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TOPIC:
"The Healing
Power of Honey"
Did you know that honey was used as a food as early as the caveman days and it is one of the oldest remedies known to man?
Pure honey contains iron, amino acids, calcium, vitamins, minerals, fructose (fruit sugar), glucose (grape sugar), sucrose, proteins, enzymes antioxidants, and can be classified as a complete food.
The ancient Egyptians kept bees and they used honey as a cure for high blood pressure.
Not only does honey lower blood pressure but it’s also a key factor in transmitting nerve impulses.
The distinctive taste of honey and the color and aroma comes from the type of plants and flowers the bees visited while they were collecting the nectar.
Honey offers a range of health benefits in a form that makes them particularly easy for the body to absorb. Just 40-50 grams (5 tsps) provides the body with a number of minerals and antioxidants that are often absent in the modern diet.
The unique properties of honey means that you can find it in foods, cosmetics and healing remedies.
[A word of caution: some studies have suggested that honey should not be given to babies under the age of one year, as it may lead to poisoning.]
Honey has been used for healing for over 4,000 years and the Egyptians alone had over 500 medical formulas based on honey, while the Greeks used it to cure skin disorders.
Research has been carried out around the world that suggests honey helps in the healing and sterilising of wounds and ulcers, in the growth of new skin and has many antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.
How can honey heal? Honey is very high in sugar, low in protein and quite acidic. This combination of factors makes the honey free from contaminants itself and helps to kill contaminants it may come into contact with.
You may be surprised to learn that the main antibacterial agent in honey is hydrogen peroxide, which is released when the honey touches the skin. This is produced by glucose oxidase, which is introduced into the honey by the bee.
Different types of honey will contain slightly different antibacterial substances, again dependent upon which plants and flowers the bee is visiting while it collects its nectar.
Honey is also very useful in preventing scarring because of its “hygroscopic” nature. This just means that when the honey is exposed to air, it draws moisture in from the air, which may be very useful in preventing scarring by keeping the skin moist, helping in the growth of new tissue and stopping bandages from sticking to an open wound if you apply a little honey to the bandage before applying.
There is a particular type of honey, called Manuka honey, that along with all the healing properties mentioned above, it contains another ingredient that is effective against more resistant bacteria, such as staphylococcus aureus and helicobacter pylori. This type of honey has been shown to be very good in the treatment of some stomach ulcers and sore throats.
So the next time you have a teaspoon of honey in your tea or spread it on your morning toast, aside from the pleasant taste you’re enjoying and nutritive value your body is gaining, you might think about all the other amazing healing powers that come from the endless toiling of those busy little bees.
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