Medical Uses

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How to Use Manuka Honey for Digestive Care, Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers

Take 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of Manuka Honey four times daily and again before bed time.

Do not drink anything for about 30 minutes after taking the honey so as not to dilute the healing effect.

Taking the honey spread on a small piece of bread will keep the honey in the stomach longer increasing its healing effect.

Many people have experience great results by taking the Manuka Honey straight off the spoon

Honey is a natural product and will not interfere with your medications.

Adjust the amount and frequency to suit your needs. Many people initially start with a generous amount of honey and then reduce the amount taken as the situation comes under control.

Start with a high UMF rated honey initially (such as UMF25+ Active Manuka Honey) and then you can reduce the strength of the Manuka Honey when the ulcer is under control.

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How to Use Honey for Coughs and Colds

When you feel a cough or a cold coming on take a teaspoon of UMF Active Manuka Honey a few times daily. The honey will soothe the throat.

An old folk remedy for coughs and colds is to take the juice of a lemon, one teaspoon of UMF Active Manuka Honey, in some warm water. The lemon juice will give you a boost of vitamin C, whilst the honey will soothe the throat.

How to Use Manuka Honey for Cuts, Grazes, Skin Ulcers and Sores

After gently cleaning the wound with warm water either apply a generous layer of Manuka Honey directly onto the wound, or apply to a plaster or simple gauze square and place this over the wound.

Manuka Honey should cover the wound and any surrounding redness

Use about 1 tablespoon of Manuka Honey for a 5cm wound

Gauze should be taped in place and then covered by either an occlusive or an absorbent dressing. The choice of these is dependent on the amount of ooze coming from the wound. Absorbent dressings are required if the wound is heavily oozing. Dry wounds can be covered by an occlusive type dressing which helps keep out dirt and water.

Abscesses, cavities and depressions in the wound bed should be filled with honey before applying the honey dressed pad, so that there is honey contact with the wound bed.

Some transient stinging may be experienced. This is due to the acidity of the honey and forms part of the healing property. The stinging will decrease with time. If severe stinging is experienced discontinue use.

The frequency of dressing changes required is also dependent on the amount of ooze. Heavily oozing wounds may require 2-3 dressing changes daily. If there is minimal ooze the dressing may be left in place for a couple of days. If the dressing sticks to the wound when it is removed, or if there is no visible undiluted Manuka Honey left on the original dressing then either the amount of Manuka Honey used or the frequency of the dressing changes need to be increased.

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How to Use Manuka Honey for Burns

Run cool water over any burn for 5 to 10 minutes.

Apply honey liberally over the burn and cover with a plaster or gauze. Having taped the gauze is place, cover with either an occlusive dressing or crepe bandage.

Change dressing daily.

How to Use Manuka Honey for Stings and Bites

Apply honey over the bite and any surrounding redness and cover with plaster or gauze. An occlusive dressing helps to keep the area clean and waterproof.

Change the dressing daily.

How to Use Manuka Honey for Boils

Boils are essentially small cavities in the skin full of pus. Before any dressing material is applied to a boil it is essential that this pus is released.

As a clean sharp instrument should be used to 'lance' the head of the boil, it would be appropriate to visit your medical practitioner for this to be carried out.

Having released the pus it is important that the honey should actually come into contact with the inside wall of the boil. In order to achieve this some honey should be squeezed through the lance site.

This is relatively easy if the boil is large and open. For smaller boils it may be necessary to 'syringe' honey through the opening, a procedure best carried out by your medical practitioner (warming honey to 35 degrees Celsius or diluting 1 part water to 20 parts honey, makes it slightly runnier and therefore easier to draw into a syringe.

The wound and any surrounding redness should be covered with honey and a simple gauze and tape dressing applied.

The cavity and wound should be cleaned with boiled water at each dressing change.

Initially the honey should be applied twice daily. Once inflammation and pain starts to improve the dressings can be reduced to daily until healed.

Disclaimer

The above information does not constitute medical advice. It is based on the clinical and anecdotal experience of many people using honey as a wound dressing and for other therapeutic uses.