Table 2:

Honey as a therapeutic agent for skin disorders; Summary of the key in vivo findings

Key References	Key Findings (in vivo)
56	Clinical studies suggest that topical application of honey is more efficacious than conventional treatments in healing partial thickness burn wounds.
34,36–38,43,45,46,53	The efficacy of honey in the treatment of non-burn acute wounds and chronic wounds is controversial.
63–66,68,69	Limited human studies suggest that honey is therapeutic in the treatment of some inflammatory skin disorders and fungal skin infections.
76	Honey reduces tumour growth in a murine melanoma model.