{"id":5686,"date":"2026-02-16T11:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olynthichilloliveoil.com\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:03:11","slug":"%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%b4%ce%bf-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%bb%cf%8e%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%8d%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olynthichilloliveoil.com\/en\/%cf%84%ce%bf-%ce%b5%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%8c%ce%bb%ce%b1%ce%b4%ce%bf-%ce%b5%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85%ce%bb%cf%8e%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%b9-%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%8d%ce%bc%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Olive oil helps heal burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Olive oil has been used since ancient times not only to meet human nutritional needs, but also for its therapeutic properties.&nbsp;<strong>In the Hippocratic Code, more than 60 medicinal uses of olive oil are recorded, while Sophocles described the olive tree as a \u201cnurturer of children.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, what ancient civilizations understood through observation and intuition is now supported by modern scientific research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bb\u03bf\u03b9\u03c0\u03cc\u03bd, \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03cd \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf <a href=\"https:\/\/olynthichilloliveoil.com\/en\/proionta\/\">\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf <\/a>\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf \u03b5\u03bc\u03c6\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c0\u03b5\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03af\u03bc\u03b1. \u03a4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2, \u03cc\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c5\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd, \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b5\u03bb\u03b8\u03cc\u03bd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an article published in 2004 in the journal \u201cOlive and Olive Oil,\u201d agronomist and biotechnologist&nbsp;<strong>Stylianos Fakas<\/strong>&nbsp;noted that olive oil protects the skin from burns caused by excessive exposure to&nbsp;<strong>solar radiation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, findings from&nbsp;<strong>a new study<\/strong>published in the journal Burns suggest that the consumption of olive oil&nbsp;<strong>may accelerate the healing process of burn injuries.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of olive oil on burn healing following its daily consumption by hospitalized patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study involved&nbsp;<strong>100&nbsp;<\/strong>patients with second- and third-degree burns covering 10\u201320% of their body surface. Participants consumed either olive oil or sunflower oil orally, as part of their regular diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients were divided into two groups based on the duration of hospitalization and their time in intensive care.&nbsp;<strong>They were evaluated daily for signs of wound infection, sepsis, and graft healing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results showed a&nbsp;<strong>significant difference<\/strong>&nbsp;between patients who consumed olive oil and those who consumed sunflower oil, both in the time required for wound healing and in the length of hospitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In simple terms, the study suggests that dietary intake of olive oil in burn patients may accelerate wound healing and&nbsp;<strong>reduce the duration of hospital stay.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u03a0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ae: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.messinialive.gr\/elaiolado-epoulonei-egkavmata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Messinia 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