Scottish Honey Offers Manuka Benefits

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Queen Margaret University, 11/20/2012New research has shown that honey produced in Portobello,Edinburgh is as effective in the fight against bacteria as the world famousManuka honey from New Zealand. Researchers from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh foundthat if used in high concentrations, Portobello honey is equally as effectiveas Manuka honey at killing some common strains of bacteria which cause woundinfections.The pilot research study investigated the effects of bothhoneys on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E coli, all ofwhich are known to infect wounds. These bacteria present great challenges inhospitals where patients with wounds are often more susceptible to infections…