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.Fighting against the second wave of COVID-19: Can honeybee products help protect against the pandemic?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.
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.