Teacher PLD
Honey for wound healing – unit plan
Secondary students learn about bacteria, how the immune system responds to them and the use of honey to kill them in infected wounds. Experiments to explore the properties of different types of honey types can help students to design their own honey wound dressing.
Leg wound with honey dressing
Patient with leg wound being treated with a Mānuka honey dressing.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Purpose
To investigate the antibacterial activity of different types of honey.
Keywords
Microorganisms, bacteria, wound healing, immune system, wound dressing.
Published: 01 June 2007
