Honey as a Wound Dressing

Released on: February 3, 2008, 3:30 pm

Press Release Author: Frank Buonanotte / Honeymark

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: Scientists have discovered that honey made from a particular
floral source has powerful healing properties, having the ability to clear
infection, reduce inflammation, increase the growth of new blood capillaries and
quicken the healing process. This special honey known as \"Manuka Honey\", is now
being used as a main ingredient in wound care products.



Press Release Body: Honey is one of the oldest known medicines that has continued to
be used up to present times. Its use has recently been rediscovered by the medical
profession, especially for dressing wounds. The numerous reports of the
effectiveness of honey in wound management have recently been reviewed by
scientists. The rapid clearing of infection from wounds treated with honey has been
among the many observations, even with anti-biotic resistant strains of bacteria
such as Staph/MRSA and VRE.

However, not all honey is created equal. The medicinal value varies greatly,
primarily due to the floral source used by the honeybees during the manufacturing
process. Ancient physicians were aware of the differences in the therapeutic value
of the different types of honey. Aristotle referred to pale honey as being \"good as
a salve for sore eyes and wounds\". Dioscorides stated that a pale yellow honey from
Attica was the best, being \"good for all rotten and hollow ulcers\".

Any honey can be expected to suppress infection in wounds because of its high sugar
content. However, honey made from the nectar of the flowers grown on the Manuka bush
(Leptospermum scorparium), indigenous to New Zealand, has proven to have the highest
levels of antibacterial properties. This unique honey has become known as \"Manuka
Honey\".

Other therapeutic properties of honey besides its antibacterial activity are also
likely to vary. An anti-inflammatory action and a stimulatory effect on growth of
new blood capillaries and on the growth of granulation tissue and epithelial cells
have been observed in clinical studies. Scientists feel that the anti-inflammatory
action that exists in Manuka Honey may be due to antioxidants. The stimulation of
tissue growth may be due to the supply of the nutrients that exist in Manuka Honey,
which is known to hasten the healing process.

The antibacterial activity of honey is due primarily to hydrogen peroxide generated
by the action of an enzyme that the bees add to the nectar, but there are some
floral sources that provide additional antibacterial components. The body tissues
and serum contain an enzyme, catalase, that breaks down hydrogen peroxide. The
antibacterial components that come from the nectar are not broken down by this
enzyme. \"Scientists feel that it is best to use Manuka Honey, as this contains
hydrogen peroxide activity as well as another antibacterial component that comes
from the nectar of the flowers grown on the Manuka Bush,\" says Frank Buonanotte, CEO
of Honeymark International, a manufacturer of health care products containing Manuka
Honey as a healing agent. \"This other antibacterial component has become known as
the Unique Manuka Factor or UMF.\"

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or go
to www.HoneymarkProducts.com.


Brand: Honeymark
Wound Care Product: First Aid Antiseptic Lotion
Main Ingredient: Manuka Honey
Website: www.HoneymarkProducts.com
Contact: 1-866-427-7329



Web Site: http://www.HoneymarkProducts.com

Contact Details: Honeymark International
P.O. Box 133
Eastport, NY 11941
USA
info@honeymarkproducts.com
1-866-427-7329

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