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Post by helen7 on Jan 1, 2015 11:06:17 GMT -5
Sorry if this is a repeated post. I've had a look through old posts and can't find what I'm looking for. For those who have used manuka honey which one have you used and where have you bought it from? Also, how have you applied it? Thanks  |
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Post by alexandsteve on Jan 1, 2015 11:15:07 GMT -5
Buy a high grade and from a reputable shop as there are now "fake" Manuka honeys coming into the country and shops (I have a friend who produces honey who was telling me about it just before Christmas).
Hope you are ok Helen xxx
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Post by alfiemoon on Jan 1, 2015 11:27:15 GMT -5
We bought some from Tesco only a couple of weeks ago as it was the only place open in the evening. They sold the three strengths (+5, +10 and +20). We went with the +10 as I believe the lower one's not worth buying. Cost about £12-something, then the +20 was £19-something.
Sorry, but not sure how you apply to wounds as we used it for Greta's cough.
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Post by helen7 on Jan 1, 2015 11:29:45 GMT -5
Thanks Alex, that's helpful. Max got a tear on his side on his walk today, no idea how. I'm taking him to the vets but want to get some manuka honey in.
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Post by helen7 on Jan 1, 2015 11:31:20 GMT -5
We bought some from Tesco only a couple of weeks ago as it was the only place open in the evening. They sold the three strengths (+5, +10 and +20). We went with the +10 as I believe the lower one's not worth buying. Cost about £12-something, then the +20 was £19-something. Sorry, but not sure how you apply to wounds as we used it for Greta's cough. Thanks |
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Post by samburns on Jan 1, 2015 12:30:27 GMT -5
Poor Max  When Dickie had very bad injuries and post op when he had his amputation we gave it to him dissolved in his drinking water and added to his food, rather than applying it to the wound sites. We generally get it from Holland & Barrett as they often have BOGOF deals or similar. We always get the highest factor we can afford x Hope Max heals quickly  |
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Post by andywillow on Jan 1, 2015 13:25:30 GMT -5
Roy has been having manuka honey on his bum where he decided to chew a hole in himself. I just put one of those huge dressings on and put honey on to it before sticking it on. Buy the highest strength you can afford.
His little bum is healing lovely now and it was quite a hole!
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Post by Flaperoo on Jan 2, 2015 5:27:40 GMT -5
My Mercy is a complete tomboy and forever cutting herself.
I apply the honey to the wound providing it is somewhere she can't lick it off.
I also add it to her food.
I agree with the others buy the best you can afford.
I hope Max heals quickly
Maryxx
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Post by burnsider on Jan 4, 2015 3:08:45 GMT -5
Roy has been having manuka honey on his bum where he decided to chew a hole in himself. I just put one of those huge dressings on and put honey on to it before sticking it on. Buy the highest strength you can afford. His little bum is healing lovely now and it was quite a hole! That's how ordinary honey was applied to a wound on my foot when working in the Middle East here the ideal "modern" medication wasn't available. It worked a treat. Raw (unheated) honey from your local friendly beekeeper is much cheaper too (£5 to £6 a jar if bought "at the garden gate"). It has anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties. The hype around Manuka is the biggest difference between it and local honey. Also, as hinted above, there is around three times as much Manuka honey sold in the world compared to how much is produced! Most commercially sourced honey comes from China, where their bees are so prolific they have to hand pollinate their apple and pear trees! When tested, a lot of Chinese honey is mostly sugar!! Caveat Emptor? I keep bees and deliver talks about honeybees and bumblebees so read a lot about what is going on in the beekeeping world. |
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