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UMF®
is the name of a very beneficial antibacterial property
found in some
strains of manuka honey. (UMF® is not in all manuka honey.)
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UMF®
indicates the honey has a high antibacterial component.
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UMF®
is a guarantee and measure of the antibacterial potency
of honey. |
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UMF®
Manuka Honey (UMF®10 is minimum level) has enhanced
antibacterial potency giving it special healing qualities.
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UMF®
Manuka Honey is the preferred honey when selecting honey
for special therapeutic uses. |
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UMF®
is an industry registered name, trademark, standard indicating
antibacterial quality |
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The UMF®
standard is the only standard worldwide identifying and
measuring the antibacterial strength of honey. |
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| UMF®
was first discovered by Dr Peter Molan, |
MBE,
of Waikato University's Honey Research Unit.
Honey contains an enzyme that produces hydrogen
peroxide, a proven antiseptic with antibacterial
properties.
Dr Molan's research found another more powerful
and more stable antibacterial property,
called UMF®, in some
strains of manuka honey.
UMF® is additional to the hydrogen peroxide
antibacterial property.
These two properties together have a synergistic
effect enhancing their effectiveness.
Studies are showing the enhanced antibacterial
qualities of UMF® Manuka Honey gives
the honey special healing qualities.
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are Two Types of Manuka Honey: |
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Ordinary
manuka honey with
only the hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property common
to .most honeys. A very nice table honey. |
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UMF® Manuka
Honey with both the
natural hydrogen peroxide antibacterial property plus
its own natural UMF® antibacterial property, giving it
increased antibacterial potency. A specialty honey identified
by the name UMF®. It is the preferred honey for wound dressing
and other special therapeutic uses. |
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The
Name UMF® |
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To
distinguish between the two types of manuka honey Dr Molan (honey
researcher) and the Active Manuka Honey
Industry (AMHIG) have named the additional antibacterial property
UMF® (meaning Unique Manuka Factor).
It is unique because it is only in manuka honey and in only
some (not all) manuka honey.
The name UMF® is the seal and trademark of the Active Manuka
Honey Industry and is available for use only by licensed users
who must meet set criteria. |
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The
UMF® Standard
is an
industry registered standard indicating which honey has the
special UMF® property. The name UMF® on the front
label guarantees the honey has this special property.
UMF® Guarantee
The name UMF® is a guarantee that the honey
being sold has the special UMF® antibacterial property to at
least the
level indicated on the label.
It applies only to honey packed in New Zealand and tested after
each batch is packed. It does not apply to honey in
drums, etc still to be packed, nor to honey not packed in New
Zealand.
The UMF® Rating
The name UMF® is followed by a number indicating
the strength of the UMF® property after the honey has been packed
in New Zealand. A UMF® rating of 10 is the minimum. |
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Laboratory
Testing of Manuka Honey for UMF® Rating:
The special UMF® antibacterial
property is not found in all manuka honey.
The presence of this property can be detected only by special
laboratory testing.
Samples of honey are sent to a specially appointed laboratory
for testing for antibacterial activity using criteria laid
down by the Honey Research Unit at Waikato University, New
Zealand.
These tests measure the presence of and level of the UMF® antibacterial
property. |
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The
Test Results |
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The
testing of the honey provides two sets of results: |
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Total
Activity rating
which measures. Most honeys have a Total Activity rating with
activity being due to the hydrogen peroxide property. Total
Activity does not identify the UMF® property. |
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UMF®
Activity rating
indicates the strength of the UMF® property. For this test a
catalyse is added to the honey
sample to remove the hydrogen peroxide so that all that is measured
is the strength of the UMF® property. |
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The UMF®
activity rating is the most important when identifying manuka
honey with the special UMF® property. |
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are Two Types of Manuka Honey: |
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In laboratory studies
the UMF® property has been found to be effective
against a wide range of bacteria including the very
resistant helicobacter pylori
(this bacteria causes most stomach ulcers), the
wound-infecting bacteria
staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli, streptococcus
pyogenes
(causes sore throats)
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Studies are showing UMF® Manuka
Honey with high levels of UMF® could
be very effective in helping relieve stomach ulcer
symptoms and gastritis, and
when applied topically, in assisting the natural
healing of skin ulcers, wounds,
burns, boils, cracked skin, MRSA.
Studies are also showing the UMF® property helps
make UMF® Manuka Honey
excellent for relieving sore throats and oral hygiene.
3.
The UMF® property is very stable, unlike
the hydrogen peroxide
antibacterial property common to most honey. The
hydrogen peroxide property
is easily destroyed by heat, light and water and
also destroyed by the catalase
effect of the body serum.
But the UMF® property is quite stable.
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UMF®
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| Why
is UMF® In Only Some Manuka Honey? |
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Bees gather
manuka honey from the nectar of the flowers of
the manuka bush
(Leptospermum scoparium) which is a native plant
of New Zealand.
The manuka bush grows wild on undeveloped, unspoilt
and regenerating land,
and is commonly found throughout the country.
Manuka honey with the UMF® property is gathered
from the manuka flowers in
only a few places in New Zealand - UMF® is not
in the nectar of all manuka flowers.
It is also evident that some areas of manuka bushes
do not produce honey with
the UMF® property every year, and the concentrations
of UMF® can vary from batch
to batch and year to year.
For this reason samples of every batch of UMF®
Manuka Honey are tested after
the honey has been packed to ensure the presence
of UMF®.
UMF® is a phytochemical-derived property (it comes
from the nectar of the flower);
whereas the hydrogen peroxide property common
to most honey is from an
enzyme added to the honey by the bee.
The reason why only some manuka honey has the
unique UMF® antibacterial property
is not yet known. It could be from a subspecies
of manuka or due to some environmental factor
such as soil type. The researchers are currently
looking into this question. |
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