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Author(s) -
Thomas Funkhouser
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1998.tb00223.x
Subject(s) - citation , information retrieval , medicine , library science , computer science
80 As discussed in review of literature, all over the world, honey is not only valued as a flavorful sweetener, but is also considered a part of traditional folk medicine. During the past decade, the use of honey as a therapeutic substance has been reevaluated in a more scientific setting. Studies have shown that honey has both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, useful in stimulation of wound and burn healing and treatment of gastric ulcers and gastritis. Additionally, honey has been found to have significant antioxidant activity, as demonstrated by a spectrophotometric method and by chemiluminescence. In this background the study was planned with the following objectives: