Honey has been widely accepted as food and medicine by all generations, traditions, and civilizations, both ancient and modern. For at least 2700 years, honey has been used by humans to treat a variety of ailments through topical application, but only recently have the antiseptic and antimicrobial properties of honey been discovered. Honey has been reported to be effective in a number of human ...

mojtaba moharami 1 - hossein modirrousta 2       1-assistant professor of  bee pathology, razi vaccine and serum research institute. 2- msc of  microbiology, razi vaccine and serum research institute abstract  american foulbrood (afb), a severe bacterial disease of honeybee brood, caused by the sporeforming bacterium paenibacillus larvae subspecies larvae. the agent, infect and kill larvae and ...

Fluorescence spectroscopic properties of honey and cane sugar syrup were investigated in order to explore the use of optical techniques for detection of adulteration of honey with cane sugar syrup. Measurements showed that while the major contributor to the fluorescence of cane sugar syrup is the reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, the fluorescence of honey is dominated by flavin...

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a common problem especially in young women that can have adverse effects on quality of life. Aim: to investigated the effect of pure and impure honey on severity of pain, amount of bleeding, and duration and interval of menstrual cycles in female students with primary dysmenorrhea Method: The current study was a single-blind crossover design which was carried out on ...

Yeast from the salivary glands of honey bees Apis mellifera and Apis cerana was isolated and used for preparation of synthetic honey. Free as well as immobilized yeast cells of these two species were studied for efficiency in preparation of synthetic honey from sucrose solution. The solutions exhibited lowered pH and increased level of fructose and total amino acids. The content of synthetic ho...

Tutin is a plant-derived neurotoxin which is sometimes detected in New Zealand honey. Tutin contamination of honey occurs when bees gather honeydew from an insect that feeds on sap of the shrub Coriaria arborea (“tutu”). Consumption of tutu honeydew honey can result in serious acute adverse health effects. Temporary maximum levels (MLs) for tutin in honey and comb honey of 2 mg/kg and 0.1 mg/kg...

alginate hydrogel and honey have a notably effect on wound healing process, therefore assessment of combined impact of those are essential. in this study, the effect of homey-based alginate hydrogel, alginate hydrogel and commercial alginate dressings in recovery of wound in a mouse model was studied. in this study, 20 wistar rats were divided into four groups of five. one wound with dimension ...

BACKGROUND Honey has been discussed as a therapeutic option in wound healing since ancient time. It might be also an alternative to the commonly used antimicrobials in periodontitis treatment. The in-vitro study was aimed to determine the antimicrobial efficacy against Porphyromonas gingivalis as a major periodontopathogen. METHODS One Manuka and one domestic beekeeper honey have been selecte...

Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic bacterial disease. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, being the leading member of the MTB complex, is the main cause of tuberculosis worldwide. Tuberculosis is managed with combination of drugs: streptomycin, isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide. Over the recent past years resistance against first line antituberculous drugs has emerged rapidly ...

BACKGROUND Honey is widely used in folk medicine to treat cough, fever, and inflammation. In this study, the effect of aerosolised honey on airway tissues in a rabbit model of ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma was investigated. The ability of honey to act either as a rescuing agent in alleviating asthma-related symptoms or as a preventive agent to preclude the occurrence of asthma was also assesse...