natural honey

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Honey and beekeeping have a long history in India. Honey was the first sweet food tasted by the ancient Indian inhabiting rock shelters and forests. The raw materials for the beekeeping industry are mainly pollen and nectar that come from flowering plants. Both the natural and cultivated vegetation in India constitute an immense potential for development of beekeeping. About **0 flowering plant species, both wild and cultivated, are useful as major or minor sources of nectar and pollen. There are at least four species of true honey bees and three species of the stingless bees. Several sub-species and races of these are known to exist. In recent years the exotic honey bee has been introduced. Together these represent a wide variety of bee fauna that can be utilized for the development of honey industry in the country. There are several types of indigenous and traditional hives including logs, clay pots, wall niches, baskets and boxes of different sizes and shapes.

 

 

Health Benefits:

1. Helps prevent cancer and heart disease:

Honey contains flavonoids, antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease.

2. Reduces ulcers and other gastrointestinal disorders:

Recent research shows that honey treatment may help disorders such as ulcers and bacterial gastroenteritis. This may be related to the 3rd benefit.

3. Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal:

All honey is antibacterial, because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide, said Peter Molan, director of the Honey Research Unit at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. This contributes to the incredibly long shelf-life of honey.

4. Increases athletic performance:

Ancient Olympic athletes ate honey and dried figs to enhance their performance.

5. Reduces cough and throat irritation:

Honey helps with coughs, particularly buckwheat honey.

6. Balances the 5 elements:

Honey has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for at least 4,**0 years and is considered to affect all three of the bodys primitive material imbalances positively. It is also said to be useful in improving eyesight, weight loss, curing impotence and premature ejaculation, urinary tract disorders, bronchial asthma, diarrhea and nausea.

7. Helps regulate blood sugar:

Even though honey contains simple sugars, it is not the same as white sugar or artificial sweeteners. Its exact combination of fructose and glucose actually helps the body regulate blood sugar levels.

8. Heals wounds and burns:

External application of honey has been shown to be as effective as conventional treatment with silver sulfadiazene..

9. Is probiotic:

Some varieties of honey possess large amounts of friendly bacteria.

*0. Helps improve skin:

Its anti-bacterial qualities are particularly useful for the skin, and, when used with the other ingredients, honey can also be moisturizing and nourishing.