How manuka honey helps fight infection
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 05:21
in Health & Medicine
Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute - Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its anti-bacterial properties were not due solely to the sugars present in the honey. The work will be presented this week, at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh...