Study: Honey ‘Has a Beneficial Action in Wound Healing’

A Comparison of Wound Healing Following Treatment With Lavandula X Allardii Honey or Essential Oil
Phytotherapy Research, June 28, 2006

The increased interest in complementary therapies has led to the investigation of products traditionally believed to have a beneficial effect in wound healing. Two such products are honey and lavender essential oil. In this study a rat excisional wound model was used to investigate the action of Lavandula x allardii honey and essential oil, and a standard therapeutic honey (Medihoney).

...These data suggest that L. x allardii honey, but not essential oil, has a beneficial action in wound healing.