Ask Karen: How is medical grade honey different?
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Karen McNew
WSLS 10 Anchor
Published: August 13, 2008
QUESTION: What is medical grade honey? How is it different from the honey I would get from a bee keeper?
ANSWER: A new honey-infused bandage called Medihoney was granted approval by the FDA in November.
It is made with highly-absorbent seaweed soaked in a special, sterilized Manuka honey, produced from the oil of tea trees in Australia and New Zealand. Wound management experts are ecstatic. Not only has it closed some chronic wounds that have defied modern drugs, it acts as a protective barrier against secondary infections.
You may want to check with your doctor, pharmacist or local whole foods store to see what options are available closest to you.
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