🧠 Israel Burn Hospital uses honey as a first and primary wound treatment and has done so for decades.Why it matters: Prospective randomized controlled clinical trials have proved that honey treatment leads to significantly more rapid healing of superficial and partial-thickness burns than that achieved with silver sulphadiazine, polyurethane film, amniotic membrane, and potato peel. [2,11-20 Source in the image below.]
However, in full-thickness burns, early tangential excision and skin grafting were found to be superior to honey dressing.
Good burn wound treatment means: In superficial and partial-thickness burns, honey treatment of burns has resulted in an effective control of infection that is much better than that achieved with current standard treatment, silver sulphadiazine, and other substances.21-23 Thermal injury is an oxidative injury. There is increased free radical activity at the site, resulting in increased lipid peroxidation, which is responsible for scarring and contractures. In burns the early application of honey mops up the free radicals and reduces such scarring and contractures.
Bottom line: Natural honey is the best treatment for superficial and partial-thickness burns. It applies to wounds too by the way! |