Manuka Honey Information

In all honey, bees play a major role in introducing hydrogen peroxide a well known antiseptic with antibacterial properties.
Laboratory tests have shown that UMF® Manuka Honey is effective against a wide range of bacteria which includes the strains present in wounds and the stomach (helicobacter pylori).
The Honey Research Centre at Waikato University has undertaken extensive research into Manuka Honey and believes it has an antibacterial action that is separate to the peroxide effect giving it a more persistent and stable antibacterial action.

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The UMF® rating is defined by a set laboratory test for antibacterial activity that compares the honey’s potency against phenol, a standard reference antiseptic. For example, UMF10+ has an antiseptic potency to a 10% solution of phenol. Therefore the higher the rating, the more powerful its antibacterial activity.
Not all Manuka Honeys have the UMF® activity and those that do vary in the level of activity, 10 being the minimum.

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