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Dick Marron <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:02:16 -0400
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On 13/08/2012 11:57 PM, Chris Slade wrote:
> Does anyone know what processing takes place to honey so that it can 
> be called medicinal honey or honey that is used in wound dressings?

  Geoff Manning replied:>>>  I understand that the honey that was/is sold
here as  'Medi Honey' for wound dressing, had to be irradiated to be used in
hospitals. The floral source are a number of the leptospernums, commonly
called manuka or tea tree.<<<<

This Is a little discomposing. Wouldn't irradiation kill the active
ingredient?

Dick Marron



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