Manuka Honey Kills on Contact Every Bacteria and Pathogen Tested

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gdpetti

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June 20, 2009 - Australian Scientists Confirm Manuka Honey
Kills On Contact Every Bacteria and Pathogen Tested.

“Most bacteria that cause infections in hospitals
are resistant to at least one antibiotic, and there is an urgent need
for new ways to treat and control surface infections.” - Dee Carter, Ph.D.,
University of Sydney's School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences




Manuka honey research results are published
in the June 2009, European Journal of Clinical
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
 
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garnetgirl

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I've used Manuka honey with success several times - including a deep wound on my dog that healed beautifully. If you try some, be sure to use a brand with a UMF 16/18 or higher.

garnetgirl
 
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gdpetti

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Honey Kills Bacteria: Natural Compound Works against Superbugs

Rupert Taylor
Natural Medicine
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:12 UTC

Bees feeding off tea trees native to New Zealand, produce a type of honey that's known as "Jelly Bush Honey" in Australia and "Mankuta Honey" in New Zealand. Now, scientists at the University of Sydney's School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences have found this particular type of honey has some amazing curative properties.

Compound Toxic for Bacteria

Until now, Manuka Honey has been sold in health food stores as a natural medicine. That is probably about to change. Writing in (June 18, 2009), John Stapleton reports "...new research has shown the honey kills every type of bacteria scientists have thrown at it, including the antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' plaguing hospitals and killing patients around the world."

Professor Dee Carter is one of the research team that made the discovery. She said a compound in the honey called methylglyoxal is the key ingredient to the effectiveness of the honey. However, methylglyoxal on its own is toxic but when it combines with what are, as yet, unknown compounds it causes "multi-system failure" in bacteria.

Manuka Honey Unique to New Zealand

Honey bees collect nectar from Manuka bushes (also known as Tea Trees) which grow in remote areas of New Zealand. According to Manuka Health the discovery of the anti-bacterial properties of methylglyoxal was made by Professor Thomas Henle at the University of Dresden, Germany. The results of his research were published in January 2008.

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Maranatha

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"Until now, Manuka Honey has been sold in health food stores as a natural medicine. That is probably about to change. Writing in (June 18, 2009), John Stapleton reports "...new research has shown the honey kills every type of bacteria scientists have thrown at it, including the antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' plaguing hospitals and killing patients around the world."

Well, we will see how quickly the FDA will declare it a medicine and it will only be able to be sold with a prescription or it will be banned completely. Better get it while you can.

MARANATHA!
 
Moggy

Moggy

Veteran Member
It's an extraordinary healer...I used it to cure IBS.

"Until now, Manuka Honey has been sold in health food stores as a natural medicine. That is probably about to change."

Knowing this might happen I insured my future by buying extra with Active Manuka Honey UMF 17.3.

Moggy
 
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FarmerJohn

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Any honey is better than no honey at all. Bacteria can't live in a solution of >50% sugar. Honey meets this threshold.
 
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