evidence: The primary use of manuka honey, and why it is so beneficial, is that it contains a highly antimicrobial compound called methylglyoxal (MGO) that is able of kill so many of the bacteria that cause infections. MGO in high concentrations is only found in manuka honey which comes from a group of plants of the Leptospermum genus. With 35 years of research, it is proving to be one of the rising stars in the battle to control the antibacterial resistant superbugs that have become difficult to treat. Manuka honey is useful in treating a range of wounds including cuts and abrasions, damaged tissue, burns and ulcerated sores. [...] One of the health benefits of Manuka honey, and one of its greatest attributes, is its ability to kill bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotic drugs. Recently some of these infectious bacteria such as Staphylococcus Aureus, commonly known as "Golden Staph" have become harder to treat and have the potential to cause an urgent and grave medical threat. "What makes these honeys really interesting is that they can kill superbugs, like Golden Staph. Superbugs are bacteria that can cause life-threatening infections and are resistant to most of the antibiotics that we have available to us currently," says Dr Nural Cokcetin, a researcher at University of Technology, Sydney.