Overcoming Honey Wound Infection In

There have been many studies that revealed the hidden properties of honey as a natural herb to support health. There are various types of honey available in nature, and one that is known is manuka honey.

Manuka honey is a type of honey that were previously claimed to be the experts able to fight super bacteria. Recent research by scientists from Cardiff University in Wales shows that the Metropolitan manuka honey can overcome the infection in chronic wounds, as well as "scuttle" the movement of bacteria in the wound.


As published in the journal of microbiology, researchers claim that manuka honey is not only able to completely destroy the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes, but also block the action of the bacteria to stick to the wound tissue components.

Streptococcus pyogenes is a type of bacteria on normal skin that is often associated with chronic wounds (refractory). Bacteria that infect the wound will usually melt and form a 'biofilm' or a barrier that makes the drugs can not penetrate the wound.

Manuka honey harvested from bee nectar produced a body of manuka phon forests in New Zealand and some parts of Australia. Honey is also often used as an ingredient in wound care products in several countries. Based on research reports, manuka honey is believed to inhibit more than 80 types of bacteria. However, the antimicrobial properties of honey have not been fully exploited by modern medicine, because its mechanism of action is not fully understood.

Wounds infected with bacteria S. pyogenes is often difficult to heal because of biofilm formation in antibiotic action which makes it difficult to penetrate. This problem is also a trigger occurrence of antibiotic resistance. Research experts at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales shows that Manuka honey in low concentrations can prevent the initial formation of biofilms. Honey is also capable of killing up to 85% of bacteria within two hours.

Researchers revealed that honey can interfere with the interaction between the bacterium S. pyogenes and fibronectin protein in humans. "We found that honey could reduce the expression of bacterial surface protein, fibronectin binding to inhibit the wound, thus preventing the possibility of bacteria forming a biofilm," said Dr. Sarah Maddocks, one of the researchers.

"This is a mechanism that can only be done by a manuka honey with a way to minimize the initiation of an acute wound infection and minimize the formation of a chronic infection," he added.

Sources:zeenews