Are honey and sugar paste alternatives to topical antiseptics?
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in Journal of Wound Care
- Vol. 13 (1) , 31-33
- https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2004.13.1.26555
Abstract
Using topical antiseptics on critically colonised wounds is controversial as they can damage the host tissue. Honey, when diluted, produces the antiseptic hydrogen peroxide at a low concentration that does not threaten cellular viabilityKeywords
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