Ours are all like that from November to February, on and off.
Mānuka honey is a monofloral honey produced in New Zealand and Australia from the nectar of the mānuka tree. Honey has demonstrated antibacterial properties in vitro , but there is no conclusive evidence of benefit in medical use .
So why do people buy this manuka honey? It is expensive, so it must be good!
Buy local Swiss honey, like all honey it also has anti biotic properties. Even Napolean Bonaparte knew that, he used it as a dressing on wounds. The local honey will have local pollens, which are useful in treating long term hay fever. Manuka honey will not help with European hay fever.
I gave away a couple of bottles at a time as various visitors dropped by, trying to match them to my friends' tastes, but mainly on the principle of first come first served.
Finally, all I had left were the cheapo mixers and a couple of Islay malts I was saving for a particular friend. My parents - who can't stand "medicinal whiskies" - came to stay so I told them to help themselves, confident that they'd avoid the good stuff.
A couple of weeks later the whisky had all gone. "Did you enjoy those bottles?" I asked.
"Yes! With plenty of coke they were very nice!"
"And what about the Islay malts? You don't normally like those."
"Oh, they were drinkable with extra coke."
"Extra coke? And what about the plain bottle with the numbers on it?"
"Well, we didn't like it that much but we got it down in the end."
Serves me right, I reckon...
Also: yegads, I miss whisky
Anyway, on one of his infrequent visits I offered him a malt (a Macallan IIRC), which he duly accepted - and asked if we had any coke.
Tried explaining that single malts, should be drank alone, or as I prefer, just a splash of spring water to release the oils; but I was wasting my time, so ended up sticking needles in my eyeballs as he added coke.
On his subsequent visits, he just got my cheap, medicinal blended crap ...... and he was none the wiser, once he'd drowned it with coke.
For honey indeed it's usually best to use the locally produced kind. Google for "Imker" or "apiculteur" plus the Gemeinde or region of your choice, e.g "Imker Seeland". Many Imker voluntarily subject themselves to quality control, in which case they're allowed to feature a specific seal on their products.
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Sad story: until last summer I had a nice little collection of decent whisky. Then, for health reasons, I was obliged to give it up. I gave away a couple of bottles at a time as various visitors dropped by, trying to match them to my
Hmmmmm, isn't there a bit of a disconnect?
Alternatively, KTipp recently reviewed honey. Here's the list of honey brands which received a stamp of approval:
Die Note «gut» gabs für (Preis pro 100 g):
Migros Schweizer Honig (Fr. 2.90)
Migros Feincremiger Blütenhonig (Fr. –.96, Bild)
Apimiel Schweizer Honig (Fr. 2.39)
Coop Naturaplan Blütenhonig (Fr. 1.32)
Denner Blütenhonig (Fr. –.69)
Langnese Sommerblütenhonig (Fr. 1.57)
Nectaflor Sommerblütenhonig (Fr. 1.66)
If anyone in the area wants the real McCoy, one of my neighbours produces his own honey and sells it.
(If mine didn't then I'd think they weren't getting out and about enough).
A persistent cough (which isn't the same thing at all, and is not what the OP described), should, of course, be seen by a doctor.
Manuka honey has not been proven to have any medicinal (including antibiotic) effect in humans. If you're looking for the sort of medicinal properties offered by manuka honey, I suggest you try something like this .
If that's the case, you'd have to be pretty stupid to think that covering your teeth with honey was actually good for them as it contains lots of sugar.