Manuka Honey

Hi Tina 

i used it throughout treatment  the highest I could afford , but since meeting up with @Beesuit on here who keeps her own bees ive taken her advise and bought locally made honeys as they have no additives either am sure she will be along and explain to you soon .

good luck Hazel xx

Hattie

There is absolutely no doubt that Manuka has antibiotic properties which is why it’s used in dressings. It’s meant to be applied topically though for some reason people have latched on to some sort of internal potency. 
Our own beekeeper produced honey( not the supermarket stuff which is pasteurised to prolong shelf life and is sometimes of dubious provenance)  is just as good for sore throats and tastes a heck of a lot better. 
If you’d like I’m happy to send you a little jar of mine to try free and point you in the right direction to source local honey. 

if you’ve a mind to look through my blog there is a bit in Manuka honey there. 

Out of interest Dani, does Manuka honey help with the soreness in the mouth/throat more than local honey or do they act in the same way?  I use local honey and will continue to use it.

I'd love to try your honey!!! 

I'll message you.

Yes pls if you think normal or a local honey is ok for throats etc I'd much rather get locally or buy from you.  

Tina x

I can't private message u Dani.  Sent friend request.  We are in Herne Bay, Kent  I will look on your page for honey too.  I'd love a sample and maybe buy one if u recommend a particular one?

Tina. X

LindaWT

There is an interesting article here

I think Manuka honey is a bit of a con unless it’s in a dressing where it’s efficacy is proven. 
Perhaps it’s the “The more disgusting the taste, the better it is for you” mentality in play  here? That and some excellent sales branding from the Kiwis. 
Interestingly  I was talking to a beekeeper from New Zealand this morning and he says the bottom has fallen out of the market in Manuka honey because there is so much fraudulent adulteration. 

Hmmm, right, thanks for the link Dani.  Several people had suggested a while back that I should try Manuka honey.  I'm glad I've stuck with my local honey! 

Hi Tina, 

My experience with my tonsillectomy (which was excessively painful) was that ordinary runny honey helped significantly. I did find a medical paper that indicated that in a clinicial study of children taking honey during the first 5 days after a tonsillectomy significantly reduced pain . Personally I found the same. 

I was given some local honey, but I found that the bees had fed on some nectar of flowers that irritated my throat (although the taste was great)  Bog standard Tescos worked for me! 

Thanks Peter! 

I went try manuka now.  Going to try local honey if I can find one I like and Beesuit is sending me a little jar to try of hers!!! 

I hope you have made a good recovery?

Tina 

3 weeks post the tonsillectomy and I'm just about off the painkillers. So I regard that as a good recovery. 

Just waiting for the next steps to be decided . .