Honey is one of the oldest sweetener’s on earth. It is used as a sweetener for food, and is most often combined with lemon, as a cure for sore throat or cough.
This is the most common and perhaps the only use of honey, that a majority of people know about.
People learned about beekeeping in 2400 B.C., in Cairo. Cultures around the world, including the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Chinese, used honey both in medicine and in the kitchen.
Quite common, honey is used as a sweetener. Seventy to eighty percent of it is composed of sugar; the rest is water, minerals, and protein. People have used it to treat allergies.
However, this sweet liquid has other uses.
1. Burns
According to the Mayo Clinic, honey has been used as an ointment that promotes healing of the skin or as protection from infection. It is believed to reduce burn healing time.
2. Memory
Honey improves short and long term memory, most especially in the menopausal to postmenopausal stages in women. Postmenopausal women who were given honey for a few weeks showed signs of improvements compared to women who were given hormone therapy of estrogen and progestin.
3. Diabetes
Honey has a lower glycemic index than sugar, which means it won’t boost your blood sugar levels the way sugar does. It is a better option to sugar considering that honey has a sweeter taste than sugar.
4. Cancer
Honey is known for its antioxidant properties, supporting theories that it can help prevent or treat cancer. In 2011, researchers found that it is effective in stopping cancer cells from multiplying, however further study is required to establish it a valid cancer cure.
5. Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids cause itching and pain in the anus. Honey might just be a good home remedy. It is said that a mixture of honey, olive oil, and beeswax can significantly reduce pain and itching, as well as bleeding.
6. Wounds and ulcers
The Mayo Clinic says that honey can sterilize wounds and promote healing, and also reduce pain, odor, and wound size. It can also eliminate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and heal long-term ulcers and wounds after surgery and from burns.
Depending on how deep or big cuts and wounds are, it can help in healing time.
However, it is recommended that you see your doctor first prior to using this sweet liquid on wounds.
7. Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a common condition that causes redness, blisters, itching, and even lesions on the skin.
Most patients are treated with topical creams that contain corticosteroids or vitamin D. However, honey may be more effective. A mixture of honey, olive oil, and beeswax treatment can reduce redness, scaling, and itching on the skin.
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