Is Manuka Honey only found in New Zealand? Manuka means Tea Tree...is New Zealand Tea Tree superior to Australian Tea Tree (honey)?
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Manuka honey is harvested in both Australia and New Zealand as the Manuka tree is native to both isles. However, I do believe New Zealand to be the larger of the two manufacturers. As for which is superior, you would refer to the UMF (unique manuka factor) to determine the purity/potency of the honey. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptospermum_scopariumhttp://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81nuka_honey
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Yes. Newzealand only. UMF means Unique Manuka Factor. If you want to use for your stomach heath, You must need 15+ or more. I bought this, and eat 1 tea spoon every morning and before sleep. Yes it works great! My stomachache cured.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81nuka_honey Yes, it's from the Manuka Tree that only grows there. There really isn't that much difference which tree or which honey other than the absurd price. Any honey will work. I have been using honey on wounds since the early 80's. I was told about it by a Medicine Woman on one of our Indian Reservations. Indians have used it for hundreds of years. It works better than anything I have ever used, over the counter and prescribed. Even my doctor agrees and since 2006 it's been used by the medical professionals and approved by the FDA. I tried the Manuka, and I've used honey I buy in the health food store as well as the grocery store. They all work, the health food store honey seems the best. And it's way cheaper. It heals a wound faster that anything around and helps take the pain away as well. I had foot surgery and it just wouldn't heal, I finally quit using the stuff the doctor gave me and started using honey, it healed in not time, the doctor was impressed.
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Our Matcha powder is from China and it is not shade-grown. We sent these samples to a lab in Colorado to have them tested. Most brands won't do the testing because it's expensive - but it's important to us. We chose the farm that had the purest (and nutritionally most potent) green tea we could find anywhere. It just so happened to be from a farm in China. The locals have a long and storied tradition of cultivating high quality tea plants. They take a lot of pride in their plantation and meticulously care for each plant. There are some concerns with radiation from Japanese products right now. Since the devastating tsunami in 2004 damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, large portions of their green tea crops have been quarantined, destroyed, or ordered not to be harvested by the Japanese government. It's a tragic situation that has affected the supply of matcha and other teas all over the world. Thanks again for your interest and if you need anything else, please feel free to contact us via Amazon or through jessica@kissmeorganics.com Jessica Patterson Customer Love Specialist KissMeOrganics.com
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Robert No it does not.. However some of the honey is from Argentina.. I have no way of knowing the percentages. It tastes fine and is a good price.
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Sorry Beth, I finished that bottle and no longer have it. I am using Wedderspoon New Zealand Manuka Honey and that label says, "Active 16+". (also excellent)
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Hello, Janice. We don't use tea leaves from Japan. Unfortunately, a percentage of the Japanese crop is still affected by the radiation fallout. Our product comes from the coastal Fujian province in China where only the finest tea leaves are used and ground into a fine powder that is both affordable and delicious. We have over 100 recipes available at our web site EatGreenTea.com. Pauline Mendoza Customer Love Specialist EatGreenTea.com
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I felt like a fool when I bought this plant, thinking it was a specially developed type of honeysuckle. What you might want to know is that this is the honeysuckle that is also called Japanese honeysuckle, wild and all over (my)the place. Why don't you Google "making honeysuckle tea" and go from there, knowing that this is common honeysuckle.
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Personally, I have never used the product for that purpose. This is what WebMD (http://blogs.webmd.com/healthy-skin/2012/03/fruits-vegetables-honey-and-your-skin.html) reads: Speaking of honey, researchers are increasingly studying its use in wound care. All honey has antibacterial properties, but manuka honey from New Zealand and Australia can be exceptionally healing, depending on its origin and processing. For those who have never tried it, manuka honey is dark and has a strong, distinctive taste that can take some getting used to. Antibacterial activity is measured in an index called the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF). The higher the UMF, the more effective the honey is supposed to be - and also the more expensive, because pure manuka honey is always pricey. I recommend a manuka honey with a UMF of 16 or higher. High UMF manuka honey works both to prevent skin infections and to clear chronic skin infections. A recent study showed that it is effective on streptococcus, pseudomonas, and staphylococcus bacteria, even on antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. There are even manuka honey bandages on the market. I've become a big fan of manuka honey. Last year I had a patient with a bad staph skin infection and open wounds all over her body. I tried everything, including the usual antibiotics, and nothing seemed to work. Finally I ordered gauze impregnated with manuka honey and had her use them every day. In two weeks, her infection had cleared up with no scarring. So it may be worth keeping a jar of UMF 16 manuka honey in your cupboard. Like all honey, it will keep indefinitely, so what do you have to lose? Bottom line: Fruits, vegetables, and manuka honey can all be powerful allies to your skin. Personally, organic apple cider vinegar reports to provide softer skin and mitigates acne.
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The tea set is not made in England, is made in Indonesia. The quality is also not like the one which I bought before. Of course, made in England is better than made in Indonesia but you cann't complain to the price.
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Made in the USA, using Manuka Honey from New Zealand and Cehami extract from Australia.
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Ratings on Manuka honey are supposed to tell you the honey's antibacterial potency. Manuka honey from New Zealand has some very powerful non-peroxide anti-bacterial properties. That's one reason why Manuka honey is able to kill off antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. UMF stands for "Unique Manuka Factor." It tells you what the full non-peroxide antibacterial rating of the Manuka honey is. Since Manuka honey's antibacterial nature comes from many factors, the UMF rating takes them all into account (including the MGO factor) and gives you a final rating. The most common UMF ratings are UMF 5+, UMF 10+, UMF 15+, and UMF 20+. The "+" after the number just means that it could be more than the number given, but that it won't be less. For example, a jar of UMF 15+ has a UMF factor of at least 15, but could be higher.
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I know it is distributed from: Kilauea, Hawaii.To learn more visit: www.wai-koko.comHope this helps. Good luck.
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I have purchased several jars of honey from this company. It has a very different taste from honey here in the US. I can't give you a 100% sure way, but that would be one. Also, I have used this for healing mainly and it works very well.
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Yes, very normal for raw unprocessed honey. Grocery store or clear honey has none of the benefits and may even have additives if imported. Manuka honey will look even more "rough" than other raw honey types at your natural food market. Very normal for the Manuka type.
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I don't know exactly I just got it because that's what I use back home for my tea and usually what we get is from New Zealand so I assume so.
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I think it should be certified UMF Association in New Zealand and that is why I prefer Comvita Manuka Honey.
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ACTIVE Manuka honey can be. But, you really must use Manuka at levels 15+ and higher, and brands approved ONLY by the UMFHA from the NZ government and Manuka Industry. These brands have already been caught lying about their honeys. Unfortunately, the NZ gov't and the UMFHA let it be a runaway train before they began to do anything about it. UMF Ratings 0 - 4+: Not detectable 5 - 9+: Maintenance Level 10 - 14+: Suitable for therapeutic usage15+ and higher: Superior levels with very high activity levels for therapeutic usage
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I let my tea steep a while in the water for the medicinal properties. I think local honey is better than sugar but it depends on personal preference. I learned a lot watching Susun Weed and Rosemary Gladstar on youtube.com and by just doing basic research on the internet. My herb tea has been a great replacement for coffee!