What makes Manuka honey extremely potent is the level of Methylglyoxal of between 100 and 1000mg / kg. (manukaonline.com)
This is the title of an article in The New Zealand Herald on July 3rd 2007, bringing the news that the UMF ingredient studied by scientists for over 15 years was identified as Methylglyoxal (MGO ™) by a team a researchers from Dresden, Germany, led by Professor Dr. Thomas Henle, head of the Institute of Food Chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden. (manukaonline.com)
The high levels of Methylglyoxal found in MGO ™ Manuka Honey are used in a wide range of applications from internal uses such as stomach ulcers and mouth diseases to external uses that treat skin conditions and wound infections. (manukaonline.com)