Wound Honey

Abstract

A local honey mixed with a natural preservative concentrate to create a more cost effective medical product. This local product may have the advantageous effect of reducing seasonal allergies and asthma. The product will have the antimicrobial synergistic advantage of combining cinnamaldehyde with vanillin; the synergistic bactericidal process of high pressure processing of a product containing cinnamaldehyde; the synergistic antibacterial effect of combining hydrogen peroxide with organic acids; and the synergistic bactericidal effect of combining cinnamaldehyde with silver nanoparticles. This product will be cheaper than high MGO manuka honey. Additionally, the wound or burn product may also be used as a diagnostic ultrasound gel or sanitizing gel if necessary.

Claims

1. A wound or burn product comprising at least two antimicrobials that are admixed with at least one of honey, artificial honey, molasses, nectar, and syrup.

2. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is a catechin.

3. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is an aldehyde.

4. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is a fatty acid ester.

5. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is an essential oil monoterpine.

6. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is an organic acid.

7. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is a peroxide.

8. A product in claim 1 where at least one of the antimicrobials is a metal particle.

9. The process of high pressure processing to destroy bacteria in a honey product.

10. A product in claim 9 where the product is an over-the-counter wound honey.

11. A product in claim 9 where the product is a burn product.

12. A product in claim 9 where the product is a wound product.

13. A product in claim 9 where the product is a surgical sanitizer.

14. A product in claim 9 where the product is food.

15. A natural preservative concentrate mixed with local honey to create a medical product.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following description of technology is merely exemplary in nature of the subject matter, manufacture and use of one or more inventions, and is not intended to limit the scope, application, or uses of any specific invention claimed in this application or in such other applications as may be filed claiming priority to this application, or patents issuing therefrom. Regarding methods disclosed, the order of the steps presented is exemplary in nature, and thus, the order of the steps can be different in various embodiments, including where certain steps can be simultaneously performed. “A” and “an” as used herein indicate “at least one” of the item is present; a plurality of such items may be present, when possible. Except where otherwise expressly indicated, all numerical quantities in this description are to be understood as modified by the word “about” and all geometric and spatial descriptors are to be understood as modified by the word “substantially” in describing the broadest scope of the technology. “About” when applied to numerical values indicates that the calculation or the measurement allows some slight imprecision in the value (with some approach to exactness in the value; approximately or reasonably close to the value; nearly). If, for some reason, the imprecision provided by “about” and/or “substantially” is not otherwise understood in the art with this ordinary meaning, then “about” and/or “substantially” as used herein indicates at least variations that may arise from ordinary methods of measuring or using such parameters.

[0019] Although the open-ended term “comprising,” as a synonym of non-restrictive terms such as including, containing, or having, is used herein to describe and claim embodiments of the present technology, embodiments may alternatively be described using more limiting terms such as “consisting of” or “consisting essentially of” Thus, for any given embodiment reciting materials, components, or process steps, the present technology also specifically includes embodiments consisting of, or consisting essentially of, such materials, components, or process steps excluding additional materials, components or processes (for consisting of) and excluding additional materials, components or processes affecting the significant properties of the embodiment (for consisting essentially of), even though such additional materials, components or processes are not explicitly recited in this application. For example, recitation of a composition or process reciting elements A, B and C specifically envisions embodiments consisting of, and consisting essentially of, A, B and C, excluding an element D that may be recited in the art, even though element D is not explicitly described as being excluded herein.

[0020] Disclosures of ranges are, unless specified otherwise, inclusive of endpoints and include all distinct values and further divided ranges within the entire range. Thus, for example, a range of “from A to B” or “from about A to about B” is inclusive of A and of B. Disclosure of values and ranges of values for specific parameters (such as amounts, weight percentages, etc.) are not exclusive of other values and ranges of values useful herein. It is envisioned that two or more specific exemplified values for a given parameter may define endpoints for a range of values that may be claimed for the parameter. For example, if Parameter X is exemplified herein to have value A and also exemplified to have value Z, it is envisioned that Parameter X may have a range of values from about A to about Z. Similarly, it is envisioned that disclosure of two or more ranges of values for a parameter (whether such ranges are nested, overlapping or distinct) subsume all possible combination of ranges for the value that might be claimed using endpoints of the disclosed ranges. For example, if Parameter X is exemplified herein to have values in the range of 1-10, or 2-9, or 3-8, it is also envisioned that Parameter X may have other ranges of values including 1-9, 1-8, 1-3, 1-2, 2-10, 2-8, 2-3, 3-10, 3-9, and so on.

[0021] The present disclosure relates to a natural sporicidal antimicrobial that is mixed in with a honey or honey substitute, as described in greater detail herein below.

[0022] One example of several potential medical products that does not limit this patent application, is local honey admixed with a natural preservative concentrate comprising 2,000 parts per million green tea with 50% catechins (0.2%), 1,400 parts per million vanillin (0.14%), 1,000 parts per million cassia essential oil (0.1%) and 1,000 parts per million silver nanoparticles (0.1%). The honey is mixed and put through high pressure processing in a local facility that mixes the concentrate with local honey, packages the final product, and sells the final product. Vanillin and cinnamaldehyde have a synergistic antimicrobial effect. Hydrogen peroxide has a synergistic antibacterial effect with organic acids found in honey. Cinnamaldehyde and high pressure processing have a synergistic bactericidal effect. Essential oils with monoterpines and organic acids have a synergistic sporicidal effect. It could be used as an over-the-counter wound honey.

[0023] A second example would be sugarcane molasses mixed with a natural preservative concentrate comprising 3,000 parts per million formic acid (0.3%), 15,000 parts per million hydrogen peroxide (1.5%), and 1,000 parts per million cassia essential oil (0.1%). The molasses is mixed and put through high pressure processing. It could be used as a wound or burn product.

[0024] A third example would be a Manuka Honey mixed with a natural preservative concentrate comprising 1,000 parts per million formic acid (0.1%), 15,000 parts per million hydrogen peroxide (1.5%), and 1,000 parts per million lemongrass essential oil (0.1%). The manuka honey is mixed and put through high pressure processing. This product may have a pleasant lemon scent. It can be used as a combination wound honey and surgical sanitizer.

[0025] It is desirable for the supplement to have a low water activity level. Honey naturally has a low water activity level containing approximately 17% water. Other additional humectants may include nitric acid, dextrose, fructose, glycerol, glycine, glucose, malic acid, salt, sorbitol, sucrose, and tartaric acid. A skilled artisan may select any suitable humectant, as desired. For example, the supplement can have a water activity level of 0.86.

[0026] It is also desirable for a product to have a low pH as this inhibits microbes. Honey typically has a pH between 3.5 and 5.5. Acids lower the pH. Some acids, such as formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, nitric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, propionic acid, sulfhuric acid, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, sulphamic acid, phosphoric acid, mandelic acid, and adipic acid have synergistic antimicrobial effects with hydrogen peroxide against bacteria. Hydrogen peroxide is naturally found in non-mauka type honeys.

[0027] Additionally, as may be presented in the claims herein, the language “consisting of” is intended to exclude any ingredient not specified in the claim. Accordingly, the supplement consisting of certain ingredients described hereinabove includes only those ingredients.

[0028] Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scope to those who are skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that example embodiments may be embodied in many different forms, and that neither should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some example embodiments, well-known processes, well-known device structures, and well-known technologies are not described in detail. Equivalent changes, modifications and variations of some embodiments, materials, compositions and methods can be made within the scope of the present technology, with substantially similar results.