Benefits of Honey : Preparation and Health Benefits

According to Ayurveda, honey is sweet (madhura rasa) with an astringent-like end taste. It is dry (ruksha), heavy (guru guna),  and cold (sheeta). This naturally produced substance does wonders for our health. It is a sweet liquid which is made by the bees using the nectar they obtain from the flowers. Clear, Golden amber honey is often sold at a higher price than the darker varieties.

Some Facts about Honey :

• Honey has wound healing properties and give antibacterial actions on the cuts and bruises.
• It is used as a medical product for about 5000 years as it found naturally and easily available.
• For people maintaining a healthy lifestyle, sugar in their meals can be replaced by sugar.
• Children under 12 months should not intake honey.

Some Useful Preparations from Honey : 

Honey added in lemon water : 

When honey added in lemon water is taken every morning boosts energy and metabolism.

Honey added in Ginger Water:

When honey added in ginger water is taken every morning, it prevents indigestion, nausea and heartburn.

Honey is taken with Black Pepper:

Take half teaspoon of honey and mix it with a pinch of pepper powder. Take it every morning to prevent cough and treat a sore throat. 

Honey added in tulsi tea:

It has a lot of benefits. It reduces stress, supports the immune system, aids digestion and moreover, it balances metabolism.

Health Benefits :

• Aids Weight Loss: Honey helps in losing weight as discussed above when taken in the early morning in empty stomach.

• It strengthens the Immune System: It helps to strengthen the Immune system by fighting the infection. It has a protein called defensin-1 which kills the bacteria.

• It helps in Nourishing the Skin: Honey makes the skin glow and makes the skin smooth by taking it with water in empty stomach in the morning. It can also be applied rawly on the face as a face mask. It moreover helps to reduce pimples and acne on the face.

• Honey helps in memory Boosts: Honey produces hormones in the body which helps in memory boosts. It also increases concentration power and focuses. It highly beneficial for students.

• It helps to prevent and relieves cough: As honey fights bacteria by its defensin-1 protein. It also fights cold-causing bacteria and kills them. It gives relief to cold really quick.

• It helps to heal the wounds: In many cases, people have reported positive effects of using honey as a treating wound. However, there is not enough evidence to support this claim.

• It reduces the duration of diarrhea: Honey helps in reducing the severity and duration of diarrhea. Honey promotes in increasing of Potassium and water intake by the body which is helpful while experiencing diarrhea.

• It prevents acid reflux: Many studies have shown that honey can reduce the upward flow of the stomach acid i.e. HCl and undigested food. It lines the oesophagus and the stomach.

• It reduces Stress and Weakness: Honey can be taken as a common drink to reduce stress and weakness while working long hours on your project. Just add one tablespoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and you are ready to go.

• It helps in sleep disturbance and vision problems: Some people even claim that honey helps them to cure their sleep problems. Honey even helps in curing vision problems.

• Hangover relief: Honey helps to get over your hangover. Just drink lukewarm water with one tablespoon of honey and lemon water in it to get your hangover relief.

How To Check if Honey is Pure?

The best and pure honey is extracted from beehives using natural methods. The honey is degraded if we add half a teaspoon of honey in water and it becomes cloudy. The honey is pure if the honey forms a thread in the water and sinks down. Moreover, if you soak a cotton ball in honey and light it and then burn it if it is pure then it will burn smoothly unlike adulterated honey.

Precautions to take:

There are some of the precautions that you should take. When you heat the honey, it develops bacteria and weakens its powerful enzymes. Moreover, avoid processed honey products. Children under the age of one should not consume honey as it causes botulism, a rare but severe type of food poisoning.