Studies on the effects of the honey of two floral types (Ziziphus spp. and Acelia spp.) on organism associated with burn wound infections

Abstract

The honey of 2 Nigerian honey of 2 floral types (Ziziphus spp. and Acacia spp.) was studied. Standard physicological composition of honey quality, that is, ash, pH, acidity, color, refractive index, conductivity, moisture, mineral content, hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) contents and diastae number (DN) of the spp were determined. Compositional variation due to the floral types shows that Ziziphus honey has the highest ash and pH but lower acidity compared to Acacia honey statistically. Both Honey (show) indicates good quality with low level HMF and DN. Acacia honey was tested on burn wound healing potency as well as the sensitivity of wound infecting bacteria species within 6 weeks healing has take place, bacteria culture revealed that common wound pathogens such as Staphylococcus aurens, speuchomonas, methecilin resistant staphylococcus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterocecci (VRE) and Acinctobacter taunari were rendered sterile in the honey treated wound. A wide antibaterual potency with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) range of 3.7 - 7.3% was obtained which is necessary to stop the growth of these strains. Key words: Ziziphus spp. and Acelia spp., antibacterial potency, burn, wound, healing, culture of bacteria.