Honey based wound dressing

摘要: The present invention is directed to the use of honey in medical dressings. Preferred embodiments modify with a viscosity increasing agent, resulting range possible compositions including ointments and salves, self-adhesive gels such as for on mouth ulcers pustules, pliable or flexible sheets which can be used wound covering. agents include both particulate continuous gels, respective examples each agars alginates. Selected honeys preferably, but not necessarily, exhibit antibacterial properties other than what merely conferred by osmolarity sugar concentration effects.