Manuka honey contains high levels of methylglyoxal (mg) which is an antibacterial component found in the manuka flower. It has great germ fighting properties. Manuka honey has a rating system known as the UMF (unique manuka factor) the higher the number, the better. Anything rated under a 10 is not worth the extra investment.
Manuka honey has been used for a very long time in healing wounds and burns. It relieves pain and inflammation when applied to the affected site. You can dab a little on your bandage when covering your wound. It will help fight infection.
Recently there have been more claims that manuka honey can help treat many different ailments such as dermatitis, abscesses, MRSA, prevent cancer, reduce high cholesterol, treat diabetes and even treat GI problems. We will have to wait and see some more testing come out to verify these claims but it certainly looks good for manuka honey if these are true.
I can say that I use it on all wounds and burns and see fantastic results. I have applied it to cysts and they have gone down quickly. I always use manuka honey in my warm tea when anyone has a sore throat. Most other honeys hydrogen peroxide (which is what is most helpful in honey) is destroyed by heat, manuka honey keeps most of its beneficial properties when added to heat so even in a hot tea, you will get the benefits from it.
It is a little pricy but well worth the investment. It will not spoil, you can keep it in your pantry or medicine cabinet for as long as you'd like. As we learn more about its benefits I'm sure you won't be sorry you have it! 
~ janet✌
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