Honey and microbial infections: A review supporting the use of honey for microbial control

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1079-1096

  Al Waili, Noori S ^a,b,c   Salom, Khelod ^a   Butler, Glenn ^b   Al Ghamdi, Ahmad A ^c  

^a Al Waili's Charitable Foundation for Sciences and Trading   (United States)

^b Life Support Technology Group   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

bacteria; fungus; Honey; infection; nitric oxide; prostaglandin; virus

Indexed keywords

10 HYDROXYDECENOIC ACID; CYTOKINE; DEFENSIN; DIHYDROXYACETONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURN; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIABETIC FOOT; HEAT; HONEY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STORAGE; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FOOD STORAGE; HONEY; HUMANS; WOUND HEALING;

FUNGI;

EID: 80054082235     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0161     Document Type: Review

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