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J Ethnopharmacol
January 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Although burn wound management in medical practice has improved, the challenge still exists and demands multidisciplinary participation. Wheat has been extensively used as a remedy of different skin conditions especially burns in almost all parts of Italy. However, the mechanism is still unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Emerg Med
July 2014
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Hot asphalt burns to human tissue can increase the likelihood of infection and potential conversion of partial thickness to full-thickness injuries. Successful intervention for hot asphalt burns requires immediate and effective cooling of the asphalt on the tissue followed by subsequent gradual removal of the cooled asphalt. A review of the literature reveals that multiple substances have been used to remove asphalt, including topical antibiotics, petroleum jelly, a commercial product known as De-Solv-It (ORANGE-SOL, Chandler, AZ), sunflower oil, baby oil, liquid paraffin, butter, mayonnaise, and moist-exposed burn ointment (MEBO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Burn Care Rehabil
October 2005
School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong.
In this study, we sought to test the medical efficacy of a Chinese medical herb product, moist exposed burn ointment (MEBO), on wound healing rate and infection control in burn injury. Standardized deep burn wounds were created on the back skin of rats by applying a hot brass bar for 12 to 18 seconds. MEBO was applied four times per day and compared with petroleum jelly, silver sulfadiazine, and dry exposure therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBurns
December 2003
Al-Babtain center for Burns and Plastic surgery, Ibn-Sina Hospital, Post Box No. 25427, 13115, Safat, Kuwait.
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