Nat Prod Res. 2017 Aug 22:1-4. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1363755. [Epub ahead of print]
Afkhamizadeh M1, Aboutorabi R2, Ravari H3, Fathi Najafi M4, Ataei Azimi S5, Javadian Langaroodi A6, Yaghoubi MA7, Sahebkar A8.
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Abstract
In this randomized controlled trial, diabetic patients with foot ulcers (Wagner grades 1 and 2) were randomly assigned to conventional therapies for diabetic foot ulcer plus topical propolis ointment (5%; twice daily) or conventional therapies alone. The process of ulcer healing was observed during 4 weeks and compared between the two groups regarding the size, erythema, exudates, white blood cell (WBC) count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The process of ulcer size reduction during the four-week period of study was significantly different between the groups. However, this difference was not significant between the third and fourth weeks. There was no significant difference between two groups regarding erythema and exudate reduction as well as WBC count and ESR. Administration of topical propolis ointment in addition to the conventional treatments of diabetic foot ulcer could reduce the size of ulcers with Wagner grades 1 and 2.
PMID: 28826262 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1363755
* THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT CURE OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE.