Bee venom which is made up of enzymes, proteins
and amino acids has been used successfully to treat patients in a study by
the British Journal of Surgery.
Fifty-nine patients suffering from wounds and
ulcers, of which 90% of them had tried conventional treatment which failed
to heal were treated with unprocessed honey.
Following a topical application of the honey,
fifty-eight cases showed significant improvement. One case later diagnosed
as a Buruli ulcer, failed to respond. The researchers found that wounds
that were sterile at the outset, remained sterile until healed, whilst
infected wounds and ulcers were sterile within one week of applying the
honey.
The results of the study concluded that honey
produced a remarkable improvement in the formation of healthy skin, it
healed wounds much more rapidly and reduced swelling around the margins of
the ulcers.
We can conclude from this research that using the
topical honey application, significantly improved the speed of healing and
promotion of healthy skin tissue in patients with ulcers and wounds.
