Honey: Current Research and Clinical Applications
( Food and Beverage Consumption and Health )
Publication series ：Food and Beverage Consumption and Health
Author： Juraj Majtan (Institute of Zoology SAS Bratislava Slovakia)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2012
E-ISBN: 9781611222838
Subject： S896.1 honey
Keyword： Food Science
Language： ENG
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Description
In the last few years, with increasing frequency, modern medicine directs attention to natural products with biological and therapeutic properties and their use in clinical practice. The major arguments for implementing natural products, such as honey, are low cost and the absence of antimicrobial resistance risk. This book presents original current research and clinical results on the leading edge of honey research. Topics discussed include the antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties of honey; possible anticancer and anti-diabetic properties of honey; immunomodulatory effects of honey on cutenous and immune cells during wound healing process; topical applications of honey and the use of honey in the treatment of burns, non-healing wounds and eye diseases.