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Medihoney™ Now Available For Ordering
By admin | November 21, 2007
An active Manuka honey absorbent dressing from Derma Sciences, Inc. is now available to clinicians in the United States and Canada for use in the treatment of both acute and chronic wounds.
It is the first honey-based wound dressing to be approved for use in both countries. Many European countries have approved honey-based dressings.
The active ingredient in the dressing is Leptospermum honey, which is derived from the Manuka bush in New Zealand. Honey has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries by native New Zealanders and it’s properties are now being researched by scientists such as Peter Molan, PhD, professor of biological sciences at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
The basis of Leptospermum honey’s antibacterial effect is the production of hydrogen peroxide when bees add a certain enzyme to the nectar when they are collecting it. Manuka honey is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, anaeroboic and aerobic bacteria, and fungi.
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