The medicinal properties of honey 18 Articles

by Vicki Niedzielska

One of nature's most generous providers, the honey bee works tirelessly in its creation of this wonderful sweet substance. Besides being a wonderful way of persuading my young son to eat his toast, honey has a startling ra...read more

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

Have you ever read the warning labels on many medicines? Pick up a drug guide and read the list of potential negative side effects of many drugs. As a nurse, I have given these meds to patients with great caution, watchi...read more

by Kimberley Heit

Honey has often been referred to as "the nectar of the gods". With its many and varied medicinal properties this is a very fitting term. Honey has come a long way since its initial use as a medical tool thousands of years...read more

by Dreamy

Did you know that there are over 300 different types of honey available in the United States alone? Each type of honey is extracted from a different floral source and this explains the different colors and flavors availab...read more

by Ladymermaid

In today's complex world we sometimes forget that the simplest things in life can sometimes be the best things in life. Honey is one of those all too often overlooked little miracles. A very powerful medicinal food, its sw...read more

by Phronesis

Honey is the name for that sweet yellow liquid produced by bees. It is natural and sweet. Like water, natural unadulterated honey has no side effects. Honey has being reported to be a cure for different kinds of disease...read more

by Shelly Mcrae

A cup of warm tea with honey will soothe your sore throat. Don't care for tea? Then just take the honey. Honey has antimicrobial properties that actually kill the bacteria that cause your sore throat. It will also alle...read more

by Margaret Ladner

"HONEY-Honey" is not just a popular song that was known years ago, it 's meaning is a sweetness. That doen't mean necessarialy as in sweet heart. Honey is a sweet substance made by bees from nectar gathered from flowers. N...read more

by C.D. Hubbard

Honey has been used medicinally for more than 2000 years to treat burns, ulcers and wounds, and it has a great taste. There has been a renewed interest in honey and its medicinal properties in the last few years. Most of...read more

by Ruth Belena

Honey has many healing properties and is completely safe to use. It has no harmful side effects, but should not be consumed by infants below the age of one year. Raw honey is a so pure that bacteria cannot survive in i...read more

by Mike Kessler

Honey The Spoonful of Sugar that's Truly Magical? Even though Mary Poppins was using a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down who knows if she was really using honey or not? And from what I've been finding out...read more

by Kathleen Richardson

Ancient Egyptians, Orientals, Hebrews, South Americans, Norsemen and Greeks lived in a less complicated time and had to concoct medicines from whatever ingredients were found in their geographic location. They did not have...read more

by E.A. Paul

Imagine for a moment that you are a child again. You're playing outside and all of a sudden you fall down and scrape your knee. Ouch! You run into the house crying. Your mother gently washes the wound with soap and water, ...read more

by Valli Sarvani

Honey can be considered as sweet medicine for its medicinal values. Being said to be grandma's medicine, honey has been used for thousands of years as natural remedy for many ailments. Honey is an energy booster as the gl...read more

by Lalitha Karthik

"Honey"- a word used by most of the couples for their dear and loved ones, right? But have you ever wondered how rightly this word suits your loved ones? Just the way the love and touch of your near & dear ones have powerf...read more

by James Lynne

"Brain of tortoise mixed with honey" is an ancient Egyptian treatment for cataract. Most opthamologists today elect to use the more modern lens replacement surgery for their cataract patients, but it is astonishing how man...read more

by Kim Niedbalski

Honey mixed with medicinal herbs makes great medicine. As an herbalist I cant say enough about this so called nectar of the gods. Honey is one of natures finest natural foods. In todays health conscious society, it's fu...read more

by Bunmi Fash

one of the things that we are endowed with is honey. honey is a colored substance issued from the bee. it is composed of juice and glucose of flowers as well as fruits in the best proportion that is good for us. until re3c...read more