deknow said > ...which to me reads, "at this point, we have no data or evidence to > suggest that honey (even our honey with trademarked "factors") has > anything to do with the effectiveness of manuka honey, but that it is due > to the presence of methlygloyoxal, and we also have no data to suggest > that methlygloyoxal on it's own, or added to other honey wouldn't be just > as effective". The key discovery in the Henle research is that methylglyoxal is responsible for the non-peroxide or reliable anti-bacterial activity in manuka honey. This factor is what has made the honey well-known for its health benefits. The paper also shows synthetic methylglyoxal is also anti-bacterial and if added to common honey can provide the reliable anti-bacterial activity. This is why Manuka Health has developed testing procedures able to identify the difference between natural methylglyoxal compared to "added" methylglyoxal in honey. ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************