Información Apícola desde la Araucania // Beekeeping Information from Araucania Chile
sábado, noviembre 27, 2010
Como que comenzó la histeria !!!!
miércoles, noviembre 17, 2010
Anti-bee-otics o de Cómo se crea una Marca?
Otra del señor Corchete:
Scientists have discovered a remarkable ultra-pure honey which can kill MRSA and other lethal antibiotic-resistant bugs.
The sweet food can be used as a potent cream or added to wound dressings to blast stubborn bacteria.
Researchers believe it will transform the treatment of virulent hospital infections such as MRSA and E.coli and be on the market within two years.
It could also be put into sore throat lozenges or medicated chewing gum.
Dr James Brennan, who is working with a team of scientists in Ireland at Healing Honey International, said: "This is a natural product with supernatural powers. It's like a shotgun that blows micro-organisms out of the water.
"It has worked in thousands of trials and has the potential to reduce MRSA in hospitals significantly.
"It can kill particularly virulent bugs that antibiotics and conventional antiseptics are failing to have an effect on."
He added: "I have been a practising scientist for a number of years and it is very rare that you get the opportunity to say, 'Wow'. But this is a genuinely exciting breakthrough that could make a great contribution to world health."
Grown in an isolated region of southern Chile, the honey - called ActiveH2O2NEY - was found and developed by British horticulturist and beekeeper Ian Staples, 63.
It is free from pollutants and contains a range of natural properties including hydrogen peroxide.
Patente en NZ
Company Name: | HEALING HONEY INTERNATIONAL LTD |
Company Number: | 07146235 |
Company Address: | 8 KING EDWARD STREET OXFORD OX1 4HL |
Company Type: | Private Limited Company |
Company Status: | Active |
Company Industry: | None Supplied |
Manuka Honey as a wound treatment
A HRB-funded project, examining the use of honey in the healing of wounds has made a potentially significant breakthrough in the battle against chronic wounds. Dr. Georgina Gethin initiated the study when she was a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sligo General Hospital and was awarded a HRB Fellowship to conduct a RCT (Randomised Controlled Trial) using Manuka honey in the treating of chronic leg ulcers.
The effects of Active Manuka honey in the cleansing (debridement) and healing rates of wounds, as well as in antimicrobial activity, were compared to the effects of a standard hydrogel, both under compression, over a 12-week period. After the treatment period, it was determined that the group treated with honey experienced a higher rate of debridement (removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue), significantly faster healing and reduced infection than in the group treated with the standard gel. Particularly striking in the study, was the information about effectiveness of Active Manuka Honey on wounds with Methicillin-resistant Staphylo
The Bussiness of Research
http://issuu.com/entirl/docs/
AN IRISH college has discovered there's money in honey
Sligo Institute of Technology has just signed a licensing agreement with a leading American company following research it conducted into manuka honey -- believed to have unique healing powers.
The institute research team isolated the curative properties of the honey and showed how they could be produced synthetically. Now HemCon plans to use the discovery for wound care, control of hospital-acquired infections and oral hygiene applications. It's also looking at other uses such as teeth whitening.
The research deal is worth at least $1m a year in royalties over the next 12 years to the Sligo Institute. Some of this will be ploughed back into further research and development at the institute.
The manuka discovery was made by a three-member research at the institute -- Drs James Brennan, John Barrett and Tom Patton.
"During their research into the curative properties of manuka honey they almost by accident discovered a particular synthetic way to produce the same effect and they were able to isolate this" said Niall McEvoy, innovation manager at the Institute.
HemCon, based in Portland, Oregon, aims to commercialise the product. Mr McEvoy said it was examining the possibility of the base product being manufactured in Sligo.
http://www.sligotoday.ie/
Algunas de las Patentes del equipo irlandes Sligo
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/
http://www.freepatentsonline.
La compañia que les compró la idea
Ulmo Honey, a Very Pure and Special Type of Honey
Encontré un link que habla maravillas de la miel de Ulmo.
Through some research in Germany, this kind of honey has been shown to treat with great results the wounds sustained by child leukaemia victims.
These wounds did not respond well to man-made antibiotics. Very impressive and a heart warming discovery I’m sure you’ll agree.
Further testing has revealed this special honey mixed with water makes a highly effective energy drink.
Why buy a mixture of chemicals to give you an energy boost which really doesn’t last very long when you could make your own which lasts far longer and is doing you a power of good at the same time!
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Pure Ulmo honey is mainly harvested from the natural rain forests of Sothern Chile where the honey bees enjoy an abundance of nectar from which to make their honey. The nectar comes from the very pretty white flower, likened to the camellia, of the Ulmo tree.
When in full bloom the flowers from the Ulmo tree are so thick that you could be forgiven for mistaking from a distance this beautiful sight as a soft white comfortable blanket!
sábado, noviembre 13, 2010
Gondwana y los Primos del Ulmo
Me encontré en Flickr con una interesante presentación respecto a la flora de Gondwana, o de cuando los del hemisferio sur estabamos pegados y eramos una sola tierra.
Son varios los primos del Ulmo al otro lado del pacifico, y lo más sorprendente es que cada día los botánicos encuentran más familiares suyos.
Veanlo uds. mismos aquí
Bueno también hay otras similitudes (los nothofagus por ejemplo), lo que me hace preguntarme por la famosa Manuka.
Habrán Manukas en Chile?