Nutritional Content of Pollen / Honey Benefits Wound Healing

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Nutritional Content of Pollen / Honey Benefits Wound Healing

 

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Nutritional Content of Fresh, Bee-Collected and Stored Pollen of

Aloe Greatheadii Var. Davyana (Asphodelaceae)

Phytochemistry, 2006 Jun 27

 

Aloe greatheadii var. davyana is the most important indigenous South

African bee plant. Fresh, bee-collected and stored pollen of this

aloe was collected and analysed for its nutritional content,

including amino acid and fatty acid composition…

 

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Study: Honey `Has a Beneficial Action in Wound Healing'

 

A Comparison of Wound Healing Following Treatment With Lavandula X

Allardii Honey or Essential Oil

Phytotherapy Research, June 28, 2006

 

The increased interest in complementary therapies has led to the

investigation of products traditionally believed to have a

beneficial effect in wound healing. Two such products are honey and

lavender essential oil. In this study a rat excisional wound model

was used to investigate the action of Lavandula x allardii honey and

essential oil, and a standard therapeutic honey (Medihoney)…