The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pure natural honey on radiation-induced mucositis. Fifty-five patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer requiring radiation to the oropharyngeal mucosal area were divided into two groups (study arm-28 and control arm-27) to receive either chemoradiation or chemoradiation plus topical application of honey. Patients were treated using a telec...

In the past decades, honey has been subjected to various laboratory and clinical investigations. The antimicrobial properties of honey have been attributed to both the hydrogen peroxide as well as non-peroxide components. In the present study, three honey samples were collected and four bacterial strains were isolated from ear discharge samples. For the isolation of bacterial strains, the sampl...

Honey has been used as a wound treatment for more than 2,000 years. Greater scientific understanding of how it works, particularly as an antibacterial agent, has led practitioners to reconsider the therapeutic value of honey. Once honey is commercially available as a regulated product in the UK, practitioners will have access to an effective, alternative wound treatment. Specific, sterilised ho...

honey is the oldest natural food produced by honeybee and comprises wide variety of valuable ingredients including carbohydrate, proteins, minerals, vitamins, organic acids, polyphenols and flavonoids that contribute to well-known therapeutic properties. this review provide available scientific information on different ways of honey adulteration and chemical contamination with the certain focus...

accelerating wound healing is now considered as a principle clinical treatment and increasing the quality and speed of healing which has always been emphasized by the scientists. propolis and honey are natural bee products with wide range of biological and medicinal properties. this study was aimed to determine the synergistic effect of honey and propolis in wound healing of rat skin. a total o...

Atherogenic dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with DM and characterized with high level of lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)) and low level of adiponectin. Adiponectin serves as a regulator in glucose and lipid metabolism therefore is essential for maintaining response to insulin. Lp (a) is a cholesterol rich compound, so agents with hypoglycemic properties are su...

Honey is a popular natural product that is used in the treatment of burns and a broad spectrum of injuries, in particular chronic wounds. The antibacterial potential of honey has been considered the exclusive criterion for its wound healing properties. The antibacterial activity of honey has recently been fully characterized in medical-grade honeys. Recently, the multifunctional immunomodulator...

in this study, 180 apiaries have been studied related to an apiary located in the village called era in mazandaran due to the loss and production decline. this village is located in telmadarre countryside of sari-based chahardange district that is considered as an appropriate location for breeding honey bee because of favorable climatic conditions, diverse vegetation and natural springs. by the...