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Honey
08/26/2007 07:06:34 / General
Honey
< blockquote>The
Holy QURAN in Surat an-Nahl vr.68-69 says: "And your Lord revealed to the
bee saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they
build: Then eat of all the fruits and walk in the ways of your Lord submissively.
There comes forth from within it a beverage of many colours, in which there
is healing for men; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who
reflect."
Listed below
are some common problems which can be cured by honey:
Over the centuries,
the great power and strength possessed by honey has been underestimated
by scientists. It's an element whose curing ability has surprised all levels
of intellect. A few of the very many cures from honey have been outlined:
For burns:
Apply freely over burns. It cools, removes pain and aids fast healing without
scarring. Apart from being a salve and antibiotic, bacteria cannot live
in honey.
Bed Wetting:
A teaspoon of honey before bed aids water retention and calms fears
in children.
Sleeplessness:
A dessert spoon of honey in a mug of hot milk aids sleep and works
wonders!
Hyperactivity:
Honey is a mild sedative with minerals, vitamins, amino acids etc.
Replace all white sugar with honey. White sugar is highly stimulating with
no food qualities!
Nasal Congestion:
Place a dessert spoon of honey in a basin of hot water and inhale fumes
after covering your head with a towel over the basin. Very effective.
Wounds or
Grazes: Cover wound with honey and a bandage. Excellent healer.
For Fatigue:
Dissolve a desert spoon of honey in warm water or quarter honey balance
of water in a jug and keep in the fridge. Honey is primarily fructose and
glucose and so it is quickly absorbed by the digestive system. (Honey is
a unique natural stabilizer - ancient Greek athletes took honey for stamina
before competing and as a reviver after competition.)
Facial Deep
Cleanser: Mix honey with oatmeal approx. 50/50 till thick and apply
as a face-pack. Leave on for half an hour then wash off. Great as a deep
cleanser for acne etc.
Poor Digestion:
Mix honey with apple cider vinegar approx. 50/50 and dilute to taste with
water. This aids digestion. (Also reputed to be wonderful for the joints.
Hair Conditioner:
Mix honey with equal quantity of Olive Oil and cover head with a warm towel
for half an hour then shampoo off. Feeds hair and scalp. Hair will never
look or feel better!
Sore Throats:
Let a teaspoon of honey melt in the back of the mouth and trickle down
the throat. Eases inflamed raw tissues.
For Stress:
Honey
in water is a stabilizer - calms highs and raises lows. Use approx. 25
percent honey to water.
Anemia:
Honey
is the best blood en-richer by raising corpuscle content. The darker the
honey the more minerals it contains.
Food Preservative:
Cakes with honey replacing sugar stay fresher longer due to natural
antibiotics. Reduce liquids by approx. one-fifth to allow for moisture
in honey.
Heart Patients:
These
people are well advised to replace white sugar (sucrose) with honey, natural
fructose and glucose.
Hay-fever:
Chewing
the tops of comb honey stimulates the immune system due to minute amounts
of pollen. During the season chew for 20 minutes a teaspoon of bee capping
(tops) five to six times per day. Highly effective and useful for asthma
sufferers as well.
Baby's Bottle:
Four
teaspoons of honey to a baby's bottle of water is an excellent pacifier
and multivitamin additive. If baby's motions are too liquid then reduce
by half a teaspoon; if too solid increase by half a teaspoon.
Teething:
Honey
rubbed on a baby's gums is a mild sedative and anaesthetic.
Osteoporosis:
English
research has shown that a teaspoon of honey per day aids calcium utilization
and prevents osteoporosis. Essential from age 50 onwards.
Long Life:
One
common fact worldwide is that the most long-lived people are regular users
of honey. An interesting fact yet to be explained is that beekeepers suffer
less from cancer and arthritis than any other occupational group worldwide.
Migraine:
Use
a dessertspoon of honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water. Sip at
start of attack. If necessary repeat in 20 minutes. Always effective (so
tip goes) as migraine is stress related.
Conjunctivitis
(pus in the eye): Honey
dissolved in equal quantity of warm water. Apply, when cooled, as lotion
or eye bath.
Cough mixture
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6 oz. liquid honey
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2 oz. glycerin
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Juice of 2 lemons
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Mix well. Bottle
and cork firmly. Use as required
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