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Since the ancient times, the medicinal importance of honey has been documented in the world's oldest medical literatures and it has been known to have antimicrobial and wound-healing activity. The current study focuses on the adjuvant property of honey. The antibiotics Tetracycline and Ampicillin used in this study are not showing or showing negligible effect against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus alone but, when the antibiotics are mixed with honey is showing significant effect. This indicates honey is enhancing the anti microbial property of the antibiotics tetracycline and ampicillin. The antimicrobial activity in most honeys is due to the enzymatic production of hydrogen peroxide, low pH level and its high sugar content (high osmolarity). In the current study comparison between the antimicrobial properties of natural and artificial honey also done. Natural honey is showing good antibacterial activity when compared with artificial honey. This may be due to decreasing the consistency and adulteration of artificial honey. Thus, current work provides valuable information on the quality and possible therapeutic potential use and the medicinal property of honey with emphasis on their antibacterial activities.