It's Manuka, Honey! (2023)

At-A-Glance

  • Manuka honey from New Zealand is great for reflux as an adjunctive anti-reflux treatment and as as an everyday sweetener and.
  • How do you take Manuka Honey for acid reflux? When taken after meals in small amounts or in hot water as tea, this unique honey not only helps reflux, but it’s also antibacterial, antifungal, and can be used to treat burns.
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Manuka is a mono-flower honey (as is Sourwood Honey for example) that comes primarily from New Zealand. Because the bees feed solely on the uncultivated Manuka bush,Leptospermum scoparium, also called the “tea tree,” this honey has a unique taste. The popular name, “tea tree,” reportedly came about because Captain Cook used Manuka plant leaves to make tea.

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I have found that less than a half-teaspoon of Manuka honey in a cup of hot water makes a delicious evening drink, loaded with exceptional flavor, and does NOT stir up reflux…but is Manuka honey for indigestion also? New Zealanders have believed for centuries that Manuka is good for dyspepsia (indigestion from acid reflux) and for other digestive problems.

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The benefits of Manuka are just beginning to be understood.These days, there is a lot of buzz about Manuka honey, suggesting that it has many medicinal properties and that it can benefit or cure many medical ailments, including skin infections, throat infections, and gastrointestinal infections. Professor Peter Molan of the University of Waikato’s Honey Research Unithas reportedthat Manuka honey is superior or equal to conventional treatments in managing burn wounds, skin ulcers, and Fournier’s gangrene. It is apparently also helpful forgingivitis, Non-peer-reviewed reports also suggest that it also may be used to treat sinus infections, the flu, canker sores, fever blisters, gastritis, diverticulitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

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Manuka Honey for Acid Reflux

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Manuka may be great for reflux sufferers, and it may also potentially help healBarrett’s esophagus. Some of my patients have reported improved stomach and reflux symptoms after eating the honey or drinking it in hot water as tea.

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For refluxers, I recommend a half-teaspoon of Manuka honey in hot water as a cup of the “honey tea” after the evening meal.Manuka honey and ginger lozengesare also terrific, again especially after meals. Finally note: Manuka honey comes in different strengths, but anygraded 15-32is good enough for reflux.

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Videos

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3. 10 Health BENEFITS of MANUKA HONEY
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4. 5 Surprising Manuka Honey Benefits That Will BLOW Your Mind!
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5. 10 Surprising Benefits of Manuka Honey
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6. What is so special about Manuka Honey?
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