Mysterious Honey Discovered That Kills All Bacteria Scientists Throw At It

[Ares]

AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to discover a cure-all right under their noses -- a honey sold in health food shops as a natural medicine.

Far from being an obscure health food with dubious healing qualities, 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.

Some bacteria have become resistant to every commonly prescribed antibacterial drug. But scientists found that Manuka honey, as it is known in New Zealand, or jelly bush honey, as it is known in Australia, killed every bacteria or pathogen it was tested on.

It is applied externally and acts on skin infections, bites and cuts.

The honey is distinctive in that it comes only from bees feeding off tea trees native to Australia and New Zealand, said Dee Carter, from the University of Sydney's School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences.

The findings are likely to have a major impact on modern medicine and could lead to a range of honey-based products to replace antibiotic and antiseptic creams.

Professor Carter's two sons, Marty, 8 and Nicky, 6, think it's funny the way their mother puts honey on their sores. But she swears by it, telling stories of how quickly it cures any infection.

"Honey sounds very homey and unscientific, which is why we needed the science to validate the claims made for it," she said.

The curative properties of various types of honey have been known to indigenous cultures for thousands of years, and dressing wounds with honey was common before the advent of antibiotics.

"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," Professor Carter said.

"New antibiotics tend to have short shelf lives, as the bacteria they attack quickly become resistant. Many large pharmaceutical companies have abandoned antibiotic production because of the difficulty of recovering costs. Developing effective alternatives could therefore save many lives."

Professor Carter said the fascinating thing was that none of the bacteria researchers used to test the honey, including superbugs such as flesh-eating bacteria, built up any immunity.

She said a compound in the honey called methylglyoxal -- toxic on its own -- combined in unknown ways with other unidentified compounds in the honey to cause "multi-system failure" in the bacteria.

The results of the research project are published in this month's European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/honey-i-killed-the-superbug/story-fna7dq6e-1225737035676

[Awoke]

Get it now before it's banned or controlled! Honey has an unlimited shelf life.

[LastResort]

I love my Manuka honey. Taste doesn't seem very appealing to most HFCS junkies but I like it.

[Libertytree]

I love my Manuka honey. Taste doesn't seem very appealing to most HFCS junkies but I like it.

Ever use it topically on a skin infection?

[Ares]

Bump

[StreetsOfGold]

THE ONLY food God commanded you to eat.
Back to the Bible or back to the jungle

Proverbs 24:13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

and God, what is the result of doing so??

Next verse

Proverbs 24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

[Serpo]

This stuff is widely used in NZ for health treatment.
I know any kind of honey is very good if you get a burn as it sooths and takes away the pain.


http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/startsession.cfm?language=1

http://manukahoney.com/

[Twisted Titan]

Get it now before it's banned or controlled! Honey has an unlimited shelf life.


Exactly what I was thinking.....

Who wants to pay 150 buxx for 10 pills when they can get a whole bucket of Makanua for a pittence??

[JDRock]

this info has been out there for decades now...i wonder if,in my conspiracy theory brain, if the dissapearance of the bees via colony collapse is too convienient in its timing ??

[sugar plum]

Crystalization is my only concern when people talk about endless shelf life. I mean, obviously, heating crystalized honey will change it back to the naked eye, but would heating it (not in a microwave!) also bring back ALL of the antibacterial qualities IF thoses qualities were to get lost in crystalization? Did they do tests from that angle?

[vacuum]

From what I understand raw honey is pretty potent, and these bacteria-killing properties can actually make you sick if you eat too much of it. You wouldn't want to kill all the bacteria in your digestive track. So generally honey is not recommended for children.

[Serpo]

Crystalization is my only concern when people talk about endless shelf life. I mean, obviously, heating crystalized honey will change it back to the naked eye, but would heating it (not in a microwave!) also bring back ALL of the antibacterial qualities IF thoses qualities were to get lost in crystalization? Did they do tests from that angle?


Cant see its basic make up changing too much.......

Big pharm is under attack.......

http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/startsession.cfm?language=1
Gary says:
"The skin on my finger was ripped away from the top knuckle upwards leaving 2cm exposed bone. After three months applying SummerGlow Sterilised UMF16+ Manuka Honey new skin has grown and the wound has closed. My plastic surgeon is absolutely amazed - he has never seen anythng like it."
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"I had a stomach ulcer problem which was doubling me over at work. Not even seven days into the UMF16+ Manuka Honey treatment, and pain and discomfort gonzo.
Now I am applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Honey to my mother's leg where she's had a skin ulcer for several years that wouldn't heal. Looked at it last weekend and it sure looks like it's healing."(USA)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"A very deep wound on my horse is healing nicely within four days of applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey."(Australia)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"My diabetic husband's leg ulcer of five years is now healing after just three weeks of applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey."(NZ)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"I felt better about a week after starting having SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey. By the time I had finished three jars tests showed the h. pylori had gone."(England)

[Libertytree]

Thanks Serpo! I'm gonna give this a whirl. Seems like a quality place to order from too. So, I'm gonna bookmark this page and report back with the results later on.

[sugar plum]

Cant see its basic make up changing too much.......

Big pharm is under attack.......

http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/startsession.cfm?language=1
Gary says:
"The skin on my finger was ripped away from the top knuckle upwards leaving 2cm exposed bone. After three months applying SummerGlow Sterilised UMF16+ Manuka Honey new skin has grown and the wound has closed. My plastic surgeon is absolutely amazed - he has never seen anythng like it."
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"I had a stomach ulcer problem which was doubling me over at work. Not even seven days into the UMF16+ Manuka Honey treatment, and pain and discomfort gonzo.
Now I am applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Honey to my mother's leg where she's had a skin ulcer for several years that wouldn't heal. Looked at it last weekend and it sure looks like it's healing."(USA)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"A very deep wound on my horse is healing nicely within four days of applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey."(Australia)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"My diabetic husband's leg ulcer of five years is now healing after just three weeks of applying SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey."(NZ)
(More Testimonies)


A Happy User Says:
"I felt better about a week after starting having SummerGlow UMF16+ Manuka Honey. By the time I had finished three jars tests showed the h. pylori had gone."(England)

To clarify, I was not arguing AGAINST using honey by any means--I pushed my 2 kids out with little to no drugs during and after the process--I was simply curious if there'd be any reason for the crystalization to make the honey lose its antibacterial qualities.

[vacuum]

To clarify, I was not arguing AGAINST using honey by any means--I pushed my 2 kids out with little to no drugs during and after the process--I was simply curious if there'd be any reason for the crystalization to make the honey lose its antibacterial qualities.
Probably if you keep the temperature below what would damage enzymes and stuff like that then I'd imagine it would be fine.

[Serpo]

Thanks Serpo! I'm gonna give this a whirl. Seems like a quality place to order from too. So, I'm gonna bookmark this page and report back with the results later on.

There are so many natural health products that it becomes difficult to remember them all especially when big pharm has their own agenda and wants you to buy their stuff which is usually ineffective and has side effects,but it makes them money because they can get a patent.
The bees have their own patent.

[MNeagle]

She said a compound in the honey called methylglyoxal -- toxic on its own -- combined in unknown ways with other unidentified compounds in the honey to cause "multi-system failure" in the bacteria.



The health food store I was just at carries 2 strengths of MGO (methylglyoxal mentioned above) 250 or 400 in the manuka honey. So I spent a few dollars more for the MGO 400 hoping it will require less application/dosing. $29.49/8.75 oz (250g) for a price comparison.

Just realized no tax, so they must consider it a 'food' at that store vs. a 'medicine', which would have carried tax.

[milehi]

Mead anyone?

[zap]

I have some Manuka honey, tastes like it has a hint licorice in it to me,

We or should I say he tried it on a cut he had, It was a pretty deep cut on the front lower shin almost where your ankle meets your leg, a piece of angle iron got him, anyhow it wasn't healing, he used lots of stuff, then went to the honey, I don't think the honey hurt, but it took a long time to heal, maybe cause it was so deep and it wasn't really a skin infection. Maybe the honey kept it from getting infected?

[lapis]

Get it now before it's banned or controlled!

You may want to avoid the "big store" brands:

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey
Ultra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Origins (http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/)

[Golden]

# 1088 Super-Bees Responsible for Bee Die-off?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxM8GJH3e8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxM8GJH3e8
Uploaded by mfromcanada1 on Jan 25, 2012
Soon to be whistleblower who worked for Monsanto will be releasing documents detailing how Monsanto planned to kill off bee colonies in order to introduce a "new and improved" species of bee that will only pollinate Monsanto crops

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1669/347/Whistleblower:_Monsanto_Wants_to_Kill...


I eat Bee Pollen everyday! I've thought about rolling homemade chocolate truffles in it too. YUM!

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

This is a great post. It makes sense if you think about it. I have read historical reports of the egyptians using honey topically to disinfect open wounds before dressing them. They said it worked well. They said that by packing raw myrrh, they got the healing time on an open cut down to three days.

If you think about it, honey takes on the properties of whatever type of pollen is used in making it. The bees literally eat the honey, and then regurgitate it. So the raw pollen is still there, it has just been put through an enzymatic reaction. It logically follows that the type of pollen used is extremely important, since it is still in the final product.

The article states that tea tree pollen was used. Since tea-trea is very anti-bacterial, this is, quite frankly, a great idea.

[Glass]

Honey has long been recognized as an anti bacterial. Interesting that we have an ongoing attack down here against natropathy and homeopathy because these two forms of quackery have no basis in fact and are merely scamming people out of money and risking their health. We then have the obligatory examples of "crazy" witchdoctory medicine..... ground animal penis and I think the other one was ground concrete... because that is apparently an ancient chinese medicine.

All the while the Alopathic medical establisment (the real quacks) take homeopathic and natropathic treatments which have been known for centuries and try to synthisize them and claim that they discovered it. There will be a nobel prize in this little piece of intellectual theivery.

Whiteman speak with forked tounge and two faces.

Of course if the honey has been pasturized is it still any good?

[Kali]

Wonder if it works for Staph...

I'll try it next time I get it...just got over it (again).

[Winston Smith]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5922433_use-natural-cures-shingles.html


How to Use Natural Cures for Shingles

[Awoke]

Don't worry Winston: They have a vaccine for shingles now.

[/sarc]

I just saw the poster the other day.

[Santa]

I really have no idea whether "Manuka" honey has special properties, but given the history of "Money" honey, I suggest people think before they unload $$$ on some unverifiable import instead of buying local raw honey from local farmers.

Considering that ALL pure raw honey is known to have antibacterial properties,

I'm kind of surprised nobody has mentioned it, but this "Manuka" honey buzz could be, and probably is an internet marketing scheme to pump the price up on boatloads of cheap product.


It's also known that imported honey is extremely difficult to verify where it originated from or even what garbage "filler"
was used to cut it with if it has been pasteurized since it destroys the pollens.

[Santa]

Also, I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember reading that imported honey "must" be pasteurized to even pass through Customs, having something to do with preventing illegal alien pollens from sneaking in over the border...

[Ares]

Also, I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember reading that imported honey "must" be pasteurized to even pass through Customs, having something to do with preventing illegal alien pollens from sneaking in over the border...

I've purchased imported unpasteurized honey before. If I could purchase honey that was made from the pollen of tea trees here in the U.S. I would. But those tree's do not grow in our climate.

[Santa]

Like I said I may be mistaken about specifics. I'm just suspicious... since we're being fucked so bad it's not funny.
You may have purchased raw honey. I don't know... and really, I'm not sure of any way one can ever be certain anymore since the government has decided to socially engineer(KILL us or MILK us) rather than serve us. :'(


manufacturers can mix different honey floral blends (http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-varieties.html) and sell it as more expensive varieties such as Manuka honey. And so-called "local honey" may not be locally produced and processed local honey but cheap, low quality honey imported from other countries and then bottled and distributed locally.

[big country]

I'd like to clarify a few things in this thread:

First...how bees make honey.
Bees store and eat two different things. Pollen and nectar. Bees eat pollen straight, they do not turn pollen into honey. Bees eat pollen for protien and minerals. Bees store this pollen in their own cells seperately from the honey in the hive.
Bees also gather nectar to make honey. Bees will gather the nectar and put it in the cells of the comb and dehydrate the water from the nectar (sometimes by flapping their wings over the cells or at the front of the hive to generate air flow). The dehydrated nectar (to 18% or less water content) is what makes the honey. Bees also eat honey for carbohydrates and energy.
Honey isn't made from pollen, though it usually does contain some pollen strictly from contamination done by the bees or during the extraction proccess. Hope this helps.

Second...In my latest copy of American Bee Journal they had an article about honey from china. It was enlightening to say the least. China is known to mix sugar water (or corn syrup) with honey and try to sell/import it as pure honey. The US put the kibosh on it a few years ago with taxes (called Dumping Fees I believe...or something similar). As soon as honey imports from china were cut off suddenly imports from indonesia skyrocketed (to levels that indonesia cannot provide domestically)...It was found out that the Chinese were sending their honey products to indonesia and then "rebranding" them as imported from indonesia. Just one example, they have laundered through 4-5 different countries.
I dont have the charts as they are printed in the magazine but you may be able to find them online somewhere.
Just buy USA honey, even walmart sells honey from the USA for the same price or cheaper then imported. IMHO don't fool with imported honey...

[Ares]

Like I said I may be mistaken about specifics. I'm just suspicious... since we're being fucked so bad it's not funny.
You may have purchased raw honey. I don't know... and really, I'm not sure of any way one can ever be certain anymore since the government has decided to socially engineer(KILL us or MILK us) rather than serve us. :'(

I've ordered this stuff a couple times before. It definitely taste different.

http://www.swansonvitamins.com/WED003/ItemDetail

[mick silver]

Crystalization is my only concern when people talk about endless shelf life. I mean, obviously, heating crystalized honey will change it back to the naked eye, but would heating it (not in a microwave!) also bring back ALL of the antibacterial qualities IF thoses qualities were to get lost in crystalization? Did they do tests from that angle?

set it in the sun for a few hours and see what happen . most bee house are in the sun .

[Awoke]

Would Crystalized honey be bad for you to begin with? Just curious.

[Ares]

Would Crystalized honey be bad for you to begin with? Just curious.

Not at all. It's just crystallized sugars in the honey. Heating it up on a LOW heat will turn it back into a liquid.

[mick silver]

Would Crystalized honey be bad for you to begin with? Just curious.

i dont see why it would . but we just set ours in the sun and it it do the work for us ...

[big country]

You can also set it in a cardboard box with an 100W incandescent bulb inside to do the heat job for you. Likely will take overnight...but it works, especially when it is cold outside (ie winter...)

[Serpo]

I really have no idea whether "Manuka" honey has special properties, but given the history of "Money" honey, I suggest people think before they unload $$$ on some unverifiable import instead of buying local raw honey from local farmers.

Considering that ALL pure raw honey is known to have antibacterial properties,

I'm kind of surprised nobody has mentioned it, but this "Manuka" honey buzz could be, and probably is an internet marketing scheme to pump the price up on boatloads of cheap product.


It's also known that imported honey is extremely difficult to verify where it originated from or even what garbage "filler"
was used to cut it with if it has been pasteurized since it destroys the pollens.

This stuff has been studied in NZ for some time now
Honey is one of nature's oldest folk remedies. Ancient civilisations used honey to help heal wounds.
There are many reports in medical literature of honey being successfully used for wounds, burns, skin ulcers, boils, infections.
Scientific university research is showing the reason why honey could assist the natural healing process and that Genuine New Zealand UMF Manuka Honey (with activity higher than UMF10) has even greater healing qualities because of its enhanced antibacterial potency.

University Research the Health Benefits of Honey http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=433)
Dr Peter Molan MBE, Associate Professor in Biochemistry at The University of Waikato New Zealand, has since 1981 researched the ancient healing properties of honey.
He has found that honey heals primarily because of a natural hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property present in varying levels in most honeys.

A Second Natural Antibacterial Agenthttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=435)
In 1981 research done at New Zealand's Waikato Honey Research Unit confirmed that some strains of the New Zealand manuka bush honey contains an extraordinary, naturally present, very stable and powerful unique activity not found in any other variety of honey.

What is Special about UMF rated Manuka Honey? http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=437)
Studies are showing manuka honey with a high levels of the unique non-peroxide antibacterial activity powerfully supports the body's natural healing processes.
The quality trademark UMF identifies Manuka Honey that contains this special unique antibacterial activity.
Find out here what is special about genuine UMF Manuka Honey.

Antibacterial Activity of Different Honeys http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=439)
Source: Manuka Honey As a Medicine by PC Molan, 2001. Honey Research Unit Website
A brief report of laboratory studies comparing, in vitro, the antibacterial activity of honeys against particular bacteria.

Not All Manuka Honey has Special Activity http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=441)
The special non-peroxide antibacterial activity is not found in all manuka honey. This activity is a phytochemical (floral derived) activity present in the nectar of only some manuka flowers.
The quality trademark UMF identifies Manuka Honey that contains the special unique non-peroxide antibacterial activity

Selecting Manuka Honey for Its Special Benefitshttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=443)
Protecting Your Rights as a Consumer
UMF is a quality trademark identifying natural unadulterated manuka honey that has the special unique natural antibacterial activity found only in some strains of manuka honey


Supporting Digestive Healthhttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=445)
UMF Manuka Honey supports the body's natural bacterial balance in the digestive system.
Laboratory tests have shown that honey which has the special non-peroxide antibacterial activity (UMF Manuka Honey) inhibits, in vitro, the growth of helicobacter pylori, the bacteria which causes most stomach ulcers. The laboratory tests also showed that honey which does not the the unique non-peroxide activity is not effective against this bacteria.

Assisting Natural Healing of Woundshttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=447)
Sterilized Medical Manuka Honey with high antibacterial activity provides an optimum germ-free moist wound-healing environment which supports and facilitates the body's natural healing process.
Honey selected for wound care should have been thoroughly filtered and sterilized by gamma radiation and have assured antibacterial activity.



http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchblurb&nav=researchblurb

[Awoke]

5 star thread.

[Serpo]

Corn insecticide linked to great die-off of beneficial honeybees

New research has linked springtime die-offs of honeybees critical for pollinating food crops — part of the mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder — with technology for planting corn coated with insecticides. The study, published in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology, appears on the eve of spring planting seasons in some parts of Europe where farmers use the technology and widespread deaths of honeybees have occurred in the past.

In the study, Andrea Tapparo and colleagues explain that seeds coated with so-called neonicotinoid insecticides went into wide use in Europe in the late 1990s. The insecticides are among the most widely used in the world, popular because they kill insects by paralyzing nerves but have lower toxicity for other animals. Almost immediately, beekeepers observed large die-offs of bees that seemed to coincide with mid-March to May corn planting. Scientists thought this might be due to particles of insecticide made airborne by the pneumatic drilling machines used for planting. These machines forcefully suck seeds in and expel a burst of air containing high concentrations of particles of the insecticide coating. In an effort to make the pneumatic drilling method safer, the scientists tested different types of insecticide coatings and seeding methods.

They found, however, that all of the variations in seed coatings and planting methods killed honeybees that flew through the emission cloud of the seeding machine. One machine modified with a deflector to send the insecticide-laced air downwards still caused the death of more than 200 bees foraging in the field. The authors suggest that future work on this problem should focus on a way to prevent the seeds from fragmenting inside the pneumatic drilling machines.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/acs-cil031412.php

[Kali]

This stuff has been studied in NZ for some time now
Honey is one of nature's oldest folk remedies. Ancient civilisations used honey to help heal wounds.
There are many reports in medical literature of honey being successfully used for wounds, burns, skin ulcers, boils, infections.
Scientific university research is showing the reason why honey could assist the natural healing process and that Genuine New Zealand UMF Manuka Honey (with activity higher than UMF10) has even greater healing qualities because of its enhanced antibacterial potency.

University Research the Health Benefits of Honey http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=433)
Dr Peter Molan MBE, Associate Professor in Biochemistry at The University of Waikato New Zealand, has since 1981 researched the ancient healing properties of honey.
He has found that honey heals primarily because of a natural hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property present in varying levels in most honeys.

A Second Natural Antibacterial Agenthttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=435)
In 1981 research done at New Zealand's Waikato Honey Research Unit confirmed that some strains of the New Zealand manuka bush honey contains an extraordinary, naturally present, very stable and powerful unique activity not found in any other variety of honey.

What is Special about UMF rated Manuka Honey? http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=437)
Studies are showing manuka honey with a high levels of the unique non-peroxide antibacterial activity powerfully supports the body's natural healing processes.
The quality trademark UMF identifies Manuka Honey that contains this special unique antibacterial activity.
Find out here what is special about genuine UMF Manuka Honey.

Antibacterial Activity of Different Honeys http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=439)
Source: Manuka Honey As a Medicine by PC Molan, 2001. Honey Research Unit Website
A brief report of laboratory studies comparing, in vitro, the antibacterial activity of honeys against particular bacteria.

Not All Manuka Honey has Special Activity http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=441)
The special non-peroxide antibacterial activity is not found in all manuka honey. This activity is a phytochemical (floral derived) activity present in the nectar of only some manuka flowers.
The quality trademark UMF identifies Manuka Honey that contains the special unique non-peroxide antibacterial activity

Selecting Manuka Honey for Its Special Benefitshttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=443)
Protecting Your Rights as a Consumer
UMF is a quality trademark identifying natural unadulterated manuka honey that has the special unique natural antibacterial activity found only in some strains of manuka honey


Supporting Digestive Healthhttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=445)
UMF Manuka Honey supports the body's natural bacterial balance in the digestive system.
Laboratory tests have shown that honey which has the special non-peroxide antibacterial activity (UMF Manuka Honey) inhibits, in vitro, the growth of helicobacter pylori, the bacteria which causes most stomach ulcers. The laboratory tests also showed that honey which does not the the unique non-peroxide activity is not effective against this bacteria.

Assisting Natural Healing of Woundshttp://www.manukahoney.co.nz/moreinfobutton5.gif (http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchdetail&nav=researchblurb&id=447)
Sterilized Medical Manuka Honey with high antibacterial activity provides an optimum germ-free moist wound-healing environment which supports and facilitates the body's natural healing process.
Honey selected for wound care should have been thoroughly filtered and sterilized by gamma radiation and have assured antibacterial activity.



http://www.manukahoney.co.nz/template.cfm?content=researchblurb&nav=researchblurb

This is taken from someone that sells the honey.

Any actual studies to show?

I just ordered some btw. I get staph at the gym a few times a year while doing martial arts so I will try it next time.

Maybe I will just rub it all over my body when Im doing BJJ. Will be easier to choke em out.

[Old Herb Lady]

The same insecticide killing the bees is the same insecticide making people(especially kids) very sick these days .




What was killing all those honeybees in recent years? New research shows a link between an increase in the death of bees and insecticides,
specifically the chemicals used to coat corn seeds.

The study, titled "Assessment of the Environmental Exposure of Honeybees to Particulate Matter Containing Neonicotinoid Insecticides Coming from Corn Coated Seeds," was published in the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology journal, and provides insight into colony collapse disorder.

Colony collapse disorder, or the mass die-off of honeybees, has stumped researchers up to now. This new research may provide information that could lead to even more answers.

According to the new study, neonicotinoid insecticides "are among the most widely used in the world, popular
because they kill insects by paralyzing nerves but have lower toxicity for other animals."

Beekeepers immediately observed an increase in die-offs right around the time of corn planting using this particular kind of insecticide.

Pneumatic drilling machines suck the seeds in and spray them with the insecticide to create a coating before they are planted in the ground. Researchers suspected the mass die-offs could have been caused by the particles of insecticide that were released into the air by the machines when the chemicals are sprayed.

The researchers tested several methods to make the drilling machines safer for bees. However, they found that all variations that used the neonicotinoid insecticides continued to cause mass die-offs of bees.

Honeybees are critical for pollinating food crops. Scientists say the disruption of pollination could dramatically affect entire ecosystems. In addition, as the researchers wrote in the study, "In view of the currently increasing crop production, and also of corn as a renewable energy source, the correct use of these insecticides within sustainable agriculture is a cause of concern."

[madfranks]

The findings are likely to have a major impact on modern medicine and could lead to a range of honey-based products to replace antibiotic and antiseptic creams.

HAHAHA! Yeah right.