The Use of Honey in First Degree Burns Treatment

Abstract: Recently honey therapy (HT) has been tried for the treatment of burn wounds in a few clinical trials and their results are promising. The medicinal properties of honey have been known since ages and recent studies have also shown that honey helps in acceleration of wound healing than conventional therapy. Objective: To investigate topical honey in superficial first degree burns though a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Methodology: systemic review study was performed through MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, studies discussing the treatment burns wounds with honey were included and the reference lists of these studies and databases were used to seek randomized controlled trials. Conclusion: In vitro and in vivo studies have highlighted a broad range of activities provided by honey in first degree burn treatment, most of studies approved that the honey has a positive outcome results in treating the first degree burns injuries. Keywords: Honey, few clinical trials and their results are promising. Title: The Use of Honey in First Degree Burns Treatment Author: Ahmed Hameed Altowairqi, Musab Mohammed Alnefaie, Ahmad Majed Aljoudi, Fahd Hamoud Alhazmi, Raad Hameed Altowairqi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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