All-Natural First Aid Antiseptic

Honeymark’s First Aid Antiseptic Lotion contains active Manuka Honey from New Zealand and other natural ingredients that are effective in treating wounds, infections, burns and blisters. Using skin care products with natural ingredients is important. Growing concerns over the toxicity of synthetic or chemical-based ingredients is causing customers to become more label savvy. A detailed explanation of ingredients are listed below. This list describes the plant each ingredient is derived from and what its purposes is in the product.

First Aid Antiseptic Lotion Ingredients:

SD 40 Alcohol: Derived from grain. Used as an antibacterial agent.

Purified Water

Manuka Honey: Derived from the nectar of the flowers that grow on the Manuka plant, indigenous to New Zealand. Contains natural antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fungal and anti-parasitic properties.

Glycerin: An organic compound that improves smoothness, providing lubrication as a humectant.

Sunflower Oil: A vegetable oil expressed from Sunflower seeds. Retains moisture in the skin and provides a protective barrier that resists infection.

Oregano Oil: Derived from the oregano herb. High in antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

Tea Tree Oil: Derived from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, indigenous to Australia. Contains antibacterial properties.

Alpine Lichen Extract: A natural, plant-derived antibacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, calming, healing cleansing, and soothing astringent for the skin.

Thyme Oil: Used as an antibacterial agent. Derived from the Thyme herb.

Guar Gum: Derived from Guar beans. Used as a thickening agent, stabilizer and emulsifier.

Alginate: Derived from seaweed. Used as a thickening agent, binder and emulsion stabilizer.

Xanthane Gum: Derived from corn sugar. Used as a thickening agent, binder, emulsion stabilizer, skin conditioning agent and a surfactant.

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First Aid Antiseptic Lotion with Manuka Honey by Honeymark

Manuka Honey for Pressure Sores and Skin Ulcers

Ancient Egyptians used honey regularly for medical purposes. Aristotle described its use in medicine as did the Greek physician Dioscorides. Honey is now being used again to treat wounds, including pressure sores and skin ulcers. Manuka honey is a premium honey produced in New Zealand by bees that utilize the nectar from the flowers of the Manuka bush. It is this nectar that contains unique healing properties not found anywhere else.

Due to its high sugar content, Manuka honey is hygroscopic, meaning it attracts water to itself. Bacteria need water to survive and the deprivation of water is one of the reasons for its antibacterial effect. Manuka Honey also retains its microbial activity even after it has been diluted to a level at which it is no longer able to attract water to itself. In fact, it becomes more effective.

When diluted, honey produces hydrogen peroxide, which can be used as a wound cleanser and disinfectant. The amount of hydrogen peroxide produced by honey is strong enough to kill bacteria but low enough not to damage skin tissue. In addition to its ability to produce hydrogen peroxide in a slow-release manner, Manuka Honey also contains other antibacterial compounds, such as methylglyoxal and UMF, which contributor to its effectiveness in treating chronic wounds.

Applying Manuka honey to a wound offers benefits in addition to the hygroscopic and antibacterial effects. The lymphocytes (white blood cells) which fight infections are stimulated by Manuka honey. B lymphocytes make antibodies which fight the toxins produced by bacteria. T lymphocytes attack body cells which have been invaded by viruses or cancer. These both increase rapidly at Manuka honey concentrations as low as 0.1%, and phagocytes, which ingest bacteria, are stimulated in concentrations as low as 1%.

Manuka honey also has phytochemical actions (plant chemicals which can protect against or prevent disease). Using it on sores and topical ulcers seem to work, even when traditional methods fail. To treat these types of wounds, Manuka Honey (or wound care products containing Manuka Honey) should be applied directly to the affected area. It is best to apply the honey to a gauze or bandage and then cover the affected area with the Manuka Honey dressing. This keeps the Manuka Honey in place. Regular applications of Manuka Honey on wounds will yield positive results. Manuka Honey can also be used safely and effectively on animals.

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Using Manuka Honey to Treat Wounds

Active Manuka Honey is a desirable healing agent for the purpose of treating wounds and infections. When using Manuka Honey for wound care, the amount of honey required depends on the amount of fluid exuding from the wound. The various beneficial effects of Manuka honey on wound tissues will be reduced or lost if small amounts of honey become diluted by large amounts of fluid. Likewise, the frequency of dressing changes required will depend on how rapidly the honey is being diluted by fluid.

Daily dressing changes are usual, but up to three times daily may be required. If the dressing sticks to the wound, this indicates that more frequent changes of dressing are required. Exudation of fluid should be reduced by the anti-inflammatory action of Manuka honey, so less frequent dressing changes may be needed later – a few days between changes. More honey is required on deeper infections, to obtain an effective level of antibacterial activity diffusing deep into the wound tissues.

A secondary dressing is needed to prevent honey from oozing out from the dressing. Waterproof dressings are better as they keep more of the honey in contact with the wound while absorbent dressings soak the honey away from the wound. Adhesive tape or bandages can be used to hold the dressings in place if an adhesive occlusive dressing is not used.

Pressure bandaging can be used over the Manuka honey dressing for varicose ulcers. Dressing pads impregnated with Manuka honey are a convenient way of applying honey to surface wounds. Otherwise, it is best to spread the honey on the dressing rather than directly on the wound. Abscesses, cavities and depressions in the wound bed should be filled with Manuka honey before applying the dressing, so that there is honey in contact with the wound bed. The Manuka honey dressing should be cut to a size that extends beyond the edges of the wound and any surrounding inflamed area.

Wound care products containing Manuka Honey are desirable as they are not as sticky as using pure Manuka Honey by itself.

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Healing Wounds and other Health Conditions with Manuka Honey

Honey has been used for thousands of years to treat wounds, gastroenteritis and infections. Unfortunately, it was displaced from common usage by the advent of antibiotics in the 1940s. However, now that the widespread and rapidly increasing resistance of microbes to antibiotics has become a major global threat to health, there has been a renewed interest in the use of honey to treat infections.

It has been discovered that some honeys are better than others for treating infections. It was through scientific investigation that Manuka honey (from New Zealand) was discovered to have a unique antimicrobial component in addition to the enzymically produced hydrogen peroxide that is responsible for the antimicrobial activity of all honey. It has also been discovered that the unique antimicrobial activity of Manuka Honey is so powerful that it is effective against antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Unlike other topical antimicrobial agents used on wounds, Manuka honey does not slow the healing process by having adverse effects on the exposed wound tissue. This is considered to be a major advantage to using Manuka Honey for wound care. Clinical experience shows that active Manuka honey with high levels of this unique antibacterial activity gives rapid clearance of infection from heavily infected wounds that are not responding to other treatments, and gives rapid healing of chronic wounds.

There is also evidence showing that Manuka honey protects burns from becoming infected. Manuka Honey is now used prophylacticly on hospital patients that are at risk of acquiring infection through antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Manuka honey has a potent antibacterial action against MRSA, VRE, ESBL strains of various species, Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and other species such as Pseudomonads and coagulase-negative Staphylococci that are difficult to control because of antibiotic resistance. The most common routes of infection for these bacteria, leading to fatal septicaemia in patients with a weakened immune system, are open wounds and where catheters are inserted into the body. Studies suggest the effectiveness of Manuka honey in preventing infection of catheter exit sites have given positive results.

In addition to rapidly clearing infection, Manuka honey has been demonstrated in clinical usage to have several other therapeutic actions that are of great benefit. It very rapidly causes pus and dead tissue to lift off messy wounds, so surgical debridement or the use of enzymes (which are generally too expensive to use) are not necessary to get a clean wound bed to allow healing to begin. It actively stimulates the healing process, so that rapid healing occurs and skin grafting is not necessary. It soothes inflammation and therefore decreases the exudation of serum from wounds, and decreases swelling and pain.

Manuka honey’s anti-inflammatory action also hastens the healing process of wounds without the formation of a scar. This is because part of the inflammatory process is the stimulation of fibroblasts to produce scar tissue to repair the wound, and prolonged inflammation gives over-stimulation, so excessive amounts of scar tissue are produced.

One of the factors that has slowed the usage of Manuka honey in clinical practice has been the practical difficulty of handling a very sticky substance that, when it warms up to body temperature, becomes watery and runs off wounds. However, there are now products containing Manuka honey that are easy to apply to wounds. These are not only convenient to use but also increase the effectiveness of the Manuka honey on the wound. Because the water content of honey is strongly bound up with the sugar molecules, there is very little wetting of dressings applied to cover honey on a wound. Skin care products containing Manuka honey are showing good results when used on wounds, burns and dermatitis where the combination of the antibacterial activity with the moisturizing effect of Manuka honey on skin is beneficial.

Another use for Manuka honey is for the treatment of gastritis and peptic ulcers. Laboratory research has shown that the anti-inflammatory properties of Manuka honey are involved in its action, but its antibacterial action is also a factor, as the bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, is a major cause of gastritis and peptic ulcers. Laboratory testing of H. pylori has shown that its growth is halted by Manuka honey at concentrations as low as 5%, but not by any other type of honey. Manuka honey gives significant relief of stomach pain, whereas other types of honey do not. It has also been reported that Manuka honey reduces the duration of bacterial diarrhea.

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey or Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Manuka Honey, the Natural Wound Healer

Honey from New Zealand provides what scientists believe to be the most efficient wound healing properties, capable of eradicating even the most resilient bacterial infections.

When it comes to health care products, consumers want to feel completely comfortable with the ingredients used. At a time when more people are losing faith in pharmaceuticals and leaning more toward natural alternatives, honey has become a desirable ingredient. With the FDA cracking down on pharmaceutical companies to disclose all possible side effects of their products, consumers seek refuge in the fact that honey has no negative side effects when used topically on the skin as an antibacterial agent.

Talk about track records…honey has been used as a wound dressing for over 4000 years. Recent studies have shown that the utilization of honey as a healing agent holds up better than more traditional dressing materials in its effectiveness in managing wounds.

Manuka Honey, which is derived from a plant that is native to New Zealand, has proven to be the superior type of honey to use for therapeutic purposes because of the existence of additional antimicrobial properties. Standard honey can lose its ability to destroy bacteria if exposed to certain conditions such as heat or light. It can also lose its effectiveness if diluted by wound fluid. However, Manuka Honey’s antibacterial action is stable and maintains its potency when exposed to these elements. It also doesn’t have any adverse effects on wound tissue the way other wound dressings do.

Manuka Honey’s main claim to fame is its ability to destroy MRSA and heal Staph infections. As antibiotics are proving to be less effective against these resilient strains of bacteria, Manuka Honey is gaining popularity as a universal wound dressing for conditions such as skin ulcers, surgical wounds, pressure sores, chronic wounds and even simple every day cuts and scrapes. Medical professionals are even finding that Manuka Honey works wonders on 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burns.

In addition to its ability to efficiently clear infection, Manuka Honey also has an anti-inflammatory action which helps to relieve pain associated with wounds. It’s debriding action removes foreign matter and dead tissue from a wound, allowing for a clean healing environment that’s conducive for the regeneration of new skin tissue. By osmosis, Manuka Honey draws moisture out of bacterial cells, in essence, forcing them to shrivel up and die.

As a general rule, Manuka Honey seems to work on hard-to-heal wounds where other conventional methods have failed. Manuka Honey has also been known to form a protective barrier around a wound, preventing it from becoming infected. Malodor is reduced or in some cases eliminated in more serious wounds become the microorganisms in the wound feed on the sugars in the honey and give off more pleasant-smelling gasses.

Another benefit to using wound dressings containing Manuka Honey is that a moist healing environment is created, which lifts scabs and dead skin tissue from the wound. This allows the wound to heal flush with the surface of the skin, preventing the formation of scars. A scar forms when a wound can only heal below a scab, creating deformity. Manuka Honey also has the ability to diffuse deep below the surface of the skin which allows it to clear deep-seeded infection.

To overcome the messiness associated with applying honey directly to the skin, a company called Honeymark has developed a First Aid Antiseptic Lotion containing Active Manuka Honey which allows for a much more user-friendly application. “Manuka Honey has been proven to destroy the MRSA bacterium when antibiotics have failed,” says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International. “Manuka Honey inhibits the growth of bacteria better than any other substance that has been used to treat infection.” Buonanotte cautions that only Active Manuka Honey should be used for wound care. Ordinary honey may not have enough potency to destroy the bacteria that infects wounds.

For more information or to purchase Honeymark’s First Aid Antiseptic Lotion, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

How to Prevent a Wound from Scarring

Medical grade honey is being used as a dressing to effectively heal wounds without the formation of a scar.

Some people think that a scab promotes healing in a wound. This is not true. A scab is dead cell material that deprives the tissue underneath of nutrients and moisture which is necessary for the regeneration of skin tissue. Scabs prevent the skin from growing flush with the surface of the skin and, therefore, are the cause of scarring. New skin tissue grows underneath the scab at a lower level than the rest of the skin. When the scab falls off, the new skin tissue that grew underneath remains at the lower level, creating deformity of the skin. In order to prevent scarring, a wound has to be treated properly from the beginning, allowing the new skin to re-grow flush with the level of the rest of the skin.

A breakthrough in wound care has been discovered utilizing a special type of honey known as Manuka Honey. This medical grade honey is produced from the nectar of the Manuka bush which is indigenous to New Zealand. Manuka Honey provides a moist, healing environment that is not only effective in healing wounds efficiently but also lifts scabs away from the surface of the wound. Manuka Honey contains vitamins, nutrients, amino acids and sugars which play a role in collagen synthesis for the reduction of scars. Manuka Honey also creates a protective barrier around the newly grown skin which prevents scabs from forming.

In addition to preventing scars, Manuka Honey provides the following benefits for wound healing:

• A moist and sterile environment conducive for the regeneration of skin growth;
• Antioxidant activity that decreases that amount of destructive free radicals;
• Anti-inflammatory properties which help to reduce swelling and relieve pain;
• Debriding action that allows easy detachment of scabs and dead tissue;
• Increases in blood circulation to the wound;
• Osmotic effect that draws exudate and impurities from the wound;
• Reduction of wound odor by preventing ammonia production;
• Antibacterial properties that heal infection.

Perhaps one of the most encouraging benefits to using Manuka Honey as a wound dressing is that it has no known side effects. If the idea of putting honey on a wound is undesirable, a manufacturer of skin care products called Honeymark has developed a First Aid Antiseptic Lotion containing Active Manuka Honey as a healing agent. This product takes the sticky mess out of using honey on the skin but provides all of the same healing benefits of Manuka Honey.

“There is no better substance on the face of the planet that is more capable of preventing a scar from forming than Manuka Honey,” says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International. “Manuka Honey naturally lifts scabs from the surface of a wound, allowing the skin to heal evenly. Average wound dressings cannot do that.”

For more information or to purchase Honeymark’s First Aid Antiseptic Lotion with Manuka Honey, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Manuka Honey and Wound Care

The use of honey as a wound dressing material, an ancient remedy that has been rediscovered, is becoming of increasing interest as more reports of its effectiveness are published. The clinical observations recorded are that infection is rapidly cleared, inflammation, swelling and pain are quickly reduced, odor is reduced, sloughing of necrotic tissue is induced, granulation and epithelialisation are hastened, and healing occurs rapidly with minimal scarring.

The antimicrobial properties of Manuka Honey prevent microbial growth in the moist healing environment created. Unlike other topical antiseptics, Manuka Honey causes no tissue damage. In fact, in animal studies it has been demonstrated histologically that it actually promotes the healing process. It has a direct nutrient effect as well as drawing lymph out to the cells by osmosis. The stimulation of healing may also be due to the acidity of honey. The osmosis creates a solution of honey in contact with the wound surface which prevents the dressing sticking, so there is no pain or tissue damage when dressings are changed. There is much anecdotal evidence to support its use, and randomized controlled clinical trials that have shown that Manuka Honey is more effective than silver sulfadiazine and a polyurethane film dressing for the treatment of burns.

Many medical professionals are using Manuka Honey and getting good results in patients with wounds that have not responded to standard treatment. Clearing bacterial infection from a wound is essential to allow the healing process to occur. Recent tests on many strains of multi-antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA, VRE and Acinetobacter baumarii have shown that these bacteria have no resistance to Manuka Honey. These “superbugs” are a serious clinical problem as infections with them often cannot be treated at all with antibiotics.

The most common skin wound infecting species of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus has been found to be particularly sensitive to Manuka Honey. Studies indicate that Manuka Honey is very effective as a dressing for wounds, burns and skin ulcers for the following reasons:

• inflammation, swelling and pain are quickly reduced;
• malodor is reduced;
• shedding of dead tissue is induced so surgical removal is unnecessary;
• healing occurs rapidly with minimal scarring and with no need for skin grafting;
• infection is rapidly cleared.

Key Points:

1. Manuka Honey is a traditional topical treatment for infected wounds. It can be effective on antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.

2. The antibacterial properties of Manuka Honey include the release of low levels of hydrogen peroxide. Some honeys have an additional phytochemical antibacterial component.

3. Many authors support the use of Manuka Honey in infected wounds and some suggest its prophylactic use on the wounds of patients susceptible to MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

4. The viscosity of Manuka Honey provides a protective barrier to prevent wounds becoming infected.

5. Manuka Honey creates a moist healing environment that allows skin cells to regrow across a healing wound flush with the surface of the wound, preventing deformity of the skin. (If a dry scab forms on a wound, the skin cells can only grow across the wound deeper down where it is moist.)

6. Manuka Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthy wound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur.

7. Manuka Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries and the growth of fibroblasts that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of the skin and produce the collagen fibers that give strength to the repair. In addition, honey stimulates the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. Honey thus prevents scarring and keloid formation, and removes the need for skin grafting even with quite large wounds.

8. Manuka Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue, and no pain, when dressings are changed.

9. Manuka Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain. The amount of fluid exuding from wounds is also decreased by the anti-inflammatory action.

10. The high sugar content of Manuka Honey draws lymph out of a wound, which lifts dirt out of the wound bed.

11. Manuka Honey prevents the odor that is commonly associated with serious wounds and skin ulcers, by clearing bacterial infection, and more immediately, by providing sugar to any bacteria present. In this environment, lactic acid is produced instead of the smelly byproducts of the degradation of protein.

12. Manuka Honey rapidly clears infection from wounds. It is fully effective even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues.

13. Manuka Honey’s antibacterial quality not only rapidly clears existing infection, it protects wounds from additional infection.

14. Manuka Honey cleans wounds and removes malodor.

15. Manuka Honey’s anti-inflammatory activity reduces edema and minimizes scarring.

16. Manuka Honey stimulates growth of granulation and epithelial tissues to speed healing.

The antibacterial potency of honey of average level activity is well in excess of that needed to stop the growth of MRSA and VRE. Since honey is of proven effectiveness in clearing wounds of infection with other bacteria, and it gives many other benefits as a wound dressing material, there is good justification for trying it for the treatment of wounds infected with MRSA and VRE.

“The unusual antibacterial activity of Manuka Honey is about twice as great as the hydrogen peroxide activity of other honey against VRE, but against MRSA the activity of the two honeys is similar,” says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International, manufacturer of health care products containing Active Manuka Honey as a healing agent. “On wounds, some hydrogen peroxide may be broken down, so honey with hydrogen peroxide activity may be less effective.”

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Honey Can be Used to Treat Wounds

A manufacturer of skin care products has identified the amazing natural healing qualities of a particular type of honey and is using it as a main ingredient in their products.

Before antibiotics came about, it was common for honey to be used as a medicine to treat wounds and to prevent infection. After being forgotten as a healing agent, honey’s effectiveness is being reevaluated for the treatment of wounds, burns, insect bites, cuts, eczema, psoriasis, athlete’s foot, ringworm, etc. Honey has been known to heal even the most heavily infected wounds without negative side effects.

The existence of hydrogen peroxide in honey disinfects and heals wounds due to its antibacterial, antimicrobial and antiseptic properties. Bacteria cannot survive in the presence of oxygen or hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide regulates the amount of oxygen getting to cells and increases the oxygenation of skin tissue.

Honey also creates a moist healing barrier which prevents wounds from sticking to bandages, therefore preventing the damaging of new skin tissue. Scarring is also reduced when using honey as a wound dressing because skin cells grow without forming a scab. In addition, honey produces a protective barrier around the wound, preventing cross-infection.

The nutrients found in honey helps healthy tissue regrow and promotes the regeneration of new blood capillaries. Honey also contains amino acids, vitamins, trace elements and sugar which help in the healing process. The Vitamin C content in honey plays a role in collagen synthesis. Honey is also extremely acidic which assists in the healing process because bacteria cannot survive in an acidic environment.

The high sugar content in honey has an osmosis effect on wounds by drawing lymph out and absorbing moisture. As a result, dirt and debris is lifted from the wound bed which induces sloughing of necrotic tissue. Honey has also been known to have an anti-inflammatory action which reduces swelling and pain. Honey has been proven to be more effective than silver sulfadiazine and polyurethane film dressings for the treatment of burns.

A particular type of honey found in New Zealand called Manuka Honey seems to have more healing properties than other types of honey. Bees gather nectar from the flowers that grow on the Manuka Tree and use this nectar to produce this special type of honey containing powerful antibacterial properties. In addition to the hydrogen peroxide found in most types of honey, Manuka Honey contains a another type of antibacterial component which has become known as the Unique Manuka Factor or UMF. This other antibacterial activity is unaffected by enzymes in the body that destroy the hydrogen peroxide components. It is also unaffected by light, heat or aging. Manuka Honey maintains its potency even when diluted over 50 times as will happen when used on the body as a wound dressing. It also has the ability to diffuse deep into the skin reaching affected areas.

“Active Manuka is a powerful antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agent that is capable of destroying E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Helicobacter pylori,” says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International which is a manufacturer of health care products containing Active Manuka Honey as a main ingredient. “Its antibacterial properties are even effective against antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA and can be used in cases where traditional forms of medicine don’t work.”

Honeymark has a line of Manuka Honey products ranging from wound care to antifungal solutions. For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

Manuka Honey Heals Wounds, Clears Infection and Reduces Pain

The sugars, nutrients and enzymes found in Manuka Honey create a very powerful antibacterial action that makes it possible to use as a dressing for wounds and burns.

Some people may find it hard to conceptualize the use of honey for medical purposes. However, the truth is, many years ago, before the advent of antibiotics and what we consider to be modern medicine, many cultures used honey for medicinal purposes. When antibiotics were invented, doctors were under the misconception that they were better than honey. New case studies are starting to prove otherwise.

There are many different types of honey with varying antibacterial levels. Researchers have found that the most potent type of honey is one that comes from New Zealand called Manuka Honey. The differences in honey is predicated on the floral source, meaning the nectar of the flower that the honeybees use when manufacturing the honey. Manuka Honey is produced when bees use nectar from the flowers that grow on the Manuka bush which is native to New Zealand and certain parts of Australia. Manuka Honey has proven to be extremely effective in the treatment of wounds.

Manuka Honey provides a moist healing environment and prevents bacterial growth even when wounds are badly infected. Doctors are now using dressings with Manuka Honey to quickly sterilize wounds without the side effects of antibiotics. An added bonus to using wound products containing Manuka Honey is that it is effective against antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria such as MRSA. Manuka Honey’s antibacterial properties and its viscosity also provide a barrier, preventing cross-infection of wounds.

Because of the existence of glucose for leucocytes in Manuka Honey, hydrogen peroxide is produced which is a known antiseptic. The acidity of Manuka Honey also adds to the antibacterial action of macrophages. The acidification of wounds promotes healing. The high glucose levels in Manuka Honey is used by the bacteria instead of amino acids from the serum and dead cells which increases lactic acid instead of ammonia and the amines and sulfur compounds that are the cause of malodor in wounds. Because of this, Manuka Honey can actually help wounds smell better.

Clinical studies have shown that Manuka Honey increases the growth of new tissue. It also reduces inflammation, the exudation of wound fluids and malodor in wounds. Its anti-inflammatory effect on wound tissues plays a big role in reducing pain. Manuka Honey has a nutrient effect on regenerating tissue because it contains amino acids, vitamins and different types of sugar. By osmosis, Manuka Honey causes an outflow of lymph which provides nutrition for regenerating tissue. The healing process can take longer if the circulation to the affected area is poor or if the person is poorly nourished. Manuka Honey also increases oxygenation of tissues which is important to the healing process.

When the Manuka Honey draws fluid away from the wound, it also lifts dirt from the wound bed. This makes surgical debridement unnecessary. Manuka Honey also helps to prevent bandages from sticking to the wound which is helpful when the bandages need to be changed. This eliminates the pain normally associated with the changing dressings as well as the tearing of newly formed tissue.

“Manuka Honey is also an ideal first aid dressing material for wounds and burns, says Frank Buonanotte, CEO of Honeymark International which is a manufacturer of Manuka Honey products. “In addition to providing an immediate anti-inflammatory effect, the Manuka Honey also provides an antibacterial action and a barrier to prevent infection.”

For more information or to purchase Manuka Honey products, call 1-866-427-7329 or visit www.HoneymarkProducts.com.

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