Ulcers honey

Honey is not only just a natural sugar substitute, but also certain strains of honey can actually help to heal wounds and kill bacteria. Honey has been used to prevent and cure illness for centuries. The Chinese used it to neutralize toxins and relieve pain, treat stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, and constipation. It is also perfect for dabbing onto bums and wounds to help heal the tissue Not all honeys are equal in their goodness. New Zealand Manuka honey is one of the best, as it is harvested from native tea trees, a natural antibacterial agent in itself. 

MELITITES — A Stone now almost unknown, especially in laboratories. Dioscorides asserts that it resembles Galactite, and possesses the same virtues and potencies, only that it has a sweeter sap. Pliny (1. 36, c. 19) states that Melitite, when pounded, yields a sweet and honey-like juice, or sap, and that when mixed with wax, it is a medicine for excessive phlegm, spots on the body, ulceration of the jaws, and the pain of wounds. 

Egyptian Ointment. A detergent application for foul ulcers, Ac. Mix by heat and agitation, 10 parts verdigris, 1 part calcined alum, 14 parts strong vinegar, and 32 parts thick purified honey. 

Cancer Plaster. White oak-bark, 4 ounces bruise it well, and add urine sufficient to cover it. Infuse four days, boil it till it becomes as thick as molasses. Add 2 ounces honey and 2 ounces strained turpentine gum. To make this plaster caustic, add 2 drachms white vitriol Spread on soft leather or linen. It may be applied to all kinds of ulcers and white swelling. For cancers it is invaluable. 

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Honey has been used in healing remedies for at least 4,000 years. It is now known to act as an antiseptic/antibacterial agent, and is most commonly used as an anti-microbial agent used for dressing wounds, burns, and skin ulcers. 

Postumes, T., E. van den Bogaard, and M. Hazen. "Honey for Wounds, Ulcers, and Skin Graft Preservation." Lancet 341 756757, 1993, cited in Root-Bemstein, Honey, Mud, and Maggots. 

Natarajan S, Williamson D, Grey J, Harding KG, Cooper RA. Healing of an MRSA-colonized, hydroxyurea-induced leg ulcer with honey. J Dermatol Treat 2001 12 33-36. 

A 68-year-old male patient with a diabetic foot ulcer was treated with a combination of Vivamel alginate dressings and medical honey from the tube. Prior to Vivamel treatment the patient was dealing with the unhealed wound after amputation for more than... 

Figure 4.2 Treatment of diabetic foot ulcer with Vivamel alginate dressings coated with medical chestnut honey and Vivamel medical chestnut honey from the tube (male patient,...

Molan, P.C., Betts, J.A., 2008. Using honey to heal diabetic foot ulcers. Advances in Skin and Wound Care 21 (7), 313-316. 

Yapucu Giine , U., Eger, I., 2007. Effectiveness of a honey dressing for healing pressure ulcers. 

Zerm, R., 2013. Local treatment of chronic wounds in patients with peripheral vascular disease, chronic venous insufficiency and diabetes topical honey for diabetic foot ulcers. Deutsches Arzteblatt International 110 (21), 373. 

Traditional use Fruits and leaves are used to treat anemia and edema, and as a light laxative. Fresh fruits are used to decrease blood pressure, to treat heart and liver diseases and atherosclerosis. A decocotion of the young branches is drunk to treat children s diabetes and skin tuberculosis (Poludenny and Zhuravlev 2000). A decoction of the fruits is used as a diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic. The fresh juice is used to treat stomach and duodenum ulcers and gastritis with low stomach acidity mixed with honey it is used to treat respiratory diseases. Leaves are used in a tea to treat skin and bladder diseases, kidney stones, rheumatism, common colds, and also as a diuretic (Khahnatov et al. 1984). 

Traditional use Fruits are widely used as a tonic, choleretic, and as a remedy for scurvy. An infusion of the fruits with honey is used to treat upper respiratory colds and coughs. A decoction of the roots is drunk to treat diarrhea. A decoction of the leaves is taken to treat dysentery and as a diuretic (Khodzhimatov 1989). The hips from this and related species are used to prevent scurvy and avitaminosis, to treat arteriosclerosis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, and gastrointestinal diseases, particularly with reduced bile production (Altimishev 1991). Oil of rose is used externally to treat cracked and injured nipples of breast feeding women, bedsores, trophic ulcers of the shins, and dermatosis (Muravyova 1978). The fruits are used to treat lung tuberculosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever, flu, and sore throat (Zakordonets 1953). 

Propolis is a resinous mixture of substances collected by honey bees from tree buds, sap, and other botanical sources. It is marketed as a traditional medicine for the relief of a variety of conditions, including inflammation, viral diseases, ulcers, superflcial bums, and scalds however, none of these claims has been confirmed in pubhshed studies. The composition of propolis depends, among other factors, on geographical location and season a t5rpical preparation contains about 50 constituents, including resins, vegetable balsams, waxes, essential oils, and poUen. 

Other types of naturally occurring compounds have also danonstrated their antimicrobial efficacy. For example, honey can be used for managing wound infections mastic gum can be used for helicobacter pylori gastric ulcers aud cranberry juice cau be used for urinary-tract infections. Safe and effective antimicrobial wound dressings can be developed by the appropriate incorporation of these novel types of naturally occurring compounds. 

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