Topical Application of Manuka Honey for the Treatment of Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsBackground/Objectives: Issues related to the chronic venous leg ulcer (VLU) treatment and prevention of recurrences remain the subject of research, but so too do common clinical problems in daily medical practice.
Marek Kucharzewski +3 more
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Impact of Mānuka Honey on Symptoms and Quality of Life in Individuals With Functional Dyspepsia: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
JMIR Research ProtocolsBackgroundFunctional dyspepsia is a common gastrointestinal condition that reduces the quality of life and increases health care costs. The lack of well-defined causes limits effective treatments.
Laura Ombasa +17 more
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Establishment of a Method for the Identification of Plant-Derived Ingredients in Mānuka Honey [PDF]
Shipin Kexue, 2023 To establish a method to identify the authenticity of manuka honey, this study compared different methods of DNA extraction from mānuka honey pollen, and it developed a DNA extraction method for mānuka honey supernatant and a real-time polymerase chain ...
YANG Yange, WANG Yingchun, LIU Mingchang, NIU Na, HUANG Wensheng, WU Zhanwen, WANG Shuai, KANG Jie, WU Yajun
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Two major medicinal honeys have different mechanisms of bactericidal activity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial activity, but knowledge regarding the mechanism of action is still incomplete. We assessed the bactericidal activity and mechanism of action of Revamil® source (RS) honey and manuka honey, the sources of
Paulus H S Kwakman +4 more
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Potential for Manuka honey‐inspired therapeutics to improve the host–biomaterial response
MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, 2022 Honey has been used by a wide variety of cultures across the world and for thousands of years to prevent infection and improve wound healing. Recently, Manuka honey has been demonstrated to be a potent antibacterial and anti‐inflammatory therapeutic and ...
Evan N. Main, Gary L. Bowlin
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Chemical Elements and the Quality of Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) Honey
Foods, 2021 Soil properties in the foraging range of honeybees influence honey composition. We aimed to determine relationships between the antimicrobial properties of New Zealand mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey and elemental concentrations in the honey ...
Alexandra Meister +6 more
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Foods, 2023 New Zealand mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) honey is a premium food product. Unfortunately, its high demand has led to “not true to label” marketed mānuka honey. Robust methods are therefore required to determine authenticity.
Jessie Bong +3 more
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Monitoring the Release of Methylglyoxal (MGO) from Honey and Honey-Based Formulations
Molecules, 2023 Methylglyoxal (MGO) is considered to be one of the vital components responsible for the anti-bacterial activity of Leptospermum spp. (Manuka) honey. While many studies have demonstrated a dose-dependent antibacterial activity for MGO in vitro, from a ...
Md Lokman Hossain +4 more
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Intravenous administration of manuka honey inhibits tumor growth and improves host survival when used in combination with chemotherapy in a melanoma mouse model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Manuka honey has been recognized for its anti-bacterial and wound-healing activity but its potential antitumor effect is poorly studied despite the fact that it contains many antioxidant compounds.
Maria J Fernandez-Cabezudo +6 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes problematic chronic lung infections in those suffering from cystic fibrosis. This is due to its antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and its ability to form robust biofilm communities with increased antimicrobial tolerances ...
Aled E. L. Roberts +6 more
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