Honey Medicinal importance and its uses

Honey is gift from nature (or honey bees, to be more accurate) that do wonders. It has many useful applications throughout human history since it was being discovered. Natural honey is used in cooking, for beauty/wound/disease management, help weight loss, is an energy source for our body, is rich vitamins and minerals, has anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties and many more. Health benefits of honey:

• Constipation: Drink two teaspoons of honey with water in morning and evening. It helps to radius constipation.

• Weakness: Honey contains vitamins "A" and "B" so it enhances the vision of eyes. Honey increased appetite and removes the weakness.

• Energy: Take lemon and honey in warm water in morning. You will get energy.

• Teeth: Children's teeth come easily by applying honey on gums.

• Obesity: mix honey in warm water and take in morning to reduce fatness. And if you want to gain fatness, drink milk with honey.

• Sleep: Take honey lemon juice for well sleep.

• Throat: Mix one teaspoon of honey in or warm water and gargle to throat and voice relief.

• Skin: Prepare mixture of spleen oil, gram flour, honey and lemon juice. Apply this paste on body, your skin will become fair.

• Medicinal Uses

  • 1t is pre-digested in form hence infant can take direct benefit

  • 1t is instant source of energy

  • Cut-Wound healing-Antibiotic property is responsible for wound healing, used since ancient times.

  • Antioxidant property- as it contains catalase, Ascorbic acid and other Polyphenolic compunds

  • Vehicle of medicines in Ayurveidic treatment

  • Help in build up hemoglobin -iron

  • Honey is used in treatment of gastrointestinal disorder

  • Eyesight: 10ml of honey mixed with 10ml of carrot juice and consumed regularly will improve eyesight.

  • Bronchial asthma: A mixture of 2.5g of black pepper powder, 5ml of honey and juice of ginger consumed thrice daily help to relieve the symptoms of asthma.