a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum Ericoides, with aromatic leaves
Also called: white tea tree
Word origin
Māori
Examples of 'kanuka' in a sentence
kanuka
Kanuka honey, and to a lesser extent manuka honey, produced a powerful anti-inflammatory effect related to their phenolic content.
Tomblin V, Ferguson LR, Han DY, Murray P, Schlothauer R 2014, 'Potential pathway of anti-inflammatory effect by New Zealand honeys', International Journal of General Medicinehttp://www.dovepress.com/potential-pathway-of-anti-inflammatory-effect-by-new-zealand-honeys-a16016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The manuka/kanuka blend and clover honeys had no significant anti-inflammatory effect in any cell line.
Tomblin V, Ferguson LR, Han DY, Murray P, Schlothauer R 2014, 'Potential pathway of anti-inflammatory effect by New Zealand honeys', International Journal of General Medicinehttp://www.dovepress.com/potential-pathway-of-anti-inflammatory-effect-by-new-zealand-honeys-a16016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)