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Honey: Honey is a sweet, viscid fluid produced by honeybees (Apis melliflera) from the nectar of flowers. The primary studied use of honey is for wound management, particularly in promoting rapid wound healing, deodorizing, and debriding necrotic tissue. The types of wounds studied are varied; most are non-healing wounds such as chronic ulcers, postoperative wounds, and burns. Although honey has apparent antibacterial effects, more human study is needed in this area.Honey dressings have been used on leg ulcers with no apparent clinical benefit. Currently, there is insufficient human evidence to use honey for the treatment of split-thickness skin graft. Additional study is needed.Natural Standard Monograph, Copyright © 2008 (www.naturalstandard.com).
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