Veteriner hekimlikte yara tedavisinde bal kullanımı

Abstract

Arılar tarafından üretilen bal, çok eski zamanlardan bu yana birçok hastalığın tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır. Bal, veteriner hekimlik alanında en çok yara tedavisinde kullanılmıştır. Yara tedavisinde bal kullanılması ile yaranın iyileşmesi sağlanır ve sistemik antibiyotik kullanımına gerek kalmadan bakterileri 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 kaynaklanmaktadır. Bal yaralardaki yangısal ödemi azaltarak yara iyileşmesine olumlu etki yapar ve yara ile ilgili komplikasyonların azalmasına yardımcı olur. Sonuç olarak hayvanlarda geniş ve enfekte yaraların tedavisinde bal kullanılması alternatif, etkili ve ekonomik bir yaklaşımdır.

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 antibiotic 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 antibacterial activity, boosting the immune system, antiinflammatory action, antioxidant activity and stimulation 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 therapeutic 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 antiinflammatory and antioxidant components of honey have been established, only the antibacterial activity of honey for use as a medicine can be standardized. Honey has been used in Veterinary Medicine especially in wound healing. Using honey in the wound management enhances healing and eliminates invading bacteria without the use of systemic antibacterial drugs. Honey has bactericidal and antibacterial effects by liberation of hydrogen peroxide. 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 importance of all of these components, the need for further research to describe their content, so that honeys 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.