Managing venous disease with red wine leaf extract
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Chronic venous insufficiency is caused by venous and capillary hypertension, which leads to a persistent, chronic, venous, stasis in the skin of the lower leg. Although the red vine leaf studies were small in number the available evidence suggests that a standardized extract of red vine (AS 195) has properties that may help to maintain a healthy leg vein function.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2006
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Using honey as a dressing for infected skin lesions
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Honey has proved effective in a case in which multiple, non-healing infected lesions were very difficult to manage because of the pain they caused. Honey had an anti-inflammatory effect, and also reduced pain because it did not adhere to the wound tissue as a layer of liquid formed between the wound and the dressing.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2000
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The management of skin maceration
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Techniques for dealing with maceration of the skin around wounds are discussed. It is vital that the treatment causes no further trauma and does not produce an enhanced risk of bacterial contamination of wounds. Highly absorbent dressings should be used to take moisture away from the skin.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 2000
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