L-Mesitran® is a honey based ointment with seven non-honey components. All the combined components in the ointment contribute to the quick healing of the wound. The ointment is registered in the EU as a wound ointment and can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, homecare and of course by consumers.

Some patients experience that the L-Mesitran Ointment and Soft sometimes can cause a stinging sensation. This is due to the osmotic action of the sugars in the honey.

The L-Mesitran Ointment holds more honey than the Soft version, therefore the stinging sensation can be more. This usually subsides after a short while. When it does not subside, one can either use a small painkiller or wetten the gauze, wich was placed on top of the ointment, with some purified water. This will diminish the osmotic action, and in that case the stinging sensation. Practice learns that as soon as the wounds are well on their way towards healing, the stinging is absent.

Yes, the basic wound fysiology of pets does not vary much from humans. One will observe however that the healing of wounds in animals will go faster due to the higher metabolism of animals.

We use only certified organic honey, harvested conform strict EU guidelines. The honey has to be free from antibiotics, may not contain herbicides or pesticides, heavy metals or other pollutants. The honey can come from both sides of the equator, depending on the quality that can be delivered by the farmers. We utilize several floral origins, but all honey is tested to meet our medical grade standard.

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One should use L-Mesitran Soft for the treatment of oncologic wounds. This wound gel has no Zincoxide. L-Mesitran Soft will deodorize the wound and creates a moist wound healing environment. If one uses L-Mesitran Ointment however for its faster working over L-Mesitran Soft, one should realize that the level of Zincoxide per treatment is very low and can hardly cause diffusion of the radiation.

To this date there have been no adverse reactions recorded when people use both products at the same time.
 

Of course you can use L-Mesitran in burns, but only in first and second degree burns. This with a total burnt body surface of max. 10%, if there is a higher burnt body surface hospital admittance is necessary. The doctors have to decide then whether they will use
L-Mesitran® in third degree burns for debridment or not.

On the box, the tube and the insert we have stated that the storage conditions are at room temperature, but never over 25°C/77°F. This will cause the ointment to desintegrate and will make it unsafe to use.

This question arises from a handful of adverse reaction reports spanning five decades of aloe use and literally millions of consumers. The few adverse reactions reported are thought to be caused by chronic exposure to high levels of the latex of aloe which contains a family of compounds known as anthraquinones. Today, manufacturers treat aloe with activated carbon to produce low anthraquinone content products that have little, if any, potential for adverse reactions.
Aloe contains none of the known allergens listed by the European Cosmetic Directive and is not listed on any country’s food allergen database. A search of Medline, a worldwide academic research site, reveals two cases of allergic reactions to aloe from 1902 to the present. The last case was reported in 1977 before current manufacturing methods were in use and neither case report characterizes the aloe product as whole leaf or gel. Nevertheless, there are still those who raise concerns about the potential for allergic reactions to aloe without regard for the substantial body of literature that supports the hypoallergenic nature of aloe. There are millions of aloe consumers safely using aloe products each year.

So: Can Aloe vera cause an allergic reaction?

It is possible, but extremely rare.

Honey frequently contains dormant endospores of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangereous in wound care because is causes botulism. Secondly not all honeys are the same, and therefore their therapeutic effect differ.
L-Mesitran® guarantees, as a registered medical device, that the honey used is free of pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, clostridium etc. In addition, the extra components of L-Mesitran® work together with the honey to create an even better wound healing climate than honey on its own.

L-Mesitran® is known to shorten the length of treatment (see: patient cases) and heals without practically no scarring.

Yes. L-Mesitran® is non allergic and can be applied to every type of wound, i.e. burns, pressure sores, ulcera, grazes etc. There are no contra indications.

That depends on the amount of fluids produced by the wound. On average the ointment, or a gauze with the ointment, lasts a day or two. Is the wound dry and clean than the ointment can stay on longer. Confer with your GP or nurse for the best course of treatment.

The ointment can be applied to the wound directly. Another method is to spread the ointment on a gauze and then on the wound.

No, we have measured glucose levels in patients while using our honey products. Observations showed no change in the levels. We however always advise to monitor the levels on a daily basis.

The "L" stands for the latin word "ligare"and means:  to connect or to join. The word Mesitran is a fantasy word of which only the first two letters refer to the latin word for honey 'mel'.

Yes, the ointment is still safe. It can contain granulated honey crystals. This has no negative effect on the efficacy and/or the application of the ointment. The crystals are part of a natural granulation process of the honey in the ointment. Because we use several natural products in the ointment one could also see a difference in color between two tubes of ointment of different production date.

L-Mesitran‚ activates the wound healing process. Within this natural process an inflammatory phase is inevitable. This phase is crucial in order to cleanse the wound of dead tissue and micro-organisms. This inflammatory phase is characterized by the fact that the blood vessels surrounding the wound, supply more blood to the wound area; hence the reddish colour. Also a slight pain sensation and / or swelling is part of the natural process observed.
L-Mesitran‚ in a sense increases the blood flow to the wound area. This reaction will be visible within twelve hours of application of the ointment. It will be more vivid when necrotic tissue and/or fibrin is present in the wound. The reddish colour ring will disappear usually within four to five days. The reddish ring is therefore in a sense the prove that L-Mesitran‚ activates the wound healing process.