MGO in manuka honey smear

What is MGO in Manuka honey?

What is Manuka Honey? Manuka honey is known for its natural medicinal properties. The Methylglyoxal (MGO) present in Manuka honey is what makes it unique. MGO has potent and long-lasting antibacterial, prebiotic, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties.  Manuka honey is produced in Australian and New Zealand from the Leptospermum family of plants. The bees collect …

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Manuka Honey for Dogs

What is Manuka honey? Manuka honey is produced from the nectar collected from the Leptospermum species of plant. Manuka honey is unique because it contains Methylglyoxal (MGO). MGO along with Hydrogen Peroxide gives this honey additional and potent antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. The honey is tested and assigned an MGO rating based on the …

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Manuka Honey Facial

Why is Manuka honey so expensive?

How long has Manuka honey been around for? Manuka honey or Leptospermum honey originating in Australia has been around for centuries. First Nations people from Australia have probably been using Leptospermum honey produced by native stingless bees for over 40,000 years. This highly medicinal honey is used for various ailments such as sore throats and …

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Bees in a chain

Bee Science Latest News

Bee Swarms Work Like Giant Brains, Where Each Bee Is a Nerve Cell (Bee Science Shows) On their own, bee brains are fairly remarkable things, although human computing power still trumps them. But new (bee science) research suggests that individual members of a swarm behave surprisingly like neurons in a human brain.] Not only does …

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Honey history in Australia

Honey History – When did honey bees arrive in Australia – 1822 or not?

The history of the honeybee arriving in Australia is an interesting topic. It may well have been earlier than 1822 that honey bees first arrived in Australia. But who’s to know? Peter Barrett of Caloundra, Queensland has looked into the history of the honeybee arriving in Australia in extra ordinary detail. Read his amazingly well …

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Manuka Honey Debate

Manuka Honey debate

Tasmanian beekeepers claim ‘we were first’ in battle with New Zealand The Manuka Honey Debate continues – yet to be resolved. Tasmanian honey producers say they have the proof “manuka honey” was produced on the island state years before New Zealand — and the Kiwis can buzz off if they think they can claim ownership …

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Manuka honey science promising

Manuka honey science shows promising results

Excerpt from original Manuka Honey Science research article published by frontiersin.org The IL-6/STAT3 Signalling Pathway Is an Early Target of Manuka Honey-Induced Suppression of Human Breast Cancer Cells Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide with a mortality rate of >500,000 annually, 62% of deaths occurring in developing countries (1). Despite improved …

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Manuka honey or jellybush honey

What’s in a name – Manuka Honey or Jellybush Honey?

This well written article attempts to define the problem currently facing the honey industry in both Australia and New Zealand. As scientists are now discovering, Australia is very likely a much more abundant and prolific source of potent, scientifically proven Active Leptospermum honey; conventionally termed “Manuka Honey”. The word “Manuka” itself is Maori in origin, …

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National bee biosecurity program

Code of Practice and National Bee Biosecurity Program

The nation’s busiest pollinators have received a boost after the official launch of a multi-faceted effort to maintain the health of Australia’s bees along with the country’s $1.8 billion pollination-reliant horticulture and grain industries. Horticulture Innovation Australia, the Australian Honey Bee Industry Council and Grain Producers Australia have joined forces to deliver a $3M program …

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Australian Leptospermum Flowers

Australian Leptospermum Honey – Native trees to save people

Australian leptospermum honey has the potential to surpass New Zealand’s Mānuka honey for both activity and scale. Mānuka derived from New Zealand’s sole leptospermum tree, leptospermum scoparium is the gold standard in medicinal honey. Australia is the homeland of leptospermum with 85 of the world’s 87 species, yet little is known about the potential of …

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Australian Leptospermum Honey

Leptospermum honey from Australia

If you have a mind for Leptospermum Honey science then this will be of interest. Here are the results of a study recently published in the scientific journal PloS ONE into the properties and potential availability of Australia’s manuka honey. Abstract Most commercially available therapeutic honey is derived from flowering Leptospermum scoparium (manuka) plants from …

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