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Manuka honey is often advertised as a “superfood” that treats several illnesses such as allergies, colds and flu, sore throats, and many types of wounds.
麥蘆卡蜂蜜經常被宣傳為是「超級食品」，可治療多種病症像是過敏、傷風感冒、喉嚨痛及多種類型的傷口。
advertise(v.)宣傳;做廣告treat(v.)治療;對待;請客allergy(n.)過敏反應cold(n.)感冒;傷風flu(不可數n.)流感wound(n.)(身體上的)傷口
It can also boost energy, “detox” your system, lower cholesterol, stave off diabetes, improve sleep, reduce hair loss, and so on.
它也可以提升活力、幫身體排毒、降低膽固醇、防止糖尿病、改善睡眠、減少掉髮等等。
boost(vt.;n.)提高;改善;促進detox(v.;n.)停止食用(有害食物);戒除(酒癮等)cholesterol(不可數n.)膽固醇stave off延緩;阻止diabetes(不可數n.)糖尿病reduce(v.)減少;降低
However, some of these claims have good evidence behind them, but some are just nonsense.
然而，有些說法有科學證據，但有些只是謬論。
claim(n.)說法;聲明;(v.)宣稱;主張evidence(不可數n.)證據nonsense(n.)謬論;無意義的語言
Most of the manuka honey sold is eaten.
市售的麥蘆卡蜂蜜大多數是口服。
It may inhibit the bacteria that cause a sore throat or gingivitis, but the main components that are responsible for the antimicrobial activity will not survive the digestion process.
它可能可以抑制造成喉嚨痛或牙齦炎的細菌，但能抗菌的主要成分卻無法通過消化過程。
inhibit(vt.)抑制;約束gingivitis(不可數n.)牙齦炎component(n.)成分;零件antimicrobial(adj.)抗微生物的digestion(n.)消化process(n.)過程;步驟
If consumers are buying manuka honey for general daily use as a food, there is no need to buy the more expensive types.
若消費者購買麥蘆卡蜂蜜作為一般日常食品使用，則無需購買較昂貴的種類。
consumer(n.)消費者;用戶
But the right kind of honey is very effective as a wound dressing.
但作為傷口敷料使用時，正確種類的蜂蜜會很有效。
effective(adj.)有效的dressing(n.)(包紮傷口的)敷料;(尤用於拌沙拉的)佐料
So, if it is to be used to treat wounds or skin infections, it should be appropriately packaged as a medicinal product.
所以若是要用來治療傷口或皮膚感染，就應選購藥用包裝的麥蘆卡蜂蜜產品。
treat(v.)治療;對待;請客infection(n.)感染appropriately(adv.)適當地medicinal(adj.)藥用的