ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Medical-Grade Honey Outperforms Conventional Treatments for Healing Cold Sores-A Clinical Study.
Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Enhancing skin residence time of penciclovir for the treatment of cold sores: formulation and characterization of controlled release microsponges.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- The Efficacy of Honey for the Treatment of Perineal Wounds Following Vaginal Birth: A Narrative Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unlocking the Healing Potential: A Comprehensive Review of Ecology and Biology of Medical-Grade Honey in Wound Management and Tissue Regeneration.Health science reports · 2025Article
- From a focal skin issue to a systemic disease: the multifaceted nature of cold sores, novel findings.Virusdisease · 2024Article
- Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Medical-Grade Honey and Hypericum Perforatum Ointment on Second-Intention Healing of Full-Thickness Skin Wounds in Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Medical-Grade Honey Enhances the Healing of Caesarean Section Wounds and Is Similarly Effective to Antibiotics Combined with Povidone-Iodine in the Prevention of Infections-A Prospective Cohort Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Cold sores are nasolabial blisters caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Novel therapies demonstrating simultaneously antiviral activity and improved wound healing are warranted. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of medical-grade honey (MGH) for treating HSV-induced cold sores. A crossover trial was performed in patients with recurrent cold sores (
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