IN BRIEF: Honey has substantial antioxidant properties

_**Honey 's**_ anti-bacteria/wound healing properties are well documented. [1]. Other benefit such as_** antioxidant effects**_ are starting to be discovered by academia [2].

For a honey company site about the benefits see [3] from New Zealand. None of the references explicitly say that the honey is raw or cooked, organic or not [4]. But it seems common sense to assume to maximize the benefits , the honey should at least be raw, but [5] mentioned "processed honey"

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Sources:

1. [mskcc ; Memoorial sloan Kettering Cancer Center][3] ; Manuka Honey's Healing Properties
2. [Food and Chemical Toxicology][4];  "Phenolics from monofloral honeys protect human erythrocyte membranes against oxidative damage." ; Feb 2012
3. [beemyhoney][5] ; A New Zealand honey company
4. [World Journal of Gastroenterology][6] ; "Honey prevents hepatic damage induced by obstruction of the common bile duct" ; 2008
5. [Journal of Agricultural food Chemistry ][7]; "Honey with high levels of antioxidants can provide protection to healthy human subjects." ; 2003

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[3]: http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/manuka-honey
[4]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22330201
[5]: http://www.beemyhoneynz.com/Active_Honey.html
[6]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2719236/
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