ulcers are a major cause of morbidity and disability
in diabetic patients. They often lead to lower limb
amputations especially when associated with
neuropathy and / or ischemia. At the national level,
foot ulceration often occurs, it affects 6.9% of
diabetics throughout their lives, moreover ulceration
is the most common cause of hospitalization and
precedes 80% of amputations of the lower
extremities ( Jeffcoate W, 2017).
Some researchers conducted research by
using diabetic-foot herbs treatment namely original
honey. Wound care used honey because it contains
fructose and glucose which is a type of
monosaccharide sugar that is easily absorbed by the
intestine. Then the way to treat diabetic foot wounds
regularly with honey would be better, from the era
when it was very trusted by the public for various
types of treatment including honey wounds, it was
also easy to obtain besides it was effective in the
wound healing process because of its low water
content, also the PH of the acidic honey and its
content of hydrogen peroxida could kill bacteria and
microorganisms that enter our body. In addition,
honey also contains antibiotics as an antibacterial
and antiseptic to protect the wound from worsening
(Nabhani and Widiyastuti, 2017).
Diabetic foot injury is a serious complication
of diabetes, which can result prolonged
hospitalization and can lead amputation of the lower
limbs in. Research has shown more than 15% of
diabetics suffer from diabetic foot. The annual
incidence of diabetic foot injury is estimated at 25–
80%. The prevalence of diabetic foot injuries
worldwide has been reported to be 4–27%. In
developed countries, more than 5% people with
diabetes suffer from diabetic feet, and 20% health
care resources spent on treating diabetic foot
injuries. In US, the cost of diabetic foot is 7,000-
10,000 USD, and this figure increases by 65,000
USD in complicated cases which require amputation
of what diabetic foot injury, which indicates the high
cost of health care (Karimi, 2019).
Diabetic foot injury is an important factor in
the mortality and disability of diabetics. Despite,
there is much progress in the diagnosis and
treatment of diabetes; diabetic foot problems have
not been resolved. Many patients suffer some degree
of diabetic foot; as result, they are treated with
drugs. After ineffective medical treatment, surgery is
considered for the patient. One of the most
challenging tasks in diabetes foot health care is the
treatment of diabetic foot injuries. One of them is
honey. Honey is used to cure diabetic feet, and its
efficiency and effectiveness have been investigated
by many studies (Karimi, 2019). Honey has been
known for thousands of years which can be used in
the process of wound healing. Honey has
antibacterial characteristics, stimulates the release of
cytokines, and stimulates cell growth, so that the
wound can undergo a healing process (Nuwa, 2018).
Diabetic wounds easily develop into
infections due to the entry of germs or bacteria and
the presence of high blood sugar becomes a strategic
place for germ growth. If the diabetic wound is not
handled properly it will cause disability and even
lead to amputation. Honey has been used as a natural
medicine for healing various diseases since
thousands of years ago. Previous people have been
using honey as a therapeutic treatment for several
millennia and lately it has been rediscovered as a
potential treatment in wound care mentioning that
honey can accelerate the wound healing process.
The study results conducted by Subrahmanyam et al
(2015) about the effectiveness difference of wound
care by using honey and sulphadiazin silver on 21
st
day, all wounds treated with honey underwent
epithelialization, whereas wounds treated with silver
sulphadiazine only 20% undergo epithelialization
(Nuwa, 2018).
The benefits of honey are curing heartburn,
enhance immunity, for beauty and moisturize the
skin, cure asthma, increase intelligence and memory,
and can also heal wounds quickly and can cure
various other diseases. The research problem is to
find out the effectiveness of original honey treatment
is diabetic foot infection wounds healing. Several
studies have shown that honey has the ability to
repair, protect and prevent infection and make
antibacterial moist healing. In addition honey has a
debriding effect by osmotic action that causes lymph
flow out, remove dead skin tissue from the bottom
of the wound quickly, tissue regeneration, reduce
pain during wound care and reduce edema by anti-
inflammatory action. The same results seen in the
Farouk A et al research mentioned in their study that
many patients had ulcers that did not heal due to
different causes and did not improve with
conventional treatment; the results were good by
giving honey to repair tissue in the wound (El-Nahas
M, 2018).
By using native honey the wound healing
process occurs faster, as evidenced within 2 weeks
of tissue gradation in growing diabetic wounds. in
honey contains a lot of vitamins, acids, minerals, and
enzymes, which are very useful for the body as
traditional treatment, antibodies, and inhibit the
growth of cancer cells or tumors. In addition to
organic acids, honey also contains amino acids that