Honey

Introduction

Honey has been used in medicine for several thousand years and was used in ancient times to treat wounds. Honey supports the healing of cuts and burns and has antibacterial effects. Honey can also inhibit inflammation, reduce allergies and can be used in nutrition and gastrointestinal problems such as constipation. Honey has also found its way into modern orthodox medicine. However, conventional honey is not used, but sterile honey specially produced for medical purposes.

Indications for the use of honey

The most important indication for the use of honey in medicine is to support wound healing. The most common use is in the treatment of dry hands, which strictly speaking can also be a wound. Nowadays, countless creams contain honey and are particularly widespread in medical institutions.

Regularly applied, these creams also protect the hands from drying out. Another indication for honey in the future could be a chronic inflammation of the sinuses, because the responsible germs are killed by the antibacterial effect. For this reason, another indication for honey is its use in pediatrics or for tumor patients.

Here it can happen that the immune system is not fully functional. This is supported by the honey to a certain extent. However, honey should not be used in children under one year of age.

Nowadays, countless creams contain honey and are particularly widespread in medical institutions. Regularly applied, these creams also protect the hands from drying out. A further indication for honey in the future could be a chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, since the responsible germs are killed by the antibacterial effect.

For this reason, another indication for honey is its use in pediatrics or for tumor patients. Here it can happen that the immune system is not fully functional. This is supported by the honey to a certain extent. However, honey should not be used in children under one year of age.

Honey for improved wound healing

Until today it is not conclusively explained why honey has a positive effect on wound healing. However, it is clear that it helps well and reliably. Particularly with longer existing and not healing wounds the use of medical honey is meaningful and achieves good results. Also with patients with a limited functional immune system, the use of honey is useful to support the immune system or to prevent colonization with germs.