Wound healing compositions comprising buckwheat honey and methylglyoxal and methods of use
The invention provides compositions based on medicinal honey containing broad-spectrum antibacterial activities of peroxide, polyphenols and methylglyoxal, for the treatment of wounds; and methods of treating a wound, comprising contacting a wound with the above composition or a wound dressing containing the above composition.
1. A wound healing composition consisting essentially of:
buckwheat honey; and
methylglyoxal in an amount of from about 500 to about 2000 mg per kg of the total composition.
2. A wound healing dressing comprising:
the wound healing composition according to claim 1 ; and
a support.
3. The wound healing dressing of claim 2 , wherein the support is selected from the group consisting of a fibrous gauze material, a hydrogel, a foam, a film, a hydrocolloid, a collagen, an alginate, and a combination of two or more thereof.
4. The wound healing dressing of claim 2 , wherein the wound healing dressing is capable of being replaced on a wound at least once.