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To: KeyLargo
"medical honey" -- they specifically mention "manuka honey" which is widely available at supermarkets and health food stores. You want to be sure to get the real manuka honey from New Zealand as there are lots of unauthorized knock-offs. New Zealand really protects the name and what can be sold as "manuka honey."
From HealthLine...With its potent antibacterial properties, Manuka honey offers benefits such as wound healing, cough relief, protection against ulcers, improved digestion, and even better oral health.

Manuka honey is a honey native to New Zealand. It’s produced by bees that pollinate the flower Leptospermum scoparium (L.scoparium), commonly known as the Manuka bush.

Manuka honey’s antibacterial properties are what set it apart from traditional honey. It contains methylglyoxal as an active ingredient, likely responsible for these antibacterial effects. Additionally, Manuka honey has antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant benefits.

It has traditionally been used for wound healing, soothing sore throats, preventing tooth decay, and improving digestive issues.

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13 posted on 07/14/2023 8:53:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom; ConservativeMind

In trying to reproduce Table 1 in the link here at comment #13, I failed to see advice to Click at a place to get a separate window. When I did access the separate window I found it includes 4 more lines of information about the various kinds of honey compounds and uses. I give up trying to transfer this complex chart but it is intereting, so click the link, and then the separate window at Table 1 to see the entire list.


27 posted on 07/16/2023 12:07:40 PM PDT by gleeaikin (Question authority!)
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