Honey: A Therapeutic Agent for Disorders of the Skin

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Honey: A Therapeutic Agent for Disorders of the Skin

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Problems with conventional treatments for a range of dermatological disorders have led scientists to search for new compounds of therapeutic value. Efforts have included the evaluation of natural products such as honey. Manuka honey, for example, has been scientifically recognised for its anti-microbial and wound healing properties and is now used clinically as a topical treatment for wound infections. In this review, scientific evidence for the effectiveness of honey in the treatment of woun...

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2016-08-01

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Pauline McLoone / Afolabi Oluwadun / Mary Warnock / Lorna Fyfe

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Central Asian Journal of Global Health

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http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/article/view/241

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dermatology / honey / skin cancer / wound healing / Public aspects of medicine

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