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Is there Truth to the Healing Power of Honey?

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Is there Truth to the Healing Power of Honey?Todayshealthsite.com

 

Todays Health Article

January 22nd, 2012

Today we may be looking for medicines that have healing capabilities that have not emerged, as with the common cold or even that nasty scratch, yet some find that honey may just be the cure. I know my grand parents had sold Honey for  many years, and were great enthusiasts when it came to sharing what their honey was good for.

I as kid,  just  liked it on my cornbread and also my  peanut butter and honey sandwich. Yet, when I had a sore throat, my mom would give me a teaspoon of honey a few times a day, it was good going down, and seemed to help. I was never a tea lover but my parents always seem to think, adding the honey gave them a healthier drink. Now growing up on a farm, and living many miles away from town, we just did not hop in the car every time we got a cut or scratch, mom would reach into her cupboard of tricks and do what she thought was right for the wound.

I believe some of these remedies just get handed down from one generation to the next. Well it did not stop there as we also had lots of animals on the farm, which were also prone to have cuts and wounds as well. Guess what, we would pull out the honey jar and paste the stuff onto the wound.

HONEY… HONEY

Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. There is a great variety of honey flavors produced by the honey bees, depending on their nectar source, and their environment.

Honey bees transform nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation, and store it as a primary food source in wax honeycombs inside the beehive. This honey is used for the bees to stay alive when food is not availabe for them. Therefor those who capture the Honey from the bee hives, must leave enough for the bees to survive,  and encourage overproduction of honey so the excess can be taken.

Facts…

Honey gets its sweetness from the monosaccharides fructose and glucose, and has approximately the same relative sweetness as that of granulated sugar.

It has attractive chemical properties for baking, and a distinctive flavor that leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners.[

Most microorganisms do not grow in honey because of its low water activity of 0.6.

Honey  may sometimes contains endospores of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants, as the endospores can transform into toxin-producing bacteria in the infant’s immature intestinal tract, leading to illness and even death.

Honey has a long history of human consumption, and is used in various foods and beverages as a sweetener and flavoring. It also has a role in religion and symbolism.

Is there any truth to the Healing Powers of Honey?

The list of honey’s beneficial functions is a long one.

  • Honey increases calcium absorption
  • can increase hemoglobin count and treat or prevent anemia caused by nutritional factors
  • can help arthritic joints, when combined with apple cider vinegar
  • fights colds and respiratory infections of all kinds
  • can help to boost gastrointestinal ulcer healing
  • works as a natural and gentle laxative
  • aids constipation, allergies and obesity
  • provides an array of vitamins and minerals
  • supplies instant energy without the insulin surge caused by white sugar

Many have found raw honey helpful for its positive effects against allergies and hay fever, and one or two teaspoons last thing at night can help with insomnia.

As an antiseptic, honey is also a drawing agent for poisons from bites or stings or infected wounds, and has outperformed antibiotics in treatments for stomach ulcerations, gangrene, surgical wound infections, surgical incisions and the protection of skin grafts, corneas, blood vessels and bones during storage and shipment.

Honey is also exceptionally effective for respiratory ailments. One Bulgarian study of almost 18,000 patients found that it improved chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, chronic and allergic rhinitis and sinusitis. It’s an effective treatment for colds, flu, respiratory infections and a generally depressed immune system. Whereas sugarshuts down the immune system, a good quality honey will stimulate it into action.
Dr. Peter Molan, professor of biochemistry at Waikato University, New Zealand, has been at the forefront of honey research for 20 years. He heads the university’s Honey Research Unit, which is internationally recognized for its expertise in the antimicrobial properties of honey. Clinical observations and experimental studies have established that honey has effective antibacterialand anti-inflammatory properties. Astonishingly, it painlessly removes pus, scabs and dead tissue from wounds and stimulates new tissue growth.
Dr. Cass Igram, D.O. in The Survivor’s Nutritional Pharmacy. In a fascinating modern development, scientists and doctors are beginning to rediscover the effectiveness of honey as a wound treatment. In recent years, honey has been used effectively in clinical settings for the treatment of fist-sized ulcers extending to the bone, as well as for first, second and third degree burns.

May Berenbaum, Ph.D., a University of Illinois entomologist. Honey has been used for centuries to treat a wide range of medical problems like wounds, burns, cataracts, skin ulcers and scrapes, she says. And now various researchers worldwide are also studying and finding strong antimicrobial properties in some honeys.

Todays Health Comments

Today Honey, just may be getting as much attention as those little bees give to making it. Honey has been sought out for it medical uses since the beginning of time and certainly for it’s sweet taste. I have always enjoyed Honey and it is on the kitchen counter all the time. It is used in our drinks and foods, but how about that sore throat or cuts…yes. I have to share this… as our friend was just at wits end, regarding the healing of a surgical procedure. The incision had gotten infection that was just not going awa…with serious convincing,  the doctor dressed the bandages with honey, and with a few weeks, it was all healed up. When we lived on the farm, we used Honey all the time, since we had 5 or 6 Bee stands of which we took honey from. When we had animals get wounded… we would use Honey to dress the wound. I believe Honey holds an amazing amount of healing power, and believe we are just seeing the beginning of the research of this food.g

Further Reading

“In What Ways have You Experienced the Benefits of Honey?” 

 

 

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