title: Combined therapy of Ulmo honey (Eucryphia cordifolia) and ascorbic acid to treat venous ulcers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to assess the clinical effect of topical treatment using Ulmo honey associated with oral ascorbic acid in patients with venous ulcers.
  
  
  METHODS
  longitudinal and descriptive quantitative study. During one year, 18 patients were assessed who were clinically diagnosed with venous ulcer in different stages, male and female, adult, with a mean injury time of 13 months. Ulmo honey was topically applied daily. The dressing was applied in accordance with the technical standard for advanced dressings, combined with the daily oral consumptions of 500 mg of ascorbic acid. The monitoring instrument is the assessment table of venous ulcers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  full healing was achieved in 100% of the venous ulcers. No signs of complications were observed, such as allergies or infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the proposed treatment showed excellent clinical results for the healing of venous ulcers. The honey demonstrated debriding and non-adherent properties, was easy to apply and remove and was well accepted by the users. The described results generated a research line on chronic wound treatment.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Mariano del Sol
authors.initials: Mdel S
authors.lastname: Calderon
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Carolina Schencke
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Jessica Salvo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Hospital Makewe-Pelale, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Alejandra Hidalgo
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.affiliation: Hospital Makewe-Pelale, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Felipe Ocharan
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Torre
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001458:Bandages; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D001205:Ascorbic Acid