Manuka

Natural health products company Comvita - which sells manuka honey purported to have special healing qualities - has applied to register the name 'manuka' in the European Union. ❋ Claire (2006)

Current copyright readings: Company goes for copyright on 'manuka' ❋ Claire (2006)

It resides in the forest or scrub such as manuka and hides under logs, stones or the loose bark of trees. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Floridian tupelo and New Zealand manuka honeys are low on the glycemic index and therefore best for diabetics. ❋ Dr. Reese Halter (2010)

I'm going to have to try those caramels using manuka honey, though ... ❋ Laurie Constantino (2007)

Podocarp-hardwood forests dominate the lowlands of Rakiura Island, but give way to sub-alpine manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) scrub above 300 m. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Manuka Health manuka honey is made by bees that collect nectar from the New Zealand manuka plant. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)

Scientists from the University of Dresden recently discovered what makes manuka honey so effective by identifying a unique antibacterial component, known as methylglyoxal MGO. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)

Bees feast on New Zealand's native manuka, kamahi and rewarewa blooms for Airborne Honey's mild to malty flavors ($7; airborne. co.nz). ❋ Unknown (2007)

It said today that the bid to effectively copyright the name was made after concerns were raised by manuka honey exporters that the word was legally unprotected in Europe and could fall into the wrong hands. ❋ Claire (2006)

The manuka scrub on the edge of the bush was agitated and presently three Lampreys scrambled out into the open. ❋ Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 (1940)

The manuka-tree, bent by the southerly winds, was like a bird on one leg stretching out a wing. ❋ Unknown (1922)

In a steamer chair, under a manuka tree that grew in the middle of the front grass patch, Linda Burnell dreamed the morning away. ❋ Unknown (1922)

She looked up at the dark, close, dry leaves of the manuka, at the chinks of blue between, and now and again a tiny yellowish flower dropped on her. ❋ Unknown (1922)

Linda dropped into Beryl's hammock under the manuka tree, and Jonathan stretched himself on the grass beside her, pulled a long stalk and began chewing it. ❋ Unknown (1922)

The manuka, a sort of scrub, has a pretty blossom like a diminutive ❋ Unknown (1871)