Honey As Antibiotic

 

The Holy Quran mentions and states that in it there is healing for mankind.The effects of honey as a remedy have been researched in many studies in the pass and a great deal of attention has been paid to in the modern studies.It has been found to work as an antibiotic when used topically on wound and burn.

In 1937, the effect of honey as an antibiotic on 17 different type of microbes.In 1944,Blackey discussed the compenants of honey that have antibiotic effects.

1956, the compenants of honey were isolated by using a number of solvent,and scientists reached the conclusion that the substance that killed germ in honey was present in a subtances that was soluble in ether.

In 1958,studies found that the antibiotic in honey was not in enzyme that are present in it.

In 1958, Weninck found that light honey has the same effect as antibiotic and that maybe because of an enzyme.

In 1960,it was found that this subtance in honey wan unknown.Stenson in 1960,and Jonathan 1963 investigated the germ-killing subtances in honey.They assumed that was in the glycolic acid or in the hydrogen oxide.

In 1970,in a study of a patient who has Hysterectomy,that using honey locally on the wound kept it free of germs for between three and six days only, and that healing took place after two weeks on average.

In this research,the effect of light honey(1 to 5 percent) was studied on a number of germ which were cultured  in the lab in 149 case of urinary tract infection of patient whose urine contained more than 100,00 microbe per cubic centimetre of urine.

A comparison was made between the effect of light honey on different kinds of germ  and the effect of a number of antibiotic on them.

The research was carried out on nine different kinds of germ in the patient's urine,the most numerous of which were bacilli in the colon It was found that light honey( 50 percent,30 percent)  was more effective than gentamycin on those germs.As for light honey(20 percent,10 percent),it was less effective on 'klebsiella' germs and other germs.

The result were  in accordance with those reached by other studies in 1970,which confirmed that honey is a healing for some diseases and kills many germs,which make it preferable to use honey as a remedy for infected wounds and burns,and promise good medical result.

References:  Islamic Medicine 'the key to a better life' by Yusuf Al-Haj Ahmad

by : Najwa binti Mohamad Hamdan