Natural remedies for acute post-viral cough in children

The post-viral acute cough is the most common symptom in childhood. Consequently, the use of cough relievers is frequent. Many products for treating cough contain natural components. An ancient tradition has always established herbal medicine and honey as effective and safe means to relieve cough. Nevertheless, very few studies adequately investigated the real effectiveness and safety of natural products in treating acute cough. There is some evidence, provided by pediatric randomized controlled trials, about honey, one multicomponent product (containing Plantagolanceolata, Grindelia robusta, Helichrysum italicum, and honey), and Pelargonium sidoides. Other group of substances, including glycerol and isolated natural compounds, can help manage cough but robust evidence still lacks in children. There is an urgent need to perform rigorous studies that confirm the natural products’ efficacy and safety for relieving post-viral acute cough (AU)

Seasonal allergic rhinitis and the role of apitherapy

BACKGROUND: Apitherapy represents a certain form of complementary and alternative medicine that uses bee products in combination with other methods from this field. One of the basic concepts of this type of medicine is that all diseases can be treated using apitherapy. This study was performed to assess the recommendations from authors of books on apitherapy regarding the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and compare them to findings from the scientific literature. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-nine books on apitherapy were analysed regarding recommendations for allergic seasonal rhinitis. Scientific evidence regarding the efficacy of using various bee products was searched via PubMed and JUSTfind. RESULTS: Only 38.8% of the apitherapy books mentioned seasonal allergic rhinitis. Among these books, we found 29 different recommendations in favour of bee products and one against the use of honey. The most reasonable recommendation according to clinical studies on the subject, namely the use of a mix of honey and pollen, was only found once (0.8%). CONCLUSIONS: The large discrepancies and number of different recommendations demonstrate that apitherapy is not a consistent type of medicine. The recommendations regarding seasonal allergic rhinitis in the vast majority of apitherapy books cannot be considered adequate when compared to the scientific findings

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Comparison of honey and natural ointment based on honey-tea tree oil on the healing of diabetic foot ulcer

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the impact of honey and natural ointment based on honey-Tea Tree Oil. METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-post control group design approach. The sample consisted of 27 respondents in two different wound care clinics. The instruments used were the Leg Ulcer Measurement Tool (LUMT) measured on day 1, 7 and 14. Data was analyzed using paired t-test, pooled t-test, and multiple regression test. RESULTS: Most participants were female, the average age was 50.89 years, the average duration of illness for type II diabetes was 3.56 and had current infection. The results showed a significant difference in LUMT score between before and after treatment of wounds healing in the two intervention groups (p-value=0.000). CONCLUSION: Honey and natural ointment based on honey - tea tree oil significantly contributed to the healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcer

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Effectiveness of using sialang honey on wound bed preparation in diabetic foot ulcer

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of sialang honey on wound bed preparation in diabetic foot ulcer. Method: The study design was quasy experiment with one group pre test post test design approach. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling, where respondents were selected based on the criteria that had been planned. Instrument used in this study was wound bed score, where the measurement results will be analyzed using Wilcoxon test with 95% confidence level. Result: Result of this study was average wound bed score before intervention was 2.75 and became 9.25 after the intervention on a scale of 0-16. Wilcoxon test in this study obtained p value 0.011 with the conclusion that sialang honey had a significant effect on wound bed preparation in diabetic foot ulcer. Conclusion: Statistically, honey can help the occurrence of wound bed preparation in diabetic foot ulcer

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