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HONEY,ITS CONTENTS AND PROPERTIES

Honey is a mixture of sugars and few other compoundsGlucose and fructose constitute about 70% of the sugars in the honey.Besides sugars honey is also made up of small quantities of vitamins,minerals,amino acids and antioxidants.Hence honey possesses medicinal properties especially antimicrobial properties.
As the high concentration of sugars in honey causes osmatic effect,it doesnot support any microbial growth.In addition hydrogen peroxide,a well known antimicrobial agent is also produced during processing of the nectar into honey by the bees.
The acidic nature (pH 3.2-4.5)of the honey is also not favourable for any microbial growth.Hence ,osmotic effect due to high sugar concentration,hydrogen peroxide and acidic pH contribute to the antimicrobial properties of honey and thus prevent spoiling of honey.

USES

HONEY & CINNAMON

It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries. Scientists of today also accept honey as a Ram Ban (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients also. A famous magazine named Weekly World News published in Canada dated 17 January, 95 has given a list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

HEART DISEASES Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread or chappati instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that due to the increasing age the arteries and veins, which lose their flexibility and get clogged are revitalized.

CHOLESTEROL Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, if given to a cholesterol patient, it reduces the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day any chronic cholesterol is cured. As per the information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complains of cholesterol.

COLDS Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon Luke warm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

INFERTILITY Yunani and Ayurvedic have been using honey for years in medicine to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before sleeping, their problem will be solved. In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women who do not conceive and to strengthen the uterus have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body. A couple in Maryland, America had no children for 14 years and had left hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above, the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.

UPSET STOMACH Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root. GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

HAIR LOSS Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found very effective if kept for 5 mins. also. IMMUNE SYSTEM Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases. INDIGESTION Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals. WEIGHT LOSS Daily in the morning, 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup water. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also drinking of this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet. FATIGUE Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful than detrimental to the body strength. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton who has done research says that half tablespoon honey taken in one glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts decreasing, increases the vitality of the body within a week. HEARING LOSS Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restores hearing. CANCER Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day. SKIN INFECTIONS Eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections are cured by applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts. PIMPLES Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root. LONGEVITY Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life span also increases and even if a person is 100 years old, starts performing the chores of a 20 year old. TOOTHACHE Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be done 3 times a day daily till such time that the tooth has stopped aching. BLADDER INFECTIONS Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of Luke warm water and drink it. It destroys the germs of the bladder. ARTHRITIS Take one part honey to two parts of Luke warm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the painful part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two. Or arthritis patients may daily, morning and night take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If drunk regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research done at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain. BAD BREATH People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day. INFLUENZA A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu BURNS For burns apply freely over burns.It cools, removes pain and aids fast healing without scarring.Apart being a salve and antibiotic,bacteria cannot live on honey. BED WETTING A teaspoon of honey before bed aids water retention & calms fears in children. SLEEPLESSNESS A desert spoon of honey in a mug of hot milk aids sleep and works wonder. NASAL CONGESTION Place a desert spoon of honey in abasin of hot water and inhale fumes after covering your head with a towel over the basin. WOUNDS Cover wound with honey & bandage.Excellent healer. FOR FATIGUE A desert spoon of honey in warm water or quarter honey balance of water in a jug and keep in the fridge.Honeuyis primarily fructose glucose and so it is quickly absorbed by digestivce system. NATURAL STABILISER Honey is a natural stabiliser.Ancient Greek athletes took honey for stamina before competing and as a reviver after competing. FACIAL DEEP CLEANSER Mix honey with oatmeal approx. 50/50 till thick and apply as a fwace pack.Leave on for half an hour then wash off.Great as a deep cleanser. 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 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.You won't need to use conditioner for the whole week.If it leaves your hair too oily just use olive oil. SOAR THROATS Let a teaspoon of honey melt in the back of the mouth and trickle down the throat.Eases inflamed raw tissues. FOR STRESS For stress honey is stabiliser-calms highs and raises lows.Use approx.25% honey to water. FOOD PRESERVATIVE Cakes replacing sugar stay fresher longer due to natural antibiotics.Reduce liquids by approx. one fifthto allow for moisture in honey. ANEMIA Honey is blood enricher by raising corpuscle content. HEART PATIENTS These people are well advised to replace white sugar(sucrose) with honey,natural fructose & glucose. 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 anaesthetic. OSTEOPOROSIS English research has shown that a teaspoon of honey per day aids calcium utilisation 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 bee-keepers suffer less from cancer and arthiritis than any other occupational group worldwide. MIGRANE Use a desertspoon of honey dissolved in half aglass of warm water.Sip at start of attack.If necessary repeat in 20 minutes. Always effective as migrane is stress related. COJUCTIVITIS Honey dissolved in equal quantity of warm water.Apply when cooled as lotion or eye bath. COUGH MIXTURE 6 oz. liquid honey 2 oz. glycerine,juice of 2 lemons.Mix well.Bottle and cork firmly.Use as required.