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    • A honeybee on white Mānuka flowers.
    Rights: © 2007 Comvita Limited Published 1 June 2007 Size: 64 KB Referencing Hub media

    Honey made from the flowers of New Zealand’s Mānuka trees seems to be particularly powerful at killing bacteria.

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      How honey heals wounds

      All honeys have properties that help them heal wounds. But how do they do this, and what’s so unique about Mānuka honey? The problem with wounds In normal situations, like a cut finger or a ...

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      Mānuka – a natural weedkiller?

      Mānuka is the Māori name for shrubs or small trees of the species Leptospermum scoparium in New Zealand. Products derived from mānuka – both honey from flowers and essential oil from leaves – are ...

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