Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy

Abdelmonem, Allam M.; Rasheed, Salah; Mohamed, Abeer Sh.

doi:10.1007/s00404-012-2242-5

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“…Here floral honeys proved best against Candida albicans and Candida glabrata. According to Abdelmonem and collaegues in 2012, [20] showed that, honey as a prominent remedy against vulvo-vaginal candidiasis during pregnancy. Irish and co-workers in 2006, [14] also reported antifungal efficacy of various honeys against clinical isolates of C. albicans, Candida glabrata, and Candida dubliniensis.…”

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Study of Honey as a Sweet Remedy against Fungal Supremacy

Khairmode¹

2019

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Different honey samples i.e. Dabur, Himalaya, Patanjali and Madhuban pure organic honey; available in local market examined to study their antifungal property against different fungal strains including Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis and Rhizopus oryzae with Agar well diffusion method. In the present study all honey samples showed inhibitory activity against Candida albicans, In case of Candida tropicalis Dabur and Madhuban honey showed antifungal property. Surprisingly all honey sample failed to resists growth of Rhizopus oryzae. Such difference in inhibitory action may be due to variation in antimicrobial components, source of honey or processing and packaging of honey. In case of Rhizopus oryzae there may need of further dilution of honey samples. Most importantly all honey samples are best as natural remedy against Candida albicans associated infections or diseases.

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Study of Honey as a Sweet Remedy against Fungal Supremacy

Khairmode¹

2019

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Section: Antifungalmentioning

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“…Health Benefits of Honey DOI: http://dx.doi.org /10.5772/intechopen.88211 As previously stated, honey has antifungal properties and may act against Candida [57]. A study in 2012 evaluated the clinical and mycological cure rates of a mixture of honey and vaginal mucus compared to local antifungal agents for the treatment of patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy, recurrent asymptomatic candidiasis in early pregnancy is associated with preterm birth [57,58]. The clinical cure rate was significantly higher in the honey and mucus group than in the conventional antifungal group, while the mycological cure rate was higher in the conventional antifungal group than in the mucus and honey group; therefore, the mixture of honey and mucus can be used with a complement or an alternative to antifungal agents, especially in patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy [57].…”

Section: Antifungalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Benefits of Honey

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Ronqui²,

Scharnoski³

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Honey Analysis - New Advances and Challenges

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In addition to being used as food, honey has been used as an alternative medicine for thousands of years. Honey has a great potential to be used as a medicine because it is not suitable for microorganisms , it is very acidic and has a very high sugar content, which causes an osmotic effect that prevents the growth of some microorganisms , moreover, in some honey, hydrogen peroxide is found, which has a strong antibacterial effect. However, properties and appearances of honey vary greatly according to the floral source in which the bee collects the nectar, so some honey also have a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. Recently, there are several studies, mainly in vitro, that prove the effectiveness of honey for various medical purposes due to its components and its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, antifungal, and anticancer properties.

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“…183,184 Pregnant women with vulvovaginal candidiasis (n 5 82) who received a mixture of honey and yogurt vaginally had a high clinical cure rate and a reasonable mycological cure rate, suggesting that the mixture can be used as complementary or an alternative to antifungal agents, especially during pregnancy. 185 Intrapulmonary administration (by inhalation): 60% honey solution (24 healthy subjects, 16 patients with type 2 diabetes, and 6 patients with hypertension) deceased fasting and postprandial blood glucose levels, increased plasma insulin and C-peptide, reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and increased peaked expiratory flow rate, with no adverse effects. 137 Intravenous injection: (1) Intravenous administration of honey solution did not cause serious adverse effects 138 and (2) a total of 1300 injections of honey solution (2%-40% in water) administered to 90 adults (10 healthy individuals and 80 patients with type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C, or allergic disorders, 16-67 years of age) resulted in improvement of symptoms without serious adverse effects (AbdulRhman MAM-presented at the First International Conference on Api-Phytotherapy, Fez, Morocco, May 18-20, 2012).…”

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“…183,185 Addition of ginger starch to honey increased the activity against resistant C. albicans. 183,185 Addition of ginger starch to honey increased the activity against resistant C. albicans.…”

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Antimicrobial Properties of Honey

Israili¹

2014

American Journal of Therapeutics

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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 pathologies. Clinical studies have demonstrated that application of honey to severely infected cutaneous wounds rapidly clears infection from the wound and improves tissue healing. A large number of in vitro and limited clinical studies have confirmed the broad-spectrum antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antimycobacterial) properties of honey, which may be attributed to the acidity (low pH), osmotic effect, high sugar concentration, presence of bacteriostatic and bactericidal factors (hydrogen peroxide, antioxidants, lysozyme, polyphenols, phenolic acids, flavonoids, methylglyoxal, and bee peptides), and increase in cytokine release, and to immune modulating and anti-inflammatory properties of honey; the antimicrobial action involves several mechanisms. Despite a large amount of data confirming the antimicrobial activity of honey, there are no studies that support the systemic use of honey as an antibacterial agent.

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Bee-honey and yogurt: a novel mixture for treating patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis during pregnancy

Abstract: The mixture of Bee-honey and yogurt produced a high clinical cure rate and a reasonable mycological cure rate. It can be used as a complementary or an alternative to antifungal agents especially in patients with VVC during pregnancy.

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