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Honey can lick infection

WA honey may help combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs and hard to treat fungal infections, scientists claim.In what may signal a boon for struggling beekeepers, Sydney University biologist Julie Irish has found the high levels of hydrogen peroxide in honey made from jarrah nectar can knock out Candida fungi responsible for wound infections and oral and vaginal …

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Antimicrobial Activity of Honeys

A total of 272 kinds of honey have been sampled for antimicrobial activity since October 2001. These include honey from coastal, forest, Goldfields, urban, exotic and overseas flora. What makes honey antimicrobial? There are two ways honey is considered antimicrobial – through hydrogen peroxide activity and non-peroxide activity. Honey with non-peroxide activity only appears to …

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