London, March 02: A research group from the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Queensland Administration have discovered honey from an Australian native myrtle to be stronger than all other honey brands available in the market.
Therapeutic honeys have an anti-bacterial component, which can be used to cure injures and viruses.
The research group detected that native myrtle honey contains very high levels of the ingredient, Methylglyoxal (MGO).
Carolyn MacGill, the CEO of a company, who took part in the research, said that the honey could prove helpful in curing infection, which becomes resistant to penicillin and derivatives owing to overuse.
“Recently there was a conference in New South Wales based on the overuse of penicillin and penicillin derivatives and this hopefully will pose an option for them to look at this type of honey for MRSA [methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus] and staph-type infections,” Carolyn added.
“It’ll have a huge impact, particularly in the wound care market. As these patients become more resilient to the penicillin products, they need to look to look for alternatives and fortunately this is a natural alternative that’s been available for some time but unknown.”
MacGill also said that even MRSA, a common bacterial infection in infirmaries and community facilities where residents are immune challenged, like nursing homes, and staph-type illnesses can be dealt efficiently by this honey.
–Agencies–