Philosophy

What is Manuka Honey?

Manuka Honey comes from the nec­tar of the Manuka Bush (Lep­tosper­mum sco­par­ium). This bush is indige­nous to New Zealand and thrives in the wild, uncul­ti­vated lands of this pol­lu­tion free envi­ron­ment. Manuka has been used by the Maori peo­ple of New Zealand for many centuries.

What makes Manuka Honey so unique and effec­tive is the level of antibac­te­r­ial effi­ciency it has to fight bac­te­ria, com­pared to a stan­dard anti­sep­tic and is being con­sid­ered as an out per­former to antibi­otics and tra­di­tional forms of medicine.

Manuka Honey even tack­les antibi­otic resis­tant strains of bac­te­ria which are a grow­ing prob­lem the world over and fur­ther stud­ies have found that Manuka Honey con­tains very pow­er­ful antibac­te­r­ial, antimi­cro­bial, antivi­ral, antiox­i­dant, anti­sep­tic, anti-inflammatory and anti­fun­gal prop­er­ties, mak­ing it extremely effec­tive in treat­ing a wide vari­ety of health conditions.

All honey con­tains hydro­gen per­ox­ide in vary­ing lev­els. This is pro­duced when the bee adds enzymes to the nec­tar. In honey, hydro­gen per­ox­ide is released in a slow-release man­ner that is strong enough to be effec­tive in destroy­ing bac­te­ria but low enough to not harm tissue.

What makes Manuka dif­fer­ent and so unique is that it con­tains plant-derived com­po­nents such as methyl­gly­oxal – this is referred to as the Unique Manuka Fac­tor – this is, in turn what deter­mines the strength of the Manuka Honey.

Manuka Honey has attracted the atten­tion of the med­ical and sci­en­tific com­mu­nity and is steadily becom­ing a favoured treat­ment in the cure for cer­tain wounds and ailments.