Screened and Examined: Health Benefits of Manuka Honey

The document discussed the health benefits of manuka honey from New Zealand, highlighting its unique antibacterial properties due to methylglyoxal, which were discovered by Dr. Peter C. Molan. Manuka honey was found to be more effective than regular honey in treating wounds and burns, and it showed potential against MRSA. Despite its high cost and variability in therapeutic activity, manuka honey was considered superior for medical use, though not widely accepted in mainstream medicine due to cost and skepticism. The FDA approved manuka honey for wound dressings, but its market and scientific validation were still evolving.