Capstone Project : Beneficial Effects Of Honey On Wound Management

Wound management is one of the cornerstones for nursing care however, effective wound care extends far beyond the application of the wound itself. Nurses may be required to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate wound care; therefore, order to fill these roles it’s critical to have an understanding of the several different areas of wound care such as, integumentary system, classification of wounds, wound procedures, and documentation. Knowledge in each of these areas will allow nurses to make well informed decisions about wound care, and as a result play an active part in wound healing.

NEVER give honey to a child less than 1 year old. Honey in very young children may cause infant botulism, which may be associated with SIDS

Today, the need for honey and honey products are at an all-time high. With such a

In light of how incredible our body is to be able to regenerate quickly for most, that is not what happens for others. Many diseases or large body wounds can take years to make it through one stage. Some may not ever heal. Wounds such as diabetic, venous stasis, ischemic, or pressure ulcers have a lack of blood flow making it almost impossible for them to heal naturally (Cutroneo, 2008). Large area burn victims also fall into this category. Their body is trying to compensate for fluid loss and maintain homeostasis, but wound healing ends up being very difficult to do on their own (Jacobsen, 2005). Many attempts are used to heal these including gene therapy, hydrotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and topical antibiotics to just name a few. There are many courses of therapy to heal these wounds, and some work better than others depending on the wound and person.

Honeybees are not natural to North America. They were imported from Europe in the 1600”s. Their honey is very beneficial to humans because it is used in so many aspects of our lives. It is used as a sweetener in syrup, candies, and medicines. In addition, its beeswax is used to make candles, wax, and polishes to name only a few. Furthermore, the honeybee is also essential because they pollinate our crops, our trees, and our flowers.

Brit Amos begins talks about the loss of foods stating that “Commercial beehives pollinate over a third of {North} America’s crops and that web of nourishment encompasses everything from fruits like peaches, apples, cherries, strawberries and more, to nuts like California almonds, 90 percent of which are helped along by the honeybees” (Amos). Honey bees are much more famous for producing honey. However, most people do not know that “the benefits of honey go beyond its great taste” (“Health Benefits of Honey”). For example, “The 3 key health benefits of honey are related to the fact that: 1. Honey is nature's energy booster 2. Honey is a great immunity system builder 3. Honey is a natural remedy for many ailments” (“Health Benefits of Honey”). It is interesting to think that something as small and insignificant as the honey bee can provide us with so many basic needs.

The first civilization dealt with disorders and provided detailed information about wound management were ancient Egyptians. Wound infections evidently appeared in times of World War I that accounted a significant mortality and morbidity rate among injured soldiers. Currently, around 11 million people worldwide require medical treatment for wound infections, 300,000 die every year. Scientists highlighted the concept of introduction micro-organisms into wounds resulting in an infection. The infected wound was successfully treated with a wide-spectrum antibiotics that can eradicate the pathogenic micro-organisms. Due to extensive use of antimicrobial drugs such as β-lactam, methicillin, vancomycin, etc, new strains with high resistance have

At 6 hours, the wound closure in the control (Fig. 1a), diabetic (Fig. 1c) and diabetic groups supplemented with whey protein (Fig. 1e) was not visible. In contrast, wound closure in the diabetic rats supplemented with whey protein at 4 days after the injury (Fig. 1f) was greater than the diabetic rats (Fig. 1d) and nearly similar to the control rats (Fig. 1f).

Till day 14 (acute) and day 18 (diabetes), signs of skin injury and wound fluidity was still noticed in Vaseline® treated and untreated control groups of mice that indicated incomplete wound repair. Rapid but non-significant healing was observed in all NCs (ointment) treated mice as compared to positive controls and vehicle controls (AgNPs and SC-CNCs) in diabetic wound healing. The enhanced rate of wound closure in NCs treated groups relative to vehicle controls suggested their synergistic effect in NCs. The maximum rate of healing was observed in case of NC-1 ointments at day 14 (acute) and day 18 (diabetes) followed by NC-2 and then NC-3. The superior healing effect of NC-1 in comparison to NC-2 and NC-3 could be due to the smaller size and surface area of AgNPs in the former (Krausz et al., 2015). In case of acute wound healing, NCs ointment showed greater healing potential in comparison to

Is honey effective in reducing acute cough symptoms due to upper respiratory tract infections in

The innate immune system of honey bees, in general, has not changed. Four antimicrobial gene families have been isolated from A.m. mellifera, Apidaecin, Abaecin, Hymenoptaecin, and Defensin (Xu et al., 2009). Apidaecin is the major immune modulator, with activity against gram-negative plant bacteria. Abaecin has gram-positive and negative activity, but is weaker than Apidaecin, functioning primarily as a backup for bacterial resistance. Hymenoptaecin has activity for gram-positive and negative plant and human pathogens. Defensin has activity to gram-positive bacteria and has a minimal role in the immune system. In a study of more feral Asiatic honey bees (Apis cerana fabricus) versus the domesticated Western honey bee (A.m. mellifera), the Asiatic honey bee made more antimicrobial peptides and cDNA genes than the western honey bee (Xu et al., 2009). They theorize the longer history of domestication of A. m. mellifera, has led to a lower standing diversity of antimicrobial peptides, while Asiatic honey bees, under stronger selection pressure from pathogens and environment, has led to a greater diversity of antimicrobial peptides (Xu et al.,

In clinical practice, honey dressings are often used for the management of chronic wounds. National Institute for Clinical Excellence [NICE], (2016) provides a summary of evidence to suggest that there is little good quality evidence to suggest that honey, among other advanced antimicrobial dressings, is the best option for chronic wound management despite its frequent usage.

From the results, it is clear that all of the honeys had a large antimicrobial effect on the culture of E.coli, much more so than the other cultures of bacteria. Their effects on Straphylococcus aureus should also be noted. It is obvious that the clear honey had a negligible antimicrobial effect on all bacterium tested, excepting the E.coli colony. This was to be expected; however, as clear honey lacks the enzymes to create the non-peroxide antimicrobial effects, caused by methylglyoxal, which is present in manuka honey. Therefore as the varying types of honey were most effective on the E.coli culture, it was selected for the main experiment.

Rub onto scars twice daily. The antibacterial properties in honey can help heal wounds and promote skin cell growth. With constant use, scars should fade. Using honey is not recommended if you have oily

Sometimes a wound may take a while to heal but it’s important to never ignore open wounds, cuts or sores as they can lead to serious health complications. At Infection Elimination Solutions, we are dedicated to helping patients get back to health and on with their life. We started Infection Elimination Solutions in order to offer an affordable, fast and safe solution to help heal wounds faster and more effectively. We are a group of four passionate health care providers committed to providing you with the best in healing options. We have worked hard to develop an antiseptic product that actually increases the speed of healing, cutting the time nearly in half and we continue to work hard to uncover new opportunities to improve the formula. This