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Dr Getty Suggests Manuka Honey for Your Horse

September 29, 2012 by EquineVIP

Dr. Getty Suggests Manuka Honey for Its Healing Properties

Manuka honey is especially effective. Collected from the Tea Tree manuka bush native to New Zealand, manuka honey has a higher enzymatic activity, making it more potent than other forms. When eaten, it helps alleviate seasonal allergies that affect the skin and respiratory system. When applied to a wound, it has been shown to speed healing: When researchers at the University of Sydney’s Veterinary Science and Clinical Training Unit compared healing time of open leg wounds over a 12-day treatment period, they found a significant improvement in the honey-treated group in reduction in healing time, size of wound, and amount of proud flesh produced.

Manuka honey can be applied in its natural state, but it is messy and attracts flies; therefore, it requires bandaging. Commercial dealers offer a medicinal gel form that also promotes healing while being easier to apply. Consider including it in your horse’s medicine kit.

For more information about Dr. Juliet Getty
www.gettyequinenutrition.com

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