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Review
. 2016 Sep;25(9):544-52.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2016.25.9.544.

Honey for wound care in the 21st century

R Cooper  1
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Honey for wound care in the 21st century

R Cooper. J Wound Care. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

This review is written in memory of Professor Peter Molan, who published a paper in the Journal of Wound Care in 1999 describing the therapeutic properties of honey in relation to wound care. It provides an update to show how our understanding of the mode of action of honey has changed within the past 17 years.

Keywords: bacteria; honey; infection; manuka; wound care.

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