Experiments conducted on honey show that its bactericide properties increase twofold when diluted with water...
... It is very interesting to note that newly born bees in the colony are nourished with diluted honey by the bees responsible for their supervision - as if they know this feature of the honey...
... Even though the average duration of hospitalisation was slightly longer, topical application of honey showed distinct advantages over the orthodox method...
... Three deaths occurred in the group treated by the orthodox method, whereas no deaths occurred in the group treated with honey...
... The need for anaesthesia and expensive surgical operation was obviated with the use of honey...
... Response to treatment and alleviation of morbidity were faster in the group treated with honey...
... Although some of the bacteria isolated from honey-treated patients were not sensitive to the antibiotics used, the wounds became sterile within 1 week...
... The usefulness of honey dressings as an alternative method of managing abdominal wound disruption was assessed in a prospective trial over 2 years compared retrospectively with patients of a similar age over the preceding 2 years...
... Honey is of value in treating burns, infected surgical wounds and ulcers...
... Honey is very viscous, enabling it to absorb water from surrounding inflamed tissue...
... For example, a study in West Africa showed that skin grafting, surgical debridement and even amputation were avoided when local application of honey to wound promoted healing, whereas conventional treatment failed...
... For such wounds or Grazes, cover the wound with honey and a bandage...
... Fifteen patients whose wound disrupted after Caesarean section were treated with honey application and wound approximation by micropore tape instead of the conventional method of wound dressing with subsequent resuturing...
... ) It was noted that with honey dressings slough and necrotic were replaced by granulation and advancing epithelialisation within 2 days, and foul-smelling wounds were made odourless within 1 week...
... At a concentration of 40%, honey has a bactericidal effect on various gut bacteria known to cause diarrhoea and dysentery...
... Excellent results were achieved in all the cases treated with honey, thus avoiding the need to resuture which would have required general anae sthesia...
... Raw honey is an excellent treatment for 90% of all allergies...
... A retrospective study of 156 burn patients treated in a hospital over a period of 5 years (1988-92) found that the 13 cases treated with honey had a similar outcome to those treated with silver sulfadiazine...
... Although Honey is sweet, it helps to maintain and protect teeth...
... A study shows that honey has been proven to sharply reduce acid production, thus killing the bacteria responsible for dental caries, and blocking the growth of oral bacteria...
... Take 1 teaspoon of honey, juice of ½ a lemon with a hot glass of water first thing in the morning...
... Honey is remedial in cases of persistent coughs and sore throat...
... The strong antibiotic properties it contains coats the throat and reduces throat irritation...
... liquid honey, 2 oz...
... For Blocked noses, Place a dessert spoon of honey in a basin of hot water and inhale fumes after covering your head with a towel over the basin...
... For Sore throats, Let 1 teaspoon of honey melt in the back of the mouth and trickle down the throat...
... Uneasiness felt in the mouth & throat due to infection can be relieved immediately with honey, so there is extensive scope for honey in cough mixtures & expectorants...
... Honey used for children helps inflammatory throat conditions as it both purifies blood...
... The burns treated with honey healed earlier compared with those treated with amniotic membrane (mean 9...
... Honey was compared with silver sulfadiazine-impregnated gauze for efficacy as a dressing for superficial burn injury in a prospective randomised controlled trial that was carried out with a total of 104 patients...
... In the 52 patients treated with honey, 91% of the wounds were rendered sterile within 7 days...
... Healthy granulation tissue was observed earlier in patients treated with honey (means 7...
... Because sugar molecules in honey can convert into other sugars (e...
... fructose to glucose), honey is easily digested by the most sensitive stomachs, despite its high acid content...
... Hence honey is beneficial for maintaining a healthy digestive system as well as combating illnesses such as constipation...
... For poor digestion, Mix 1:1 honey with apple cider vinegar and dilute to taste with water...
... For patients suffering with various maladies of stomach who consume 10 grams of honey on an empty stomach in the morning & not eat anything thereafter for about 1 hour, will start feeling relief from the disorders within a few days...
... 001): of the wounds treated with honey 87% healed within 15 days compared with 10% of those treated with silver sulfadiazine...
... Better relief of pain, less exudation, less irritation of the wound, and a lower incidence of hypertrophic scar and post-burn contracture were noted with the honey treatment...
... The honey treatment also gave acceleration of epithelialisation at 6 - 9 days, a chemi cal debridement effect and removal of offensive smell...
... In another prospective randomised controlled trial comparing honey with silver sulfadiazine-impregnated gauze on comparable fresh partial thickness burns, histological examination of biopsy samples from the wound margin as well as clinical observations of wound healing were made to assess relative effects on wound healing in two groups of 25 patients...
... Honey has a low calorie content...
... Honey, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body...
... Of the wounds treated with honey, 84% showed satisfactory epithelialisation by the 7th day, 100% by the 21st day...
... Histological evidence of reparative activity was seen in 80% of wounds treated with the honey dressing by the 7th day, with minimal inflammation...
... When accompanied by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes...
... Reparative activ ity reached 100% by 21 days with the honey dressing and 84% with silver sulfadiazine...
... Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation...
... No skin grafting was required for the wounds treated with honey, but four of the wounds treated with silver sulfadiazine converted to deep and required skin grafts...
... Honey was also compared with boiled potato peel as a cover for fresh partial-thickness burns in another prospective randomised controlled trial...
... Of the 40 patients treated with honey who had had positive swab cultures at the time of admission, 90% had their wounds rendered sterile within 7 days...
... Take 2 teaspoons at meals to prevent an attackFor Migraines, Take 1 dessert spoon honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water at start migraine...
... Of the wounds treated with honey, 100% healed within 15 days compared with 50% of the wounds treated with boiled potato peel dressings...
... 4 days with honey versus 16...
... com Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 1)...
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... Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (Part 3)...
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- Active Manuka Honey Research. (Article 1).
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... Active Manuka Honey Research...
... Article 1: What's Special about Active Manuka Honey...
... For over past 19 years, honey researchers at the University of Waikato have been investigating what many local New Zealanders have accepted as common wisdom: our local manuka honey is a superior treatment for wounds and infections...
... Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the country...
... (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to be produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows uncultivated in a few parts of Australia...
... After the results of my work became known through scientific journals, many people contacted the Honey Research Unit to find out what is so special about active manuka honey...
... honey...
... However, I have compiled the pertinent facts here: Approximately 50 reports in medical journals detail the effectiveness of honey as a wound dressing and as therapy for eye infections and diarrhea...
... Honey has an antibacterial activity, due primarily to hydrogen peroxide formed in a "slow-release" manner by the enzyme glucose oxidase present in honey, which can vary widely in potency...
... Some honeys are no more antibacterial than sugar, while others can be diluted more than 100-fold and still halt the growth of bacteria...
... The difference in potency of antibacterial activity found among the different honeys is more than 100-fold...
... Active Manuka Honey has proven many pet and horse owners how fast and effective a completely natural wound dressing can help healing their animals’ second degree burns, without leaving any scarring, just beautiful new skin and fur...
... "Active manuka honey" (and its Australian equivalent) is the only honey available for sale that is tested for its antibacterial activity...
... It contains an additional antibacterial component found only in honey produced from Leptospermum plants: "unique manuka factor" (UMF)...
... Before treating the second degree burn of your animal with Active Manuka Honey, be sure that your hands and all instruments are clean...
... This enzyme will break down, to some degree, the hydrogen peroxide which is the major antibacterial factor found in other types of honey...
... If a honey without UMF were used to treat an infection, the potency of the honey's antibacterial activity would most likely be reduced because of the action of catalase...
... Now you can apply Active Manuka Honey to a sterile gauze...
... Then apply the gauze with the honey to the wound...
... Change the honey wound dressing twice a day, approximately every 12 hours...
... The enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide in honey is destroyed when honey is exposed to heat and light...
... But UMF is stable, so there is no concern about manuka honey losing its activity in storage...
... The enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide in honey becomes active only when honey is diluted...
... But UMF is active in full strength honey, which will provide a more potent antibacterial action diffusing into the depth of infected tissues...
... The enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide in honey needs oxygen to be available for the reaction, so may not work under wound dressings or in wound cavities...
... Honey with UMF is active in all situations...
... The enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide in honey becomes active only when the acidity of honey is neutralised by body fluids, but then the honey is diluted...
... If you bandage a leg try to flex the knee to make sure that the bandage is not too tight and to assure movement of the joints...
... Honey with UMF is more effective than that with hydrogen peroxide against some types of bacteria...
... For example, active manuka honey with UMF is about twice as effective as other honey against Eschericihia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, the most common causes of infected wounds...
... For example, a successful trial of active manuka honey on unresponsive skin ulcers was recently published in the New Zealand Medical Journal...
... In addition, staff at a large hospital in Brisbane, Australia, recently used active manuka honey as a wound dressing on a patient for whom honey without UMF had failed...
... None of the results being obtained clinically should be considered evidence that active manuka honey is more effective than other honey - a comparative clinical trial will be needed to establish that...
... Nevertheless, when asked, I recommend active manuka honey with a good level of antibacterial activity for management of infections...
... Medical professionals in New Zealand use active manuka honey with a rating of 10 UMF or higher...
... In addition, honey with a lower level of activity will not allow as much of the antibacterial elements to diffuse into infected tissue, which could mean that effective control of infection may not be achieved in deeper tissue...
... [read more] To rate the potency of antibacterial activity of honey, I devised the testing method and the UMF number...
... The UMF numbers come from a standard laboratory test of antibacterial activity, with honey being compared with a standard antiseptic (phenol) for potency...
... For example, a honey with a UMF rating of 4 would be equivalent to the antiseptic potency of 4% solution of phenol, a carbolic disinfectant...
... a honey with a rating of 10 would have a potency equivalent to a 10% solution of phenol...
... To alleviate any concern over the possible risk of introducing infection by the use of an unprocessed natural product on wounds, honey can be sterilised by gamma irradiation without loss of any of its antibacterial activity...
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- General information about Apitherapy.(Part 1).
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... For thousands of years honey was the only source of concentrated sugar...
... Much of the myth many of the traditional medicinal uses have continued until today...
... This can include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom...
... The files of the American Apitherapy Society indicate that anecdotal evidence shows apitherapy to be effective in the following conditions: Few of these medicinal benefits have seen scientific confirmation and they are not always exclusive to honey...
... It was not by accident that sugar, when first introduced to Europe, was considered a medicine for many diseases and was used with caution...
... The major properties and effects commonly attributed to honey are briefly described below, but there are hundreds of different local uses in various countries, according to the specific cultures and traditions, and it is impossible to mention all of them...
... The Koran also mentions several uses for honey and other bee products...
... Many flying insects have a venomous sting, but because the honeybee has been domesticated and is easy to raise, it is the one used most for treatment...
... 1974) Honey is said to facilitate better physical performance and resistance to fatigue, particularly for repeated effort...
... It is therefore used by both the healthy and the sick for any kind of weakness, particularly in the case of digestive or assimilative problems...
... Improved growth of non-breast fed newborn infants, improved calcium fixation in bones and curing anaemia and anorexia may all be attributed to some nutritional benefit or stimulation from eating honey...
... Mast cell degranulating peptide: leads to the release of histamine which creates the signs of inflammation (swelling, itching, redness, warmth) is the most powerful seizure-inducing agent known to man when injected into the brain (not cross blood brain barrier) increases short-term memory in rats (maze test) Honey is said to improve food assimilation and to be useful for chronic and infective intestinal problems such as constipation, duodenal ulcers and liver disturbances...
... Apamin: blocks Ca2+ dependent K + channels enhances long-term synaptic transmission shortens duration of a nerve's action potential In temperate climates and places with considerable temperature fluctuations, honey is a well known remedy for colds and mouth, throat or bronchial irritations and infections...
... Honey is used in moisturizing and nourishing cosmetic creams, but also in pharmaceutical preparations applied directly on open wounds, sores, bed sores, ulcers, varicose ulcers and burns...
... It helps against infections, promotes tissue regeneration, and reduces scarring also in its pure, unprocessed form...
... If applied immediately, honey reduces blistering of burns and speeds regeneration of new tissue...
... Many case histories are reported in the literature for human as well as veterinary medicine (sores, open wounds and teat lesions in cows)...
... A cream, applied three times per day and prepared from equal parts of honey, rye flour and olive oil, has been successfully used on many sores and open wounds -even gangrenous wounds in horses...
... Lucke successfully tested a honey and cod liver oil mixture suspended in a simple non-reactive cream base on open wounds in humans, but he gave no details on proportions...
... In the drug category, limited information is available on the uses of bee venom in a tablet, capsule or drop forms...
... Clinical cases or traditional claims that honey reduces and cures eye cataracts, cures conjunctivitis and various afflictions of the cornea if applied directly into the eye, are known from Europe (Mikhailov, 1950), Asia, and Central America...
... This is said to be more true for Meliponid and Trigonid honeys from South and Central America and India...
... There are also case histories of ceratitis rosacea and corneal ulcers, healed with pure honey or a 3 % sulphidine ointment in which Vaseline was replaced by honey...
... Later this statement was modified based on the results and uses of the only bee venom solution on the market...
... Frequently, specific benefits of unifloral honeys are reported, based on the traditional assumption that honey made from the nectar of a medicinal plant has the same or similar beneficial activity as the one recognized for the whole plant or some parts of it...
... Empirically effective therapies such as Bach flower therapy and aroma-therapy suggest that there can be much more to the medicinal value of honey than chemical analysis and quantification reveals...
... These may be found in the books printed in 1994 on the uses of bee venom...
... Frequently, claims are voiced that honey is good for diabetics...
... However, it is better than products made with cane sugar, as a study by Katsilambros et al...
... In healthy individuals, the consumption of honey produced lower blood sugar readings than the consumption of the same quantity of sucrose...
... Another method uses a bee venom tablet containing a controlled amount of venom which is dissolved in a specific amount of distilled water thus ensuring its safe and proper concentration...
... Traditional, but well-studied medicinal systems as the ayurvedic medicine of India, use honey predominantly as a vehicle for faster absorption of various drugs such as herbal extracts...
... Secondarily, it is also thought to support the treatment of several more specific ailments, particularly those related to respiratory irritations and infections, mouth sores and eye cataracts...
... Bee venom solution can be used by acupuncturists as well...
... One of the methods uses an acupuncture needle that is dipped into the venom solution and administered into acupuncture points...
... Honey is said to normalize kidney function, reduce fevers and help insomnia...
... Heart, circulation and liver ailments and convalescent patients in general improved after injection with solutions of 20 and 40% honey in water...
... Put a teaspoon or two of honey in the bottom of the jar...
... Place a single layer of tissue paper over the honey...
... If there are no difficulties, get ready to have the bees help you heal yourself: Ice can be used on the sting location both before and after, if needed...
... If you don't get the entire stinger out, your body will take care of it...
... Remember to feed the Bees: Just give them a drop or two of honey every couple of days...
... Use raw honey in place of sugar (its hard for the body to digest)...
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- Active Manuka Honey Research. (Article 2).
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... Active Manuka Honey Research...
... A household remedy millennia old is being reinstated: honey helps the treatment of some wounds better than the most modern antibiotics...
... In conjunction with colleagues from Dьsseldorf, Homburg and Berlin they now want to test the experience gained in a large-scale study, as objective data on the curative properties of honey are thin on the ground...
... Article 2: Establishing Honey as a Recognised Medicine...
... Honey is becoming accepted as a reputable and effective therapeutic agent by practitioners of conventional medicine, and by the general public...
... Further establishing this recognition of honey as a medicine involves a combination of literature research and laboratory research to obtain evidence and explanations of the therapeutic effectiveness of honey, and educating medical practitioners and the general public about the results of this research...
... The fact that honey can help wounds to heal is something that was known to the Ancient Egyptians several thousand years ago...
... And in the last two world wars poultices with honey were used to assist the healing process in soldiers' wounds...
... 'As a result, the medical use of honey is becoming attractive again for the treatment of wounds...
... There are many reports in the medical literature of honey being very effective as a dressing for wounds, burns and skin ulcers: inflammation, swelling and pain are quickly reduced, malodour is reduced, shedding of dead tissue is induced so surgical removal is unnecessary, healing occurs rapidly with minimal scarring and with no need for skin grafting, and infection is rapidly cleared...
... As far as the treatment of wounds is concerned, his young patients form part of a high-risk group: the medication used to treat cancer known as cytostatics not only slows down the reproduction of malignant cells, but also impairs the healing process of wounds...
... Although a moist environment also favours the growth of infecting bacteria, the antimicrobial properties of honey prevent infection...
... But unlike other antiseptics, honey is not harmful to tissues, and actually speeds up the growth of new tissue to heal the wound...
... Most practitioners have not been aware that there is a marked variation in the potency of the antimicrobial activity of honey, due mainly to differences in the amount of hydrogen peroxide generated, but sometimes to additional antimicrobial components from specific plant sources...
... Yet honey helps here too by reducing the smell...
... Honey from manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) has an exceptionally high level of plant-derived antibacterial activity...
... All of the common wound-infecting species of bacteria have been tested and found to be sensitive to both types of antibacterial activity in honey...
... Recent tests carried out in collaboration with the Central Public Health Laboratory in London, UK, on many strains of multi-antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA strains MRSA, VRE and Acinetobacter baumarii have shown that these bacteria have no resistance to honey...
... ) In the meantime two dozen hospitals in Germany are using honey in their treatment of wounds...
... All of the testing of sensitivity of wound-infecting species of bacteria that we have carried out has been done with honeys selected to have mid-range levels of antibacterial activity...
... Although this may suggest that therefore other less potent honeys would be suitable for use on wounds, it should be taken into account that honey gets diluted by serum exuding from wounds, and that the depth of penetration of an effective level of antibacterial activity depends on the strength of the activity on the surface...
... The hydrogen peroxide generated in honey is responsible for some of the other therapeutic effects seen in wound treatment as well as for the antibacterial activity...
... It is also known today why honey has an antiseptic effect: when producing honey, bees add an enzyme called glucose-oxidase...
... This enzyme ensures that small amounts of hydrogen peroxide, an effective antiseptic, are constantly being formed from the sugar in the honey...
... As a rule much larger quantities of hydrogen peroxide would have to be used, as hydrogen peroxide loses its potency over time...
... Although hydrogen peroxide is generally an inflammatory substance, the enzymic generation in honey gives only low levels...
... Also, antioxidants in honey prevent the formation of free radicals which are responsible for this inflammatory effect...
... The antioxidants in honey are also the likely explanation of the anti-inflammatory action of honey...
... The acidity of honey and its content of sugars and other nutrie
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