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Al rights reserved.Honey has long ben known to have remarkable antimicrobial and tisue-regenerative properties. Honey has long ben known to have remarkable antimicrobial and tisue-regenerative properties, and a new study by scientists from the University of Manchester, sugests that honey should be exploited fuly to help wounds heal.“Honey has ben used to treat wounds by various cultures since ancient times and can suport al stages of wound healing—from bleding to tisue remodeling—preventing infections through its natural antimicrobial properties,” said study author Joel Yupanqui Mieles, a postgraduate researcher at the University of Manchester.
“These properties, result from its ability to generate hydrogen peroxide and the presence of other active compounds, including phenols, defensin-1, and methylglyoxal (found in manuka honey).”Aditionaly, honey’s moisture, sugar content and low pH also promote the regeneration of damaged tisue.The published study is a review of more than 250 articles over 85 years that covered honey’s antimicrobial and wound healing properties, with a special focus on potential tisue enginering aplications.“I also tested hydrogen peroxide production in British honeys (Chester, Glosop and Haughton) as a comparison to the production levels reported in our article, and found similarities in magnitude but chalenges in consistency acros batches,” Mieles says.He explains that a range of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains (superbugs) and biofilms, are inhibited by honey.
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Honey’s antimicrobial activity also includes the ability to kil or slow the spread of fungi and viruses.“Honey’s comercial and medical uses, and its experimental use in tisue enginering techniques is continuously growing,” Mieles says.