Manuka

Species name:  Leptospermum scoparium.

Also known as: Manuka is also known as Manuka Honey, Active Manuka honey, and Natural Manuka honey.

Manuka essential oil is similar to tea tree oil in all its uses and properties, but most people prefer the fragrance of manuka oil since it smells like rich, fragrant honey, and tea tree oil has a more medicinal scent. 

It can be used in the same manners as tea tree essential oil, and is good for fighting fungi, viruses and various infections.

Double blind studies and research have shown manuka oil to be better than tea tree oil at controlling certain bacteria, and has been especially effective at killing some of the resistant strains of staph and strep, bringing to to great attention and acclaim in the medical community, both as an alternative medicine and as a therapeutic aid in prevention of infection.

Manuka Honey is never pasteurized.  It is organic, taken straight from flower to the wild, leptospermum scoparium bushes.  It has a different flavor from regular honey, and is very healthful.

Home Remedies using Manuka Essential Oil:

Benefits of Manuka Essential Oil:

Manuka honey is used to help relieve the pain of sore throats, calm coughing, help alleviate symptoms of the common cold, heal mouth ulcers, and works wonders on herpes viruses.

Manuka honey is used in hot beverages, eaten and used in recipes.

Manuka honey is helpful in treating tonsillitis, fever blisters, herpes, sinus problems, influenza strains and even resistant bacteria such as golden staphaureus and h-pylori, which is thought to be responsible for most ulcers of the stomach.

Manuka honey is available and can be taken in capsule form. It is delicious taken by the spoonful, and in teas or warm beverages, on toast, as a sweetner, or for cooking and baking.

Side Effects of Manuka Essential Oil:

There are no known side effects to manuka honey, unless you have an allergic reaction to honey itself.

Those suffering from diabetes should seek medical advice before eating this product, or taking it therapeutically because it does contain natural sugar and carbohydrates. 

There are two types of manuka.  Active manuka and regular manuka. They differ only in that active manuka has live cultures in it, and regular manuka does not.  Sometimes, active manuka can sting when applied to an open wound. 

If it bothers you, you should consider using regular manuka as a topical curative for open wounds instead of active manuka.