The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7490 p207
23 February 2008

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Resin salve treats ulcers effectively

Treatment of pressure ulcers with a traditional Finnish resin-based salve is more effective than standard therapy, according to research published online by the British Journal of Dermatology on 18 February 2008.

Over six months, all ulcers healed in 12 of 13 patients treated with the Norway spruce resin salve, as used in Finland for centuries, compared with four of the nine patients treated with a polymer of carboxymethylcellulose hydrocolloid.