Kucharzewski Marek, Spyrka Kinga, Rojczyk Ewa, Brela Jakub
Wladyslaw Bieganski Collegium Medicum, Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland.
Surgical Outpatient Clinic, John Paul II District Hospital in Włoszczowa, 29-100 Włoszczowa, Poland.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2025 Jan 23;18(2):149. doi: 10.3390/ph18020149.
: Issues related to the chronic venous leg ulcer (VLU) treatment and prevention of recurrences remain the subject of research, but so too do common clinical problems in daily medical practice. Due to its medicinal properties, Manuka honey is increasingly used in the treatment of wounds of various origins. The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of Manuka honey for the topical treatment of non-healing, chronic, venous leg ulcers. : Eighty patients with chronic VLU participated in the study and were randomized into two equinumerous groups. In group 1, patients were treated with topical Manuka honey application and short stretch bandage compression, whereas, in group 2, antimicrobial calcium alginate wound dressing + Ag was used instead of Manuka honey. The efficacy of both treatment methods was compared. : The ulcerations in patients from group 1 have healed completely after up to seven weeks of therapy in all cases. In contrast, in all patients from group 2, the healing process was longer but completed successfully after up to 14 weeks of the therapy. The process of wound cleaning from microorganisms was also faster in group 1, as well as the reduction in ulcer area during treatment. : It was found that the topical administration of Manuka honey may be a promising alternative to traditional methods of non-healing VLU treatment.
与慢性腿部静脉溃疡(VLU)治疗及预防复发相关的问题仍是研究课题,但日常医疗实践中的常见临床问题也是如此。由于其药用特性,麦卢卡蜂蜜越来越多地用于治疗各种病因的伤口。本研究的目的是调查麦卢卡蜂蜜局部治疗不愈合慢性腿部静脉溃疡的有效性。80例慢性VLU患者参与了该研究,并被随机分为两组,每组人数相等。在第1组中,患者接受局部应用麦卢卡蜂蜜和短弹力绷带加压治疗,而在第2组中,使用抗菌海藻酸钙伤口敷料+银替代麦卢卡蜂蜜。比较了两种治疗方法的疗效。第1组患者的溃疡在治疗长达7周后全部完全愈合。相比之下,第2组所有患者的愈合过程更长,但在治疗长达14周后成功完成。第1组从伤口清除微生物的过程也更快,治疗期间溃疡面积的缩小也更快。研究发现,局部应用麦卢卡蜂蜜可能是治疗不愈合VLU传统方法的一种有前景的替代方法。