Manuka, The Best Honey Type to Treat Wounds

Honey is known to inhibit the growth of a number of common bacteria that " live" chronic wounds . However, the type of honey is more effective in the process of wound healing ?

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS ), Australia, examined three types of manuka honey, this is Kanuka, and clover, to determine the most effective type of honey in the fight against cuts. And the result, it turns out that honey manuka most effective and best in wound healing.

Native manuka honey comes from Leptospermum scoparium plants that live in New Zealand, according to the journal Public Library of Science ONE.

The researchers studied two major content of honey is known to inhibit the growth of bacteria, namely methylglyoxal ( MGO ), which is contained in high concentrations in manuka honey, and hydrogen peroxide, which is found in various types of honey, including manuka .

" What we see, it turns out that most manuka honey is effective in inhibiting the growth of all bacteria," said Liz Harry, Professor at UTS , who led the study.

"Interestingly, the level of MGO alone can not explain the change in the beneficial effects observed. Honey is the key to the effectiveness of their chemical complexity, which contains a number of chemicals to inhibit the growth of bacteria, not just the MGO, "said Harry.