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Manuka Honey in the News
The Daily Mail
Saturday 11 July 2006
Following on from its new coverage of the use of Active Manuka Honey to aid mouth cancer patients in their recovery after surgery. The article gives a good summary of the use of UMF rated manuka honey in modern health care, detailing the very varied applications of the honey.
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CNN.com
8 March 2000
On 8 March 2000 CNN reported on the research being carried out by Dr Peter Molan on UMF rated Active Manuka Honey's use in treating persistent chronic leg wounds. It reports on the effectiveness at combatting wounds infected with the bacteria staphylococcus aureus, as well as the other non-bacterial qualities of the honey such as the promotion of new tissue growth.
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MSNBC
26 December 2007
Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature's original antibiotic — honey — is making a comeback.
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Apitherapy News
25 March 2008
Manuka Honey
What is it?
Honey produced from the nectar of the white and pink flowers of the manuka, a shrub native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. Ensure the product carries the UMF trademark. And for external application, buy sterilised manuka medical honey.
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Wikipedia
Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka or Tea tree or just Leptospermum) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. It is found throughout New Zealand but is particularly common on the drier east coasts of the North Island and the South Island, and in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. Manuka (from Māori 'mānuka') is the name used in New Zealand, and 'tea tree' is a common name in Australia and to a lesser extent also in New Zealand. This name arose because Captain Cook used the leaves to make a 'tea' drink.[1] The common name "Tea Tree" is also shared with the related Melaleuca tree of Australia suggesting that both were used to make tea by Captain Cook.
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News-Medical.net
26 August 2004
Leg ulcers are a major problem for many elderly people, but a new study hopes to confirm that manuka honey, which is readily available in most Kiwi homes is an effective treatment.
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Wound News
27 July 2007
The New Zealand Tea Rose (Leptospermum Scoparium) is the flower of the Wild Tea Tree. The tea roses bloom radiant flowers of whites and reds, producing a sweet nectar of honey. This raw, pure, uncultivated “manuka honey” has been used since ancient times, and was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for wounds and burns. The antibacterial activity of manuka honey can be quite effective; it has natural antiseptic, antibiotic, and anti- inflammatory properties which can help shorten the healing process and reduce scarring.
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Slashfood
9 July 2006
New Zealand Manuka Honey In Cancer Research
The Christie Hospital in Didsbury, Manchester, UK is studying the effects of New Zealand Manuka honey on mouth and throat cancer patients.
The Manchester Royal Infirmary, which has been using the Manuka honey since May, have had success using it on special honey-coated surgical dressings that can help fight antibiotic-resistant infections. They have been purchasing 880 pounds of the honey so far as it seems to reduce inflammation and reduce the instances of MSRA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) Volunteers in the hospital have been administered the honey in their treatment.
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PKID's Infectious Disease News
29 November 2007
Honey is not only used as nutrition but also used in wound healing and as an alternative treatment for clinical conditions ranging from gastrointestinal tract (GIT) problems to ophthalmic conditions. We did the literature search and found interesting facts about the nutritional and medicinal value of honey. No wonder, it is a good source of nutrition, the results of the studies prove that it also helps in wound healing. On burns, it has an initial soothing and later rapid healing effects. It has been used as wound barrier against tumour implantation in laparoscopic oncological surgery. No infection has been reported from the application of honey to open wounds. It has a potential therapeutic role in the treatment of gingivitis and periodontal disease. Based on these facts, the use of honey in the surgical wards is highly recommended and patients about to undergo surgery should ask their surgeons if they could apply honey to their wounds postoperation.
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Innovations Report
9 July 2004
Honey could be the new antibiotic, according to scientific research from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) presented Monday, 06 September 2004 at the Society for General Microbiology's 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin.
By studying the way bacteria protect themselves from attack by forming slimy clumps, scientists have discovered that honey may be an effective new weapon in breaking up the microbes' defences. The researchers from the School of Applied Sciences at UWIC looked at the dangerous infections that commonly get into wounds, such as Pseudomonas bacteria.
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International Health News
Therapeutic Value of Honey as a Skin Healer
Mainstream and alternative medicine frequently confront one another in many areas of health care. Sadly such confrontations rarely result in any clear-cut victory for either side. That could, however, be set to change.
Researchers in New Zealand and Australia are currently building a strong case that some of their local honeys can promote wound healing which is vastly superior to that provided by mainstream medication; indeed even superior to traditional honeys. Healing of persistent leg ulcer is for example, a major problem. The treatment of damage to skin is after all, a field in which the results are clearly visible. There is a substantial body of medical literature, which has investigated the potential beneficial effects of honey in recent years. Professor Peter Molan at the University of Waikato in New Zealand has reviewed 73 published articles on the subject. Professor Molan has been a key figure in the research on Manuka honey in New Zealand.
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Medical Device Link News
1 April 2008
Magic manuka... the honey healer
Honey has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The Ancient Egyptians and Greeks treated sores with it and soldiers in the Second World War wrapped bandages in it to heal their wounds. Today, honey can be found in wound dressings, creams, lozenges, tablets and in a jar. Manuka honey, made from the flowers of the manuka bush (Leptospermum scoparium) found only in New Zealand, contains ingredients that scientists believe boost its antibacterial properties.
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The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds
Some clinicians are under the impression that there is little or no evidence to support the use of honey as a wound dressing. To allow sound decisions to be made, this seminar article has covered the various reports that have been published on the clinical usage of honey. Positive findings on honey in wound care have been reported from 17 randomized controlled trials involving a total of 1965 participants, and 5 clinical trials of other forms involving 97 participants treated with honey. The effectiveness of honey in assisting wound healing has also been demonstrated in 16 trials on a total of 533 wounds on experimental animals. There is also a large amount of evidence in the form of case studies that have been reported.
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HealthNews.nz
The Activity of Manuka Honey
Honey has been held in high respect for centuries with its potential to heal the body and soul. It has often been referred to as the nectar of the gods and the elixir of life.
Although there is widespread knowledge of the many uses of honey, both culinary and medicinal, there has been little scientific research undertaken to reveal the components responsible for honey's antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal qualities.
Dr Peter Molan of the Waikato University Honey Research Unit, a notable authority on antimicrobial agents, has been researching New Zealand honey for medicinal purposes.
"Honey's antibacterial activity is caused by hydrogen-peroxide, generated in the honey by an enzyme added by the bees," Dr Molan reports. "In addition there may be non-peroxide antibacterial components that come from the nectar of various flowers."
The hydrogen-peroxide activity is found in all honey varieties. Some of New Zealand's Manuka honey has non-peroxide activity, - a unique quality. This has come to be known as "active" Manuka honey. Whilst all honeys have antibacterial activity (healing qualities), active Manuka honey has stronger healing potential. Not all Manuka honey, however, has this activity.
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Health News 24/7
1 February 2007
The Miracle UMF Manuka Honey
What is UMF Manuka Honey?
Unique Manuka Factor or commonly known as UMF is the only worldwide standard in identifying and measuring the antibacterial strength or quality of some strains of Manuka. It is a guarantee that the honey being sold has the special UMF antibacterial property and a UMF rating of 10 is the minimum recognised. Ordinary manuka has only the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property which is common to most types of honey, whereas UMF Manuka has both the natural hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property and its own natural UMF antibacterial property, giving it increased antibacterial potency.
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BBC News
8 June 2004
Harnessing honey's healing power
Honey has been known for its healing properties for thousands of years - the Ancient Greeks used it, and so have many other peoples through the ages.
Even up to the second world war, honey was being used for its antibacterial properties in treating wounds.
But with the advent of penicillin and other antibiotic drugs in the twentieth century, honey's medicinal qualities have taken a back seat.
But that might be about to change - thanks to one New Zealand based researcher.
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WNBC News
21 March 2008
Georgetown Studies Honey For Healing Infections
Doctors at Georgetown University Hospital are using a sweet solution to help fight infections like the deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
Almost three years ago, Josh Pennington suffered a quarter-size cut on his foot that never healed.
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Manchester Evening News
18 June 2007
Could honey beat MRSA?
MRSA is still a serious threat for many UK hospitals. It is not because the superbug is any more infectious than many other type of bacteria, but rather its growing resistance to antibiotics makes it so difficult to control.
A New Zealand professor, however, believes he may have found an answer to the current crisis.
For the past 25 years, Prof Peter Molan, director of the Honey Research Unit of the University of Waikato, has been studying the antibacterial properties of manuka honey, made by bees that collect pollen from the manuka bush. The medicinal properties of honey have been well-known for thousands of years. Ancient Greek and Egyptian societies used it to help heal burns and sores.
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The Star Phoenix
10 June 2006
Researcher stuck on therapeutic honey
Honey has long been used as a herbal remedy, but biochemist Dr. Peter Molan, of the University of Waikato in New Zealand, has discovered a kind of honey he says could sweeten the taste of medicine around the world.
Molan says he has discovered that honey made from the manuka bush, which covers large areas of New Zealand, contains higher levels of anti-bacterial activity than honey sold at grocery stores. It's so high that clinical trials conducted by Molan and his team have suggested that direct application of the sweet stuff can effectively heal cuts, burns, sores and even combat the superbug methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA.
"Manuka honey has worked in very desperate cases where nothing else has worked," Molan told CNN in 2000.
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BBC News
7 July 2006
Honey trialled on cancer patients
A Manchester cancer hospital is importing manuka honey from New Zealand to treat patients after surgery.
The honey is believed to have healing powers and doctors at Christie Hospital in Didsbury, Manchester, plan to use it on mouth and throat cancer patients.
They hope it may reduce the patients' chances of contracting MRSA and help lessen inflammation.
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Health Topic
Crohn's disease and Manuka honey
Crohn's disease describes a chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall. It is most common in the lowest portion of the small intestine but can occur in any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus.
It affects both sexes equally, often runs in families with a history of ulcerative colitis and is most likely to strike before the age of 30. Nobody has identified a single cause, but the three main possibilities are infection, poor diet or a dysfunction of the immune system.
If the trigger is infection, then Manuka honey, which is made in New Zealand by bees which collect their nectar from the native tea tree, is going to be a very powerful weapon in reducing this painful inflammation.
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Active Manuka Honey Association
What is UMF®?
UMF® is an antibacterial property which is naturally present in some strains of manuka honey, but it is not in all manuka honey UMF® Manuka Honey, the type of manuka honey which has the special UMF® antibacterial property, is highly sought-after for its health-giving qualities.
What is special about UMF® Manuka Honey?
Laboratory studies have shown that UMF® Manuka Honey is effective against a wide range of very resistant bacteria including the major wound-infecting bacteria and the stomach ulcer causing bacteria helicobacter pylori.
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South Manchester Reporter
7 June 2006
Christie hits MRSA with wonder honey
THE ancient Egyptians believed it was a cure-all. Scots mix it with whisky for medicinal 'hot toddies'. And Winnie the Pooh loved the stuff.
Now in south Manchester, honey is being used to protect mouth and throat cancer patients from the MRSA superbug and other infections which are resistant to anti-biotics.
In a worldwide first, the Christie Hospital is researching the powers of New Zealand honey to help mouth and throat cancer patients' recover after surgery.
Some of honey's healing powers have been known for many years.
For example, it can help scars and wounds, or be put on dressings. Nurses at Manchester Royal Infirmary have been using special honey coated dressings for the last two months.
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Natural News
New Zealand honey being tested on cancer patients
Over the years, honey has become increasingly popular for its medicinal properties. The Ancient Egyptians thought of the substance as a cure-all, and now the Christie Hospital in Didsbury, Manchester, UK is studying the effects of New Zealand Manuka honey on mouth and throat cancer patients.
The Manchester Royal Infirmary, which has been using the Manuka honey since May, have had success using it on special honey-coated surgical dressings that can help fight antibiotic-resistant infections.
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World Wide Health
9 October 2007
UMF Manuka Honey - What is it? And what you should know about it.
Manuka Honey is a unique honey, native to New Zealand, that has been gaining increasing international publicity for its natural healing properties.
It is a natural remedy that actually has some proper research to help back it up.
However it is important to know that not all manuka honey is equal. Although all of it tastes great, only some batches of it are proven to contain the extra antibacterial property that has propelled its fame as the 'healing honey'.
Much of the research into the unique healing ability of manuka honey has been led by Professor Peter Molan and the team at New Zealand's University of Waikato Honey Research Centre. Their work has developed a test to find the amount of extra antibacterial potency in a batch of honey, to give it a UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) level.
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Washington Post
7 August 2007
Sweet Salve
Could Honey, an Ancient Remedy, Make a Comeback in Contemporary Wound Care?
For biochemist Peter Molan, honey's ancient power to heal is not a matter of faith. So sure is he of the science behind it that he frequently applies the stuff of his research on himself -- and on his wife.
"She had a persistent boil on her buttocks," he explained. Since no standard salves had helped, he liquefied a dollop of a particular variety of honey known as manuka in the kitchen microwave, poured it over gauze and applied it.
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MSN
Does honey have healing benefits?
Honey. Some people think it's the nectar of the gods and it's got a pretty good reputation for its medical qualities too.
But is that reputation deserved?
Our reporter Michael Slater is in New Zealand to find out whether honey really is the nectar of the gods when it comes to healing powers.
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Quest Health Library
Wonder Treatment: Manuka Honey
Uses:
Manuka Honey has antimicrobial/antiviral activity that has shown to be effective in the treatment of a wide variety of bacterial/viral infections including:
Surgical wounds
Burns
Leg/foot ulcers
Donor and recipient graft sites
Pressure sores
General first aid
Alimentary Canal Bacterial Infections
Intestinal/Gut Infections
Advantages:
Can provide an antibacterial barrier.
Has been shown to be effective against more than 250 clinical strains including MRSA, MSSA, VRE, MRAB Helicobacter Pylori etc Provides a moist wound environment.
Can provide fast, effective autolytic debriding action for the removal of slough and necrotic issue in an antimicrobial environment.
Can rapidly remove malodour.
It is non adherent which can reduce trauma and pain during dressing changes. Has been found to have useful levels of antioxidants.
Stimulate the immune system and helps the body deal with infections.
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The Star
18 July 2007
Sweet, natural cure
Research conducted at the University of Waikato over the last 20 years has identified Manuka honey as superior to other types of honey in assisting wound healing. Prof Molan found that only Manuka honey has special antibacterial and antibiotic properties, and called it UMF (or Unique Manuka Factor).
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