Antimicrobial activity of Chestnut, Forest and Flower honey is enhanced by Propolis extracts

What is it about?

Propolis extracts enhance the antimicrobial activity of Slovenian: Chestnut, Forest and Flower honey. Each of two Propolis extracts showed antimicrobial activity when applied alone. Also, the application of each honey yielded an antimicrobial effect in decreasing order: Chestnut, Forest and Flower honey. The combination of any of the Propolis extract with any of the honey showed the additive antimicrobial effect on either Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria and yeast Candida albicans. The effectiveness of Propolis extracts depends on their nature and from the sort of honey and is the highest in the case of Chestnut honey followed by Forest honey and Flower honey.

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Why is it important?

The article is important because of explaining of the possible use of Propolis extract and Chestnut or Forest honey for wound treatment. 1. The WSP Greit 120 added to Slovenian Chestnut honey is better than PBS extract of Propolis – Lj. Center pH = 8.0 added to Chestnut Honey as follows (Fig. 8): For Gram-positive bacteria: 9.00 x (MRSA), 2.143 x (St. aureus). For Gram-negative bacteria: 4.429 x (E. coli), 2.334 x (Ps. aeruginosa), 1.000 x (Acin. baumanii) and for Candida albicans 2.143 x. 2. WSP Greit 120 added to Slovenian Forest Honey is better than PBS extract of Propolis – Lj. Center pH = 8.0 added to Forest honey as follows (Fig. 8): For Gram-positive bacteria: 2.334 x (MRSA), 0.492 x (St. aureus), 1.000 x (Str. pyogenes), 1.000 x (Str. agalactiae) and 0.200 x (Str. mutans). For Gram-negative bacteria: 2.334 x (E. coli), 0.429 x (Ps. aeruginosa), 1.000 x (Acin. baumanii) and for Candida albicans 1.000 x. 3. The WSP Greit 120 added to Flower honey is better than PBS extract of Propolis – Lj. Center pH = 8.0 added to Flower honey as follows : For Gram-positive bacteria: 2.067 x (MRSA), 1.000 x (St. aureus), 0.484 x (Str. pyogenes), 1.000 x (Str. agalactiae) and 1.000 x (Str. mutans). For Gram-negative bacteria: 0.242 x (E. coli), 1.000 x (Ps. aeruginosa), 1.000 x (Acin. baumanii) and for Candida albicans 0.484 x.

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