[Use of honey dressings in wound healing].

Honey is used as therapeutic in traditional medicine for a long time ago for a wide range of wounds. It has known a revival in modern care since the bacterial resistance against antibiotics appeared. Honey is known to have antibacterial activity, enhance wound healing and modulate immune response. While biological processes and bioactive compounds aren't well understood, honey seems to be an effective therapeutic agent in wound healing. Medical graded honey dressings were recently developed. The present article describes properties of medical graded honey dressings and their use for wound healing.