Honey

Honey is one of the most wonderful medicine provided by nature. It is also known as nature's antibiotic. Here are some of its medicinal properties:

  • Heal Wounds: Honey acts as an antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal agent and helps disinfect and speed the healing process in wounds, scrapes and burns. Honey has antiinflammatory characteristics which help reduce pain and swelling. Its antibacterial properties prevent the spread of infection.
  • Reduce Scarring:Honey helps reduce the appearance of scars and slowly fades them.
  • Allergy and Hay Fever: Consuming honey from your local area daily helps with allergies and hay fever.

  • Insomnia:Honey has tranquilizing properties and helps with insomnia. Add honey to warm milk and drink before sleeping to get a good nights rest.
  • Under Weight Issues: For those of you who are under weight and looking to add a few pounds, drinking honey with cold milk at night helps add weight.
  • Lose Weight: Drinking honey with warm water and lemon first thing in the morning helps burn excess body fat and lose weight.
  • Beauty: Honey contains vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, and is a wonderful beauty aid that nourishes the skin and the hair. Honey acts as a excellent moisturizer and it is useful to treat mild sunburns. It also helps you get a soft and supple skin.
  • Anti-oxidant: Honey has anti-oxidants which provide defense against free radicals, which cause cell damage.
  • Bone Health: Absorption of calcium is increased with honey intake.
  • Cough and Sore Throat Remedy: Honey is an excellent cough remedy and its antimicrobial property helps sooth a sore throat.
  • Athlete’s foot: Honeys anti-fungal property helps treat athlete's foot and other fungal infections.
  • Ring Worm: Honey can also be used to treat ring worm.
  • Digestive Health: Honey aids good digestive health and helps relieve constipation, diarrhea, ulcers and upset stomach.
  • Yeast Infections: Honey helps to reduce and relieve yeast infections.
  • Eczema and Psoriasis: Honey can be used to provide relief from Psoriasis and Eczema.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for sharing the health benefits of honey. I heard that it is a great natural source of carbohydrates which provide power and energy to our body but I didn’t know that it has these many benefits.

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