Honey based wound dressing
AssigneeApimed Medical Honey Limited
InventorPeter Molan
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of honey in medical dressings. Preferred embodiments modify honey with a viscosity increasing agent, resulting in a range of possible compositions including ointments and salves, self-adhesive gels such as for use on mouth ulcers and pustules, and pliable or flexible sheets which can be used as a wound covering. Preferred viscosity increasing agents include both particulate and continuous gels, respective examples of each including agars and alginates. Selected honeys preferably, but not necessarily, exhibit antibacterial properties other than what is merely conferred by osmolarity and sugar concentration effects.
Claims53
A formable or pliable, or both, flexible sheet or a pliable putty composition for dressing wounds, comprising a combination of a medicinal amount of at least one honey and at least one gelling compound, wherein the amount of the gelling compound in the composition is sufficient to cause the composition to be a formable or pliable, or both, solid flexible sheet or a pliable putty that is mouldable to fit a wound to which the composition is applied, and wherein at least 50% by weight of the composition is said at least one honey.
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