Veteriner Hekimlikte Yara Tedavisinde Bal Kullanımı

Özet

Arılar tarafından üretilen bal, çok eski zamanlardan bu yana birçok hastalığın tedavisinde kullanıl-maktadır. Bal, veteriner hekimlik alanında en çok yara tedavisinde kullanılmıĢtır. Yara tedavisinde bal kullanılması ile yaranın iyileĢmesi sağlanır ve sistemik antibiyotik kullanımına gerek kalmadan bakte-rileri elimine edilir. Burada balın en önemli özelliklerinden birisi antibakteriyel etkisidir. Bu etki balın pH’sı, içerdiği hidrojen peroksit, osmotik etkisi ve içeriğinde bulunan fitokimyasal ajanlardan kaynak-lanmaktadır. Bal yaralardaki yangısal ödemi azaltarak yara iyileĢmesine olumlu etki yapar ve yara ile ilgili komplikasyonların azalmasına yardımcı olur. Sonuç olarak hayvanlarda geniĢ ve enfekte yarala-rın tedavisinde bal kullanılması alternatif, etkili ve ekonomik bir yaklaşımdır.

Abstract

Goal: The aim of this paper is to review the effects of honey for wound treatment as alternative method in veterinary medicine. Introduction: Honey which is natural product of bees has been used in the management of wound healing since ancient times. Honey has gone on as a medicine into present day folk-medicine. The increasing attention in the use of alternative therapy methods is the result of the development of antibiot-ic resistance in bacteria becoming a major problem. Honey is totally natural and organic product for medicine both human and animal. Honey has some physiological actions that would give therapeutic effects. Therapeutic properties of honey are anti-bacterial activity, boosting the immune system, anti-inflammatory action, antioxidant activity and stimu-lation of cell growth. Honey has different actions in therapeutic applications for example in wound dressing, in treating diarrhea, peptic ulcers and gastritis. The most important point in the therapeu-tic actions refers to hydrogen peroxide. Discussion and Conclusion: The selection of honey for medical use must be taking into account and this condition has been discussed and the point raised that until the importance of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant components of honey have been established, only the antibacterial activi-ty of honey for use as a medicine can be standar-dized. Honey has been used in Veterinary Medicine especially in wound healing. Using honey in the wound management enhances healing and elimi-nates invading bacteria without the use of systemic antibacterial drugs. Honey has bactericidal and antibacterial effects by liberation of hydrogen perox-ide. Besides, these effects have been attributed to pH, osmotic effect, and a phytochemical constituent that enhances sterilization. It decreases inflammatory edema, attracts macrophages, accelerates necrotic tissue sloughing, provides a local cellular energy source, and forms a protective protein layer over the wound. In guidance of the likely impor-tance of all of these components, the need for fur-ther research to describe their content, so that ho-neys can be selected to give the best results when used as a medicine. Consequently the use of honey can be an alternative, effective and economical approach for management of large and infected wounds in Veterinary Practice both small and large animals.