The special type of honey can cure the same ulcers as antibiotics

Scientists have found a kind of medical grade honey made from kānuka (Kunzea ericoides) flowers of New Zealand that is similar to some drugs.

While waiting for further research, this finding may be available to those affected by herpes virus, a new option in antibiotic treatments.

Clinical trials led by the New Zealand Medical Research Institute (MRINZ) have tested and found a better natural alternative to anti-viral creams to reduce the time that an ulcer heals.

Honey from an endemic flower in New Zealand has the ability to treat the disease.

Herpes virus exists in many people. Of those infected, nearly half will experience discomfort from the virus that attacks in the form of blisters on the outer mucous membrane, such as the nose or lips.

For treatment, many people who use a cream containing acyclovir will speed up the healing time earlier than 1-2 days.

Although it is usually a fairly benign treatment, acyclovir is not completely without side effects.

Meanwhile, honey has been used for centuries to treat infections. Everything changed only when the broad spectrum antibiotic silver bullet occupied the central position.

The development of a medical antagonistic culture in recent decades has revived concerns about this classic drug, claiming that honey can boost energy, improve sleep, anti-infection and 'detoxify' the liver.

While independent and private research companies often fund the search for potential chemical treatments in natural pharmacopoeia, those who propose alternative treatments may be reluctant to take make their potential measures to consider in a scientific perspective.

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