Wednesday, February 07, 2018

Tropical Honey Helps Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Antibacterial action of Tropical honey on various bacteria obtained from diabetic foot ulcer

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volume 30, February 2018, Pages 29-32

Highlights

• Honey is proven to have strong anti bacterial action against all bacteria obtained from diabetic foot ulcer.
• Inhibitory effect of honey was concentration dependent.
• It is bactericidal on both gram negative and gram positive bacteria.
• It has both hydrogen peroxide and a non peroxide component.

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