The role of honey in healing of bedsores in cancer patients
Bacground: Honey was used to treat infected wounds as long as 2000 years before bacteria were discovered. It has been reported to have inhibitory action to around 50 species of bacteria and fungi (aspergillus, penicillium). Usually, Metronidazole powder is used in our palliative clinic for wound hea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2012-01-01
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| Series: | South Asian Journal of Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2012;volume=1;issue=2;spage=66;epage=71;aulast=Saha |