Abstract
30Apr 2016 STUDY OF AN EFFECT OF HONEY DRESSING IN TRAUMATIC WOUNDS OF ORTHOPEDICS. Munir Upadhyay , Mikir soni and Jainish Patel. Dept. of Orthopaedics, Dhiraj Hospital, Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Highlights
Background:- Honey Is The Oldest Known Wound Dressing
Study was conducted on 20 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria of wound healing by honey dressing for this study
Honey Is A Biologic Wound Dressing With Multiple Bioactivities
Summary
Background:- Honey Is The Oldest Known Wound Dressing. Its Uses Date Back To Ancient Greece, Egypt, And Parts Of India. Study was conducted on 20 patients who fulfilled inclusion criteria of wound healing by honey dressing for this study. Results:- Honey has anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties It can be used as a wound dressing to promote rapid and improved healing. These effects are due to honey’s anti-bacterial action, secondary to its high acidity, osmotic effect, anti-oxidant content and hydrogen peroxide content. The use of honey leads to improve wound healing in acute cases, pain relief and decreased inflammatory response & out of 20 patient 12 patients have good effect Of honey dressing & healing was improved. Selection Criteria:Randomised Trials That Evaluated Honey As A Treatment For Any Sort Of Acute Or Chronic post traumatic and infected wound were Sought. Studies must have tested honey in comparison to standard therapy with the primary outcome of measuring healing time
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