The Miracle Of
Honey
Honey is nature's healthiest candy. But what
makes honey so valuable? Apart from dextrose and fructose, which
go straight into the blood stream without putting a strain on
the digestive organs, we must take into consideration valuable
traces of enzymes, vitamins and minerals that are contained in
honey. Natural remedies alleviate coughs and colds faster when
taken along with honey. Grated horseradish mixed with honey is a
wonderful natural antibiotic with no hidden dangers and is good,
especially for strained vocal cords and hoarseness.
The production of honey is in itself a
miracle. In spite of its tireless work a whole summer long,
the little bee can contribute only half a teaspoonful, but
the united work of the entire bee colony makes success
possible. All bees produce only good honey. If we happen to
get some that is of poor quality, the problem lies in its
treatment. Careless, unprofessional or unclean treatment is
bad for honey and impairs its basically good quality. For
example, honey should never be heated over 40 degrees
Celsius. Nor should wild honeycombs be pressed out, because
dead larvae might still be in them.
Various kinds of honey can differ very much one from the
other. It depends on the flowers the bees feed on. That is
why there are so many varieties of honey on the market,
including orange blossom honey, linden blossom, eucalyptus,
thyme, lavender, rosemary, acacia, and chestnut blossom
honey. We differentiate especially between light-colored
blossom honey and dark pine tree honey. Wherever
mono-culture is practiced (offering the bees large fields of
one kind of plant), a certain type of honey will be
produced.
Honey is the best carbohydrate and the body is able to
assimilate it very easily. Experience points to honey as
increasing the effect of all natural remedies that are
intended to soothe the respiratory organs. If you want to
take advantage of this, just take the indicated number of
drops of a natural remedy with a teaspoon of honey or in
warm water sweetened with honey. There is a twofold benefit
in sipping honey water together with the remedy. Medicines
taken with honey definitely work faster and are stronger in
relieving colds and catarrh, the bronchials or the lungs.
Tea made with lemon balm, orange blossom, hops, valerian,
avena sativa, passiflora, is better if sweetened with honey.
When added to herbal tea, honey can give good results by
promoting and maintaining undisturbed sleep. For old, slowly
healing wounds, mix a tenth of horseradish with honey, using
either finely grated horseradish or the fresh juice or
tincture. Apply this tried and proven natural remedy to the
wound. The effect is astounding.
Honey also brings relief for painful arthritis and gout.
Pour one teaspoon of comfrey tincture on four tablespoons of
honey. After thoroughly mixing, put the ointment in a cup
heated in a bain-marie. Soak a cloth folded three or four
times in this hot honey preparation and apply it where the
pain is worst, the hands, elbows, knees or feet. It is best
done in the evening, leaving the pack overnight. For the
heat to retain longer, a bag with heated cherry stones can
be put on top. Also effective is using a bag filled with hot
and moist hayflower or chamomile, wrapped around with a warm
cloth. This method has been a tremendous help to a number of
people who were able to walk again or to move their hands
without pain.
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