HONEY

DO YOU KNOW HONEY’S HEALING PROPERTIES are mentioned in the Bible, Koran, and Torah??

Honey is an ancient remedy for the treatment of infected wounds recently "rediscovered" by the medical profession, particularly where therapeutic agents are failing. Honey has been used by humans to treat a variety of illnesses: Cough, Asthma, High fever, Diarrhea, Stomach ulcers caused by infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. Honey acts as a source of carbohydrate during vigorous exercise.

Some people apply honey directly to the skin for: wound healing, burns, sunburn, cataracts, and diabetic foot ulcers. When applied to the skin, honey Serves as a barrier to moisture and keep skin from sticking to dressings (Some of the chemicals in honey may kill certain bacteria and fungus) and Provide nutrients and other chemicals that speed wound healing.

The topical use of honey has a long history, Hippocrates prescribed honey for burns and boils and abscesses and the ancient Greek physician Dioscorides in 50 A. prescribed honeys for sunburn and infected wounds and treat wounds and inflammation of the throat and tonsils.

The effectiveness of honey in rapidly clearing infection from wounds: In otorhinolaryngology (neck & head diseases), head and neck surgery, microbial action, and promoting healing.

Honey is composed in an acidic product (pH 4) with a variable chemical composition according to its source, the harvest season, the plants from which nectar is gathered, and the modalities of honey collection and storage.

Due to its acidic pH, honey can cause unpleasant or even painful feelings during application or ingestion that may limit its use. It is produced by bees it can be contaminated with germs from plants bees, dust during production, collection and processing, pesticides, antibiotics used by beekeepers and farmers, honey is not sterile and can contain bacteria (B. subtilis and C. botulinum),the risk of botulism because of the natural presence of botulinum endospores in honey.

To solve this problem medical-grade honey should be treated with gamma radiation to reduce the risk of botulinum spores being present (Children under one year of age should not be given honey, the more-developed digestive system of older children and adults generally destroys the spores.), Standardized to have consistent germ-fighting activity, and Collected from hives that are free from germs and not treated with antibiotics, and that the nectar should be from plants that have not been treated with pesticides.

Application of honey to inflamed mucosa and head and neck skin or mucosal wounds provides a real therapeutic benefit. So when will such natural medicine replace officially synthetic ones?