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Episode: Honey from Australian bees could help health
Description: Manuka honey often steals the spotlight when it comes to honey's healing properties. However, stingless bees also create a type of honey known as sugarbag honey. Used in Indigenous Australian medicine for thousands of years, scientists now believe it could play a role in combating antibiotic resistance in the future.
These tiny bees may be no bigger than a matchhead, but they pack a powerful punch. Their sugarbag honey has been a cornerstone of First Nations bush medicine for millennia.
Now, researchers suggest that even a small amount could outperform certain antibacterial and antifungal treatments. βWhen we talk about natural pr...