Research
Honey effective against MRSA
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Laboratory Tests
In the laboratory the antibacterial properties of UMF Manuka Honey have been found to be effective against MRSA (staphylococcus aureus) strains of bacteria which are notoriously resistant to antibiotics and sometimes responsible for closing hospital wards.
Hospital Trials
Recent studies and hospital trials are showing the UMF property could be a very effective treatment for MRSA. The Wales University Hospital, under the guidance of Dr Peter Molan, is investigating the effectiveness of honey, and in particular UMF Manuka Honey, on MRSA. The outcomes look very promising.
Published Clinical Reports: by Dunford et al 2000; Betts & Molan 2001; Natarajan et al 2001
Three published clinical case studies showing remarkable results when UMF Manuka Honey has been used on wounds infected with MRSA.
These case studies are explained in the paper Manuka Honey As A Medicineby PC Molan.
Anecdotal Testimonies:
Several people have reported successful results from using SummerGlow UMF16 Manuka Honey on MRSA problems:
1. A woman in her late thirties had a skin ulcer on her foot. It was not healing.
Doctors wanted to amputate but the wound developed MRSA so they could not operate. She started applying SummerGlow UMF16 Manuka Honey, and also ate the honey.
The MRSA cleared up, so too did the ulcer. She now has her health and her foot.
2.Young lady developed MRSA in the form of boils after a caesarian operation. Conventional treatment was ineffective. She applied SummerGlow UMF16 Manuka Honey to the boils and ate the honey.
The infection cleared up. Throughout this time she was able to carry on breast feeding her baby whereas this is a problem when a person is being treated with conventional antibiotics.
Further Reading
The Potential for Using Honey to Treat Wounds Infected with MRSA and VRE by Allen, K.L.; Hutchinson, G.; Molan, P.C. Paper presented at the First World Wound Healing Congress, 10-13 September, 2000 in Melbourne, Australia.
