Green Medical Journal
Vol 8 No 1 (2026): Green Medical Journal

The Effect of Trigona Honey as a Therapy for Burns in Rattus Norvegicus

Nur Fadhillah Khalid (Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Andi Alamanda Irwan (Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Irna Diyana Kartika (Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Suci Noviyanah (Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Muh. Ridho (Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)
Afirah Khairunnisa (Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2026

Abstract

Introduction: Wound healing is an important physiological process to maintain skin integrity after trauma. Contact burns are damage or loss of tissue caused by heat sources. The growing interest in natural therapies has prompted the exploration of trigona honey due to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial properties. Another study discusses trigona honey on an incised wound, but only a few discuss burns. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Trigona spp honey as a therapy for burns in Rattus norvegicus. Methods: A quasi-experimental with a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design method. In this study used 20 subjects, there are Rattus norvegicus of the Sprague Dawley strain weighing 100-250 grams and aged 2-3 months, divided into 5 subjects for 4 groups. This study assesses wound size and use one-way ANOVA as the analysis technique. Result: There is significant wound healing initially in all groups before intervention, average wound area is 3.5 cm. Then treatment was given for 15 days and it was seen that the group with the best wound healing was treatment on group II (Trigona honey 2 g) with an average wound area of 0.42 cm, followed by treatment group I (Trigona honey 1 g) is 0.72 cm, followed by the positive control group (silver sulfadizine 0.5 g) is 0.86 cm and then on negative control group (aquadest) is 1.74 cm. In the one-way ANOVA test, the P value (Between Groups) was 0.000 (<5%). Conclusion: Trigona honey is effective as a therapy for burns in rattus norvegicus.

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gmj

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Green Medical Journal (GMJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and interesting case reports. The journal focuses on promoting medical and health sciences, derived from basic sciences, clinical and community health research, both in ...