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Manuka Doctor Bio Active Manuka Honey 24+ 250g $27.01, 15+ 250g $21.13, 500g $39.38 + Shipping @ iHerb

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Manuka Doctor Bio Active Manuka Honey 24+ 250g $27.01, 15+ 250g $21.13, 500g $39.38 + Shipping @ iHerb
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Click_It on 13/09/2018 - 17:30 au.iherb.com (223 clicks)
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I wouldn't usually call 10% + CashRewards (3.5%) a bargain however there was a Chemist Warehouse 15+ Manuka Honey 250g deal recently for a shade under $60 so this looks worth a go. It does claim to be 100% New Zealand honey as opposed to Chinese Sugar Syrup.

Important to note it's not UMF certified so the real value could vary but I'm guessing its somewhere in the ballpark.

Also 15+ options available
250g for $21.13
500g for $39.38 with lemon

A customer review of the 15+

"Even though this manuka honey isn't a UMF certified and only use the ambiguous bioactive 15+, it does work for me and my family. Based on our experience for the >past few months, it really helps with stomach discomfort, cold and flu."

GST applies at checkout so there goes the discount but overall price is still better than anything else I've seen.

Probably only worthwhile if you're hitting that $56.27 mark for free shipping however.

UPDATE: Guys to avoid confusion, I updated this deal from 15+ to 24+ which I think is an even better deal. The 15+ versions are included above still.

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  • jameswayne on 13/09/2018 - 17:37

    Isn't there a honey problem that was on news the other day?

    • garage sale on 13/09/2018 - 21:20
      +1

      yeah …..capilano import cheap honey from china with is sometimes diluted with rice syrup and mix it with australian honey and sell via coles, woollies and aldi ….. seems you need to look for 100% australian honey to not get the chinese blend …..

      a lot of the noise in the media had been stoked by australian apiarists (bee keepers) as they deem it unfair to compete with chinese diluted honey, and most people assumed it was australian, hence missing 100% on label and onlyfine print on back mentions imported ….. seems due to the drought we’ve had a shortage of honey and capilano decided to import some …..from china which isn’t renowned for food quality.

      also some farmers are concerned that imported honey discourages bee keeping which is a problem when it comes to pollination and shortages of bees in spring and summer …. shelf price difference between 100% australian and the honey diluted with chinese honey is $3kg …..

      many of the food crops we grow are introduced, hence european bees do the pollinating not native bees, eg no need no european bees, no almonds.

  • ManWithTwoCats on 13/09/2018 - 17:38
    +3

    I dont really know how manuka honey can protect you from being sick.

    • Click_It on 13/09/2018 - 17:43
      -3

      Manuka honey has natural antibacterial properties. It won't "protect you from getting sick", it will help you recover quicker from a sore throat. Its been used since ancient times.

      • ManWithTwoCats on 13/09/2018 - 17:52
        +5

        I want to know the scientific proofs.
        Over 80% of natural honey has antibacterial properties. Thats why it can be stored forever.
        Probiotics is the key of Manuka honey but then why not just drink or eat probiotic yogurt?

        That way we can save more money.
        Doctors in Europe used to torture because they tho that way helps ppl to cure.

      • tanabe88gg on 13/09/2018 - 18:01
        +7

        Lol this is garbage. You know what else has antibiotic properties? Antibiotics. Assuming this honey actually works as an antibiotic in the body and not just a Petri dish (very doubtful) you're basically advocating taking antibiotics every time you get sick. Nice bit of pseudo-science you've got there.

      • ripesashimi on 13/09/2018 - 18:42
        +3

        According to the National Health Service (NHS), United Kingdom, a homemade remedy with honey and lemon is as good, if not better than most over-the-counter (OTC) products sold in pharmacies. Treatments are mostly aimed at making the patient feel a little bit better but generally do not decrease the length of the cough. Honey — it coats the throat, resulting in less irritation and possibly less coughing. Honey is a demulcent (something that soothes).

        The bit about antibacterial properties may only help if you directly rub honey on a wound.

        • garage sale on 13/09/2018 - 21:29

          yep the idea of these medicinal honeys is applied to wounds ….. they are derived from bees that have collected pollen from the tea tree family , and tree oil etc is already used as an antiseptic on wounds ……

          probiotic is a broad term and over used without reference to the specific microbials.

        • ManWithTwoCats on 14/09/2018 - 09:57

          @garage sale:
          Exactly

  • JohnnyB.Cheap on 13/09/2018 - 17:42

    I won't call honey at $100/kg a bargain.

    Mānuka honey is a monofloral honey produced from the nectar of the mānuka tree. The honey is commonly sold as an alternative medicine… there is no conclusive evidence of medicinal or dietary value other than as a sweetener.

    I guess if the voodoo doctors dancing around fires praising the skygods say it's good for you, then who is science to disagree?

    • Click_It on 13/09/2018 - 17:47
      +1

      Hopefully this deal is of value to someone. Plenty who agree with you and plenty who don't.

    • Noobist45 on 13/09/2018 - 17:48
      +1

      Yeah I was going to say, I think the medical board or whoever/whatever ruled out Manuka honey as having no medical benefit what so ever. They advised people to stop paying ridiculous amounts of money for it.

      Funny how it's been around forever, but only this year I heard any type of judgment on it's medicinal properties.

  • excite on 13/09/2018 - 17:59

    Manuka Doctor now uses MGO rating according to their website, so what are the equivalent numbers for bioactive 15+ and 24+?

    • Click_It on 13/09/2018 - 18:05

      UMF 15+ honey has a minimum MGO 514.
      Some googling suggests UMF 24+ honey is over 1000.

      At this price? I'm sure it's a stretch but as long as its over 500 I'd be happy.

      • Sidor on 13/09/2018 - 18:30

        this honey on iHerb does not even say that 24+ is UMF. Sounds dodgy to me.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/09/2018 - 18:12

    Honey isn't medicine.

    • garage sale on 13/09/2018 - 21:35
      +1

      peter evans says food is medicine and honey is food.

    • azurenim on 14/09/2018 - 16:39

      We can get vitamin C from various fruits, to prevent scurvy. Do you count a lemon as medicine? Medicine is derived and refined from thousands of years of trial and error, from natural treatments to the pills your doctor prescribes today. Just because you don't count it as medicine, doesn't mean it doesn't have various health benefits.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2018 - 16:46

        Health benefits =/= medicine. And vitamin C has been proven to prevent scurvy, through the scientific method.

        Let's see what happens with manuka honey after its had the scientific method on its butt for a few years before we start charging 100 bucks for it. I for one highly doubt that it will be proven to be anything more than a slight benefit in certain use scenarios.

        • azurenim on 14/09/2018 - 17:02

          Health benefits doesn't equal medicine, sure. But medicine is for the purpose of health benefits. The negative way you contrast honey with medicine belies the positive uses of honey, when properly sourced.

          Manuka Honey/honey is not marketed to be replacement for medicine but for it's beneficial effects. It's a great replacement for refined white sugar, for one. Manuka honey is mainly about paying more for actual honey than the mixes of syrup and honey. It's why we pay more for raw honey direct from a farm/supplier.

  • paraneoplastic on 13/09/2018 - 18:26
    +4

    You won't get any benefit from eating the honey. That is straight up marketing garbage.

    Essentially you'd be denaturing whatever antimicrobial complex that was consisting in the honey…

    here is a systematic review done on the topic:

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609166/

    It outlines that it works great as a broad spectrum antibacterial TOPICALLY, so unless you rub it on a wound it will have no effect at all

    • deltakilo on 14/09/2018 - 11:25

      ^^ THIS ^^
      Manuka is meant to apply on skin for ulcers and lesions etc where 'modern' medicine is having little, slow or no effect.

      • ManWithTwoCats on 14/09/2018 - 12:04

        So please tell me what sort of "ulcers and lesions" is not get along with 'modern' medicine but manuka? We want solid scientific proven.

        Cuz every single 'modern' medicine comes to public through multiple years of experiments and sientific facts.

        There is no such magical components in manuka honey.

        • paraneoplastic on 14/09/2018 - 14:08
          +2

          It's this.

          Antibiotic resistance is becoming a rampant problem as more and more GP's dish out antibiotics when not needed. Combine that with poor patient compliance and you have the perfect breeding ground for resistance forming.

          So, if as a alternative you can use something like a superficial cut/graze or lesion which has a propensity to becoming infected. Note it should be used in combination with like silver nitrate dressing which is also antibacterial. Thus avoiding the need for antibiotics.

          In truth im sure straight up sugar syrup would do the same thing, as essentially you'd be drawing out all the edema and like debriding the wound (as glucose attracts water, where there is glucose water goes). With a reduction in edema = less likely hood for a bacterial infection to occur at the wound site. However, please don't get this confused with like diabetic foot ulcers etc etc as in that instance due to intravascular hyperglycemia bacterial infections ran rampant.

          So in essence, yes this manuka stuff has a place in modern medicine, however medicinal grade manuka honey is different to that which is available Over the counter/ at pharmacies.

  • chumlee on 13/09/2018 - 18:26

    Honeys aint honeys

  • kahn on 13/09/2018 - 18:32
    +2

    What's next? A bargain on rhino horn powder?

  • Jacko3000 on 13/09/2018 - 18:37
    -1

    what is 24+… is that UMF?

    • Sidor on 13/09/2018 - 19:03

      exactly, sounds fishy.

  • dan76n on 13/09/2018 - 19:04
    +1

    The Checkout did something on Honey.
    https://youtu.be/9Tj940X6r7o

  • elcheapo on 13/09/2018 - 19:13

    https://www.manukadoctor.com.au/manuka-honey.html

    strange, the manufacturer sells entirely different rating system (MGO)

  • Qbagger on 13/09/2018 - 20:03

    Anyone here happy to offer an opinion on Elderberry products like Sambucol?

  • Xiaomi on 14/09/2018 - 00:27

    no money no honey

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