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| Manuka honey as a medicine |
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| P. C. Molan, Honey Research Unit, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Honey - an ancient remedy "rediscovered" The usage of honey as a medicine is referred
to in the most ancient written records, it being prescribed by the physicians of many
ancient races of people for a wide variety of ailments (Ransome 1937). It has continued
to be used in folk medicine ever since, but in recent times there has been a renaissance
of the use of honey in the medical profession: an editorial in the Journal of the Royal
Society of Medicine (Zumla and Lulat 1989) discussing this expressed the opinion "The
therapeutic potential of uncontaminated, pure honey is grossly underutilized. It is widely
available in most communities and although the mechanism of action of several of its properties
remains obscure and needs further investigation, the time has now come for conventional medicine
to lift the blinds off this 'traditional remedy' and give it its due recognition." Some examples
of the reports being published are given here: |
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Waikato
Honey Research Unit:
http://honey.bio.waikato.ac.nz
The Honey Research Unit was set up in 1995, with
financial support from the New Zealand Honey Industry
Trust, in recognition of the expertise at The University of
Waikato in the composition of honey and its antimicrobial
activity. |
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