A local beekeeper (Western Australia) told me that medicinal properties
have been discovered in the honey from a particular kind of gum tree
which grows in this general area (south west).
A search on jarrah honey brings up lots of hits.
In fact, one website said:
While many people have heard of the medicinal value of New Zealand's
Manuka Honey, it has only recently come to light that many Australian
Honeys are significantly more effective in healing wounds than their New
Zealand counterpart.
A recent ABC news article explained that an Australian native myrtle
honey had the highest level of anti-bacterial properties than any other
honey (including Manuka Honey) in the world ref1.
And when it comes to WA honeys, our very own Red Gum (Marri), Jarrah and
Karri Honeys also have a higher anti- bacterial effect than Manuka
Honey.2
<http://www.moonhaven.com.au/lifestylehealth/medicinalwesternaustralianhoneybetterthanmanuka.html#_ftn2>
Honey from the red gum marri, jarrah and karri forests are particularly
useful in wound care - because they have a high concentration of Glucose
Oxidase which converts to a strong anti bacterial that helps to fight
infection, encourages skin repair and soothes inflammation.
You see in a 2007 study of Australian honeys it was found that 18 of 19
Jarrah samples, all 3 Karri and 8 out of 9 samples of Marri (Red Gum)
rated very high in anti-microbial activity - higher in fact than the
much publicised Manuka Honey2.
The great news is that these particular honeys have been found to be
very effective in the fight against MRSA - Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus - Golden Staph, which responds poorly to most
antibiotics!
That was www.moonhaven.com.au but there is a lot of information.
This beekeeper also told me that this part of the world is the last
place free of (a particular pollutant, I think a chemical which has to
be used against some problem in the rest of the world, sorry I forget
which). If the powers that be decide to do a particular thing, e.g.
allowing import of (sorry I forget what) this last problem-free source
will be gone.
This is an interesting site, too:
http://www.hythes.com/ProductHoney/HHoney.htm
The beekeeper I went to only does it part time, having taken over when
his father died. There is not enough money in honey for a living, so
until he retires it will just be a hobby, but the price of jarrah honey
will be going up. At the moment it is about $10 a kilogram (call it $5
a pound).
Rowena
On 20/03/2013 7:14 AM, PT Ferrance wrote:
The weekend past I watched a documentary on Malaysian honey which is
supposed to also be very anti-microbial.
PT
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*From:* Marshall <[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected]
*Sent:* Tue, March 19, 2013 3:20:34 PM
*Subject:* CS>Could honey be a replacement for antibiotics against
resistant bacteria?
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/03March/Pages/Bug-busting-properties-of-honey-assessed.aspx
Could manuka honey beat drug-resistant superbugs?
The study looked at the effects of different types of New Zealand
honey on the growth and appearance of various bacteria in the
laboratory. It found that the different honeys had different effects,
with manuka honey tending to have the greatest effect in reducing
bacterial growth, followed by kanuka honey, and finally clover honey.
Marshall
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