Wild (Organic) Honey: About 70 percent of total honey produced in Nepal comes from wild flora, which is by default organic. Most beekeepers do not use pesticides or medicines in their bee colonies and hence honey produced from wild fl ora is free from any inorganic residues. Honey made by the Himalayan cliff bee (Apis laboriosa), the giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) and the dwarf honeybee (Apis fl orea) is also referred as wild honey. These bees cannot be kept in hives. The infamous honey hunters of Nepal do the extraction and marketing of wild honey. The honey produced by these bees is variously referred to as jungle honey, red honey, rock honey and forest honey.
Red honey is produced by Apis laboriosa during spring from the nectar of white rhododendrons (Rhododendron spp), and from two other plants locally known as bikh (Aconitum spp) and pangra (Entada scandens). It is considered to be intoxicating and to have relaxing properties (Ahmad et al. 2003). Red or intoxicating honey is much sought after in East Asia, particularly in Korea.However, there is limited information available on intoxicating honey, how it is used in medicines or why it is so expensive. It would be useful to know the medicinal, nutritional and commercial value of intoxicating honey. Recently, various Asian
countries (in particular South Korea) have tried to prevent the import of intoxicating honey by requiring a grayanotoxin certificate. Grayanotoxin is an ingredient generally found in honey produced from the nectar of rhododendron flowers and is responsible for the intoxicating properties of red honey.
BENEFITS AND USES
1. Your Body ::
Honey benefits are awesomely a lot! Energise the body, boost immunity, promote healing of cuts and burns, remedy for sore throats, colds, hangover, sleeplessness, stomach upsets.
2.IMPROVE YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ::
Adding honey to diary products such as sour milk and yoghurts can improve your digestion and bowel movements.
3.Control WEIGHT::
A honey and lemon diet can relieve you of your weight problem.
4.FOR CUTS AND BURNS ::
One of the most natural home remedies to treat a wide range of ailments and complaints including yeast infection,athlete foot and arthritis pain Its antiseptic properties inhibits the growth of certain bacteria and helps keep external wounds clean and free from infection. It has been used as a natural cure in first aid treatment for wounds, burns and cuts as it is able to absorb moisture from the air and promote healing. Its antibacterial properties prevent infection and functions as an anti-inflammatory agent, reducing both swelling and pain, and even scarring.
5. FOR HANGOVERS::
When you get a hangover from drinking too much alcohol, combat its effects by applying honey remedy. Honey is gentle on the stomach and contains a mix of natural sugars such fructose which is known to speed up the oxidation of alcohol by the liver, acting as a 'sobering' agent. Follow this recipe: 15ml of liquid honey with 80ml of orange juice and 70ml of natural yogurt. Blend them together until smooth and drink it slowly--slowly.
6. FOR SORE THROATS ::
One of the better known health benefits of honey is that it is able to help treat sore throats. Thanks to its antimicrobial properties,honey not only soothes throats but can also kill certain bacteria that causes the infection. Professional singers commonly use honey to soothe their throats before performances. The Chinese believe that excess "heatiness" in the body causes sore throat and taking honey drink can be helpful. Direction: Take a spoonful of honey to smoothe the inflammation or gargle with a mixture of two tablespoons of honey, four tablespoons of lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Personally, whenever I have a sore throat or cough, especially like to take warm water mixed with honey which is well-known for its anti-bacterial healing properties.
7.For SLEEPLESSNESS ::
Unable to sleep..Use the famous Milk and honey remedy. Take a glass of hot milk with a teaspoon of honey to calm the soul and induce sleep. Or, add 1 or 2 teaspoons of honey to a cup of chamomile tea and sip.
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