Active Manuka Honey 6+

loranius

I regularly buy 2 jars of Queen Bee Manuka Honey from Costco, it's 12+ Active only. So I guess I have been ripped off since it's not UMF

Another question is - what type of tea tree is the poster on the first page talking about when gargling it? tea tree oil? Something else?

joaniemerc

For any doubters about Manuka Honey - I've taken 4 doses since yesterday and have about an 80% improvement in my throat which has been painful for over 3 weeks with reflux.

I agree with poster who said that they didn't think Aldi Manuka was that great as that is what I've used before. With the H&B UMF 10+ Manuka Honey you can almost taste a very slight antiseptic flavour amongst the sweetness.

I've taken a teaspoon of honey spread on a Ryvita and will continue to take it 3 times a day this way.

Thanks to WishI'dReadSooner for the helpful info you have posted:T

So pleased I saw this thread - can't believe the difference in my throat already!

pinkcalculator

I bought one from Waitrose that was 15 + I phoned them they said it was processed under 60degrees and although it doesn't say umf it said something else ( three letter np something ) and they said that was the same.
I'm out so can't check any of the details on the jar

fingersuk

joaniemerc wrote: »

For any doubters about Manuka Honey - I've taken 4 doses since yesterday and have about an 80% improvement in my throat which has been painful for over 3 weeks with reflux.

I agree with poster who said that they didn't think Aldi Manuka was that great as that is what I've used before. With the H&B UMF 10+ Manuka Honey you can almost taste a very slight antiseptic flavour amongst the sweetness.

I've taken a teaspoon of honey spread on a Ryvita and will continue to take it 3 times a day this way.

Thanks to WishI'dReadSooner for the helpful info you have posted:T

So pleased I saw this thread - can't believe the difference in my throat already!

Do me one favour - go find some local honey (not shelf brought processed stuff like rowse brand) and next time you have a problem with your throat use that instead id be surprised if you dont get the same results. You'll find this is half the cost too.

davnig

WishI'dReadSooner wrote: »

You are talking rubbish - do some "proper" research before spouting nonsense! I researched for weeks in the early days of the internet when the 'proper' clinical trials and Waikato University research was published fully on the web....

Actually, I'm not, but you may be, recent studies have shown there to be no difference between +x manuka and standard artisan produced honey. But, hey, if you want to spend your money because it has a number against it (cf homeopathy) you go ahead

Just another way to con the vulnerable imnsho

WishI'dReadSooner

loranius wrote: »

I regularly buy 2 jars of Queen Bee Manuka Honey from Costco, it's 12+ Active only. So I guess I have been ripped off since it's not UMF

Another question is - what type of tea tree is the poster on the first page talking about when gargling it? tea tree oil? Something else?

Tea tree oil - mix with warm water, gargle & spit out.
No doubt some doubting Thomas will come along and say this is total rubbish too as is ANYTHING in the complimentary health field.

My response to this is that MOST pharmaceuticals initially were based on herbs etc. The same pharmaceutical companies want to take ALL alternative remedies, used for thousands of years off the market. Primarily this really means they want to market a lot of them themselves & don't want competition. IF this happens in a few years they'll be marketing them as wonder-drugs - often the active ingredients synthetically made. Mother nature however often puts other ingredients in the whole herbs which could stop some of the VERY nasty side effects that many drugs have.

WishI'dReadSooner

fingersuk wrote: »

Seriously if you think Manuka honey isn't filtered and heated in mass production your in dreamland. Dont get me wrong i'm not say its crap and wont work, just it wont be as good as the raw stuff.

Local honey has been proved to have the exact healing properties, so do your research, infact go buy a local honey and try what you do with your manuka honey and you'll be surprised.

Manuka honey is mainly a marketing ploy though with the over egging on health benefits, the're not exactly going to say we pasteurised our honey at 72oC destroying a lot of the good stuff that goes in it (bear in mind some manuka is cold pressed but most isn't as its uneconomic to produce in mass supply).

Local honey has wonderful properties - which I don't deny. It's great for allergies, as a pick me up and also can be used for wound dressing (as can sugar).

Did you actually read the post that you responded to??? - it stated that the SPECIAL UMF factor is not destroyed by heating unlike the hydrogen peroxide found in 'normal' honey.

I really don't understand you - all honey producers I've met & talked to in the complimentary health field are awed by the properties that Manuka has & wish that we had manuka bushes over here. Most of them sell it too as a complimentary product to their own honey.

Yes cold pressed is better and non filtered too - I buy the non clear Manuka, however, as here honey made this way tends to be very expensive. At least the 'special' UMF factor remains in Active +UMF. Active+ NPA (non peroxide activity) should be similar to UMF.

If it says Active+ - based on peroxide activity - DON'T buy as that is the same as any mass produced honey from anywhere. You would be far better off with locally produced honey in this case.

kurgon

Manuka bushes, also known as Leptospermum scoparium....let you make your own mind up on that one.......

Haffiana

I have a couple of Manukas in my front garden, and three in the back garden. They stay in bloom for a good three months and often longer. They are heaving with bees all day every day.

Local honey here SW London is good stuff!

WishI'dReadSooner

kurgon wrote: »

Manuka bushes, also known as Leptospermum scoparium....let you make your own mind up on that one.......

So what's your actual point?

Leptospermum scoparium (manuka, manuka myrtle,[1] New Zealand teatree,[1] broom teatree,[1] or just tea tree or Leptospermum) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.