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Subject:
Antibacterial activity of thyme honey
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Peter Molan <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:37:41 +1300
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RE:  >Can Stefan please provide a reference for where thyme honey has been
tested
and shown ot have these powereful antibacterial properties
>Trevor Weatherhead
>AUSTRALIA

See:  Allen, K. L.; Molan, P. C.; Reid, G. M. (1991) "The variability of
the antibacterial activity of honey." Apiacta 26 (4): 114-121.  (But this
study showed that thyme honey was not all that good.)

Regards,

        Peter Molan


Dr. P.C. Molan
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University of Waikato
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