Monday, December 1, 2014

Antibacterial Honey Specified Quality Content

Benefits of honey for health benefits have long been known since time immemorial. Beneficial content of honey is antibacterial, among others. One fairly strong antibacterial honey is methylglyoxal (MGO). This honey can be produced from bees who take food in Manuka flower.

"Manuka one that can produce MGO. MGO many times this has the ability to kill bacteria," says Chandra Widjaja Mochamad beekeeping expert in Jakarta, Wednesday (11/26/2014).
Manuka flower itself widely grown in New Zealand (New Zealand). But not all bees can produce honey with a high content of MGO. It depends on the quality of the Manuka flower growing soil, weather, and how extraction.

"So different, there are MGO Manuka honey is very low," said Chandra.
High-quality honey can contain up to 500 milligrams of MGO in one kilogram of honey.
Managing Director of Eagle Blue Indonesia Gemilang (sole distributor of Manuka Health New Zealand in Indonesia), Wayan Raimantera say, New Zealand manuka honey is able to produce high quality with attention to soil and weather conditions. Moreover, New Zealand included in the 10 cleanest countries in the world.

According to Wayan, in a study of manuka honey can treat diabetic wounds. However, it remains to be investigated further. "In 16 weeks ditempelin manuka honey in wound turned out to dry," said Wayan.
In addition to consumption, manuka honey is also processed for beauty products such as acne medications and breastpads for nursing mothers.

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