Postoperative regular oral honey administration reduces postoperative pain and analgesic requirements in tonsillectomy patients after the surgery. Mucosal damage occurs during varying amounts during tonsillectomy.
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Honey is used as one of the oldest medicine. It has been used for medicinal purposes for more than 4000 years. Medical and therapeutic importance of honey has been recently rediscovered. Honey can be used for treatment for infected wounds and ulcers.
Components of honey
Honey is an acidic product (pH 4) with a variable chemical composition according to regions, seasons, geographic properties and the flowers from which it is derived.
The components of honey can be summarized in the following way:
- 80% sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose, levulose, maltose, sucrose)
- 17 to 20% water, and 4% of various other substances (pollen grains, proteins, enzymes, hydrogen peroxide, amino acids, organic acids, polyphenols, vitamins (except for vitamin A) minerals, and more than 100 volatile substances (alcohols, esters, aromatic substances)
Mechanism of biological action of honey
The useful biological effects of honey under two main headings can be summarized:
- antiseptic effect
- remedial effect (effects about healing properties)
Biological ectivities of honey is well konown as antitussive action, antioxidant activity, antimitotic activity, antibacterial activity and antiviral activity
How can honey be used after tonsillectomy?
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Sources:
Evaluation of Honey as a Topical Therapy for Intraoral Wound Healing in Rats / Guide des plaies. Du pansement à la chirurgie / Honey in otorhinolaryngology: When, why and how? / Systematic review of the use of honey as a wound dressing / How honey kills bacteria / Efficacy of honey in reduction of post tonsillectomy pain, randomized clinical trial
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