Honey: A Key Tool for Topical Wound Care

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Honey: A Key Tool for Topical Wound Care

 

By Matthew Regulski, DPM, CWS, FAPWCA, Inside Cosmeceuticals, 3/15/2010

 

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Honey has been used as a wound dressing for centuries. Evidence for its

medicinal use has been found in ancient writings, including a papyrus

dating to the 17th century B.C. In modern times, it was in common use

during World War I and II, but it began to wane in popularity with the

rise of antibiotics around 1940. Only in the last decade have

microbiologists begun to understand its precise medical benefits and the

special properties of one particular variety: active Leptospermum

(manuka) honey (Leptospermum scoparium) derived from the pollen and

nectar of specific tea tree plants…