Volume 01 · Issue 9
A weekly dispatch on what manuka honey actually is.
Chemistry, clinical evidence, and marketplace reality. No sponsored posts. No recipes. Sister publication to ManukaGuard.
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Does Manuka Belong in Your Nose? What the Nasal Studies Actually Show
Most people meet manuka on a spoon. A smaller body of research asks a stranger question: what happens when you put it in your sinuses.
August 26, 2026 ·ManukaBuzzz Editorial
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What MGO Actually Measures
MGO 250+, MGO 514+, MGO 829+. The number on the label is a real chemical assay, but it isn't the only thing that determines whether the honey works.
May 15, 2026
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The Difference Between UMF and MGO
UMF is MGO plus three guard assays plus an independent audit. Here is what each part actually measures.
May 12, 2026
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Honey for Coughs: The Strongest Evidence Manuka Has
Two systematic reviews put honey ahead of standard care and ahead of over-the-counter cough medicine for kids over one. The cough and sore throat indication is the strongest part of the manuka evidence base, and most of it is not specific to manuka.
April 29, 2026
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Three Trials, Three Different Answers
A 2013 Saudi study found 87 percent complete healing at six months with manuka. A 2017 Hong Kong trial found nanocrystalline silver outperformed it. A 2014 Greek study found it helped neuropathic ulcers. The spread between these results is the actual story.
April 15, 2026
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What Each Pricing Tier Actually Buys
A jar at MGO 100 and a jar at MGO 829 differ by an order of magnitude in antibacterial concentration. They also differ by roughly an order of magnitude in price. Where the diminishing returns sit depends on what you are using the honey for.
April 1, 2026
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Leptosperin: The One Marker You Cannot Fake
Discovered in 2012, leptosperin only forms during nectar collection by the bee. It cannot be added to honey after the fact. That makes it the most decisive line between real manuka and the rest.
March 18, 2026
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The Slow Chemistry of Manuka
Methylglyoxal is not pumped into the jar at the apiary. It builds up over months of storage from a precursor present in the original nectar.
March 4, 2026
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Welcome to ManukaBuzzz
What this publication is, what it isn't, and why a weekly dispatch on a single honey is more than enough material.
February 25, 2026