Abstract: A flexible dressing for direct application to a wound for absorbing exudates. The dressing comprises an alginate fiber sheet having honey fully impregnated through the fiber sheet such that the dressing has moist surfaces, and on application to the wound, the dressing becomes gel-like as exudate is absorbed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a dressing (1) which incorporates a honey composition (7) and a base material (2) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of preparing the honey composition (7) and of the base material (2), characterised by a change in the physical characteristics of the base material (2). The dressing (1) may include additional agents (3) either in the honey composition (7) or the base material (7) or both. The dressing can include further layers further layers for adhesion; be covered with a waxed material and packaged. The dressing can be applied to a wide range of wounds including exudated and/or infected wounds.

Abstract: An applicator for applying a honey composition topically a site, the applicator including, a sealable reservoir, and a pressure assembly, and a nozzle assembly in fluid communication with each other once the seal is breached, characterised in that the scalable reservoir holds a preferred quantity of the honey composition in a fluid form and the pressure assembly is fitted to the reservoir in order to apply pressure to the honey composition contained within the reservoir, for effecting transfer of the honey composition from the reservoir and the nozzle assembly attached to the reservoir assembly directs the honey composition to the site.