This indicates that existing antibiotics may be more effective against drug-resistant infections if used in combination with manuka honey.

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The first is that, when properly processed to a medical grade, manuka honey is effective as a treatment for chronic, infected wounds.

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This research may increase the clinical use of manuka honey as doctors are faced with the threat of diminishingly effective antimicrobial options.

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This is a feasible mechanism by which manuka honey minimizes the initiation of acute wound infections and also the establishment of chronic infections.

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One of the more fascinating ways that medical researchers are looking in to fighting antibiotic resistant bacteria is through the use of Manuka honey.

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Plants fight for space: ponga (silver tree fern), cabbage trees, manuka (tea tree), and pohutukawa (a coastal evergreen tree), which cling to the land at the sea's edge.

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The likes of hearty homemade pies and mussel chowder go down a treat alongside a pint or two of Captain Cooker, an all-malt low-hop ale infused with manuka, a native tea tree.

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Manuka honey has been the subject of particular interest, with the results of a study just published by Sydney University finding that it has powerful antibacterial properties, and is even effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Stock up on picnic fixings of manuka wood-smoked New Zealand venison salami from Basecamp Salamis and organic camembert from The Cheese Barn, and catch a ferry from the nearby Fullers terminal to the art galleries and vineyards of Waiheke Island.

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