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Preclinical study shows potential of Manuka honey as a nutraceutical for breast cancer
Medical Xpress / University of California, Los Angeles / Nutrients ^ | Aug. 19, 2024 | Denise Heady / Diana C. Márquez-Garbán et al

Posted on 08/21/2024 9:27:40 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

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Probably the most important item from this:

“Manuka honey significantly reduced tumor growth in mice with ER-positive breast cancer cells by 84% without affecting normal breast cells or causing major side effects.”

No need to go take a lot, but it surely looks possible some wouldn’t hurt, and might help a fair amount.

1 posted on 08/21/2024 9:27:40 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 08/21/2024 9:28:51 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Interesting...where do you get it?

Thanks for sharing!


3 posted on 08/22/2024 12:09:07 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: ConservativeMind
The study might just as well have determined that plain, ordinary honey has the same effect as "Manuka" honey.

Regards,

4 posted on 08/22/2024 12:10:00 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: HombreSecreto
Interesting...where do you get it?

The article is reprinted from the "Annals of the Nat'l Association of Manuka Honey Distributors."

Regards,

5 posted on 08/22/2024 12:10:54 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: HombreSecreto

Costco has it going on sale starting on the 28th. Two 8 ounce jars for $99.

I use small amounts of Manuka every day. Usually buy on Amazon.


6 posted on 08/22/2024 12:39:38 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: alexander_busek

No, Manuka is very special. Feel free to educate yourself about methylglyoxal (MGO).


7 posted on 08/22/2024 12:42:13 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: ConservativeMind

Been used for its extremely potent antibacterial effects for thousands of years. I’m talking about humans; yeah, bees use it too!


8 posted on 08/22/2024 12:50:07 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: ConservativeMind

Circle back for info on honey


9 posted on 08/22/2024 12:52:18 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: ConservativeMind

Do you eat it. Or do you apply topically and then lick it off?


10 posted on 08/22/2024 1:02:02 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: ConservativeMind

What is it about the Manuka tree that does this?

Or is it the way the bees process it?


11 posted on 08/22/2024 2:40:05 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: steve86

all honey is antibacterial but manuka is off the charts
it even tastes medicinal compared to other honey


12 posted on 08/22/2024 3:46:43 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: ConservativeMind
Thanks for the thread!

A link to the study...

Manuka Honey Inhibits Human Breast Cancer Progression in Preclinical Models

A very interesting bit...

...Further, MH treatment stimulated apoptosis of MCF-7 cells in vitro, with most cells exhibiting acute and significant levels of apoptosis that correlated with PARP activation...

13 posted on 08/22/2024 3:52:28 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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A different study from a couple of years ago...

Manuka honey in combination with 5-Fluorouracil decreases physical parameters of colonspheres enriched with cancer stem-like cells and reduces their resistance to apoptosis

Reads to me like the eggheads are on to something...

14 posted on 08/22/2024 3:54:44 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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I am wondering if you do both

A few years back I had a rattlesnake bit cat. After the necrotic tissue fell away, I kept applying manuka honey. Within 48 hours all new tissue was built (out of thin air) and it was a miracle. The hole was so big you could have put a thick cut pork chop in the cavity. The vet had to staple the skin back together (26 staples). She was astonished at the cat’s recovery. And she does not astonish very easily.


15 posted on 08/22/2024 3:55:12 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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From 2011, and this is so cool...

Honey: its medicinal property and antibacterial activity

...The antimicrobial activity in most honeys is due to the enzymatic production of hydrogen peroxide. However, another kind of honey, called non-peroxide honey (viz., manuka honey), displays significant antibacterial effects even when the hydrogen peroxide activity is blocked. Its mechanism may be related to the low pH level of honey and its high sugar content (high osmolarity) that is enough to hinder the growth of microbes. The medical grade honeys have potent in vitro bactericidal activity against antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing several life-threatening infections to humans...

16 posted on 08/22/2024 4:00:52 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: SisterK

Sister K, you might find my reply #16 of interest. :-)


17 posted on 08/22/2024 4:01:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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You can buy cough drops that have Manuka honey in them. Pricey but good.


18 posted on 08/22/2024 4:05:27 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: mewzilla

thank you
apparently most cultures around the world know about honey as medicine and wound dressing
we used to here, but got away from it in the 1930s when big pharma was given a platform


19 posted on 08/22/2024 4:24:23 AM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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Manuka honey in combination with 5-Fluorouracil decreases physical parameters of colonspheres enriched with cancer stem-like cells and reduces their resistance to apoptosis

Am not interested unless the study also tested using regular honey as a control.

Regards,

20 posted on 08/22/2024 5:38:31 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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