We all know the potency of antibacterial properties in Manuka Honey. Now, a further study has been published as “Antiviral Therapy” has found that manuka honey inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase activity. Several studies were conducted by researchers across multiple divisions on the effectiveness of UMF20+ or MGO830+ equivalent Manuka honey against HSV Type 1.
Several types of honey were used to compare including Kanuka Honey. The results showed that manuka honey had the strongest inhibitory effect on the enzyme, with kanuka honey being the second most effective after UMF20+ Manuka honey. This is promising news for the potential use of manuka honey as a natural treatment for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). Further research is needed to confirm these findings but this could be an exciting development in natural HSV-1 treatments!
The research studied a variety of honey including Manuka, Kanuku, and Clover Honey and found that Manuka honey had the strongest inhibitory effect against the enzyme. This is very promising news for the potential use of manuka honey as a natural treatment for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and deserves to be confirmed with further research.
Reference:
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14786419.2021.1880403
- https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/wounds/article/antiviral-activities-honey-royal-jelly-and-acyclovir-against-hsv-1
- https://www.thepharmacist.co.uk/views/should-we-be-putting-honey-on-a-cold-sore/
- https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/5/e026201
- https://www.downunderenterprises.com/media-release-manuka-march-2021
