Honey as Medicine is Making a Comeback

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donwon1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:42:23 GMT

where do I get the manuka honey

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Jeff_Orr — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:17:04 GMT

Royal Jelly - Dangers - Benefits

I took my soon to the emergency room today. I feel he came very close to dying. I gave him and his sister a reccomended amount of royal jelly. It didn't taste good to them, and I reccommend taking it with honey or buying a royal jelly product which comes dilulted in honey.

He had a reaction withing 20 minutes of ingestion, incredible chest pain, and shortness of breath. He was quite scared and so was I. The respiratory difficulties got worse by the minute and we rushed to the emergency room. Symptoms grew worse on the ride to the hospital up until anti inflammatory and bronchial dialating druges were administered. . We were fortunate to get medical treatment within 20 minutes from the time the symptoms began. It was definetly a life and death situation, further delays might have been fatal or caused irreparable harm.

I am still a believer in the product and will give it to my other child, but beware and take bee products in tiny doses when trying them or giving them to kids. I looked up more info on what had occurred, and it seems to be Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic (multi-system) and severe Type I Hypersensitivity allergic reaction in humans and other mammals. The term comes from the Greek words a?a ana (against) and f??a??? phylaxis (protection).[1] Minute amounts of allergens may cause a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis may occur after ingestion, skin contact, injection of an allergen or, in rare cases, inhalation.[2]

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Practitioner — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:01:35 GMT

Hallow, I know that Unani-Tibb Practitioners around the globe use a small amount of honey in hot water to help control blood sugar. As far as I know, there is no modern research in this area to show this. However, respectable Practitioenrs have no doubt that it would be helpful to diabetics in the right amount!

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energymaster — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:48:26 GMT

My understanding is that honey is very highly glycemic, Laura.

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Rose Marie Waldram — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:03:46 GMT

Over 40 years ago, my infant son was made chronically ill by a chemical (in 50% of all drug meds) prescribed for him for the first three years of his life. A subsequence of this iatrogenic poisoning was (among others) his "mild autism," allergy to sunlight and perma-prest clothing and stain and water-resistant fabrics (which are treated with this chemical). He also had behavior and sleep problems. When this chemical, prescribed by his pediatrician and recommended by our dentist and given to him on a daily basis, was discontinued and my independent investigation discovered this same chemical was in most drug medications especially antibiotics, I sought non-toxic alternatives and discovered mineral-rich (dark) unpasturized honey not only is an effective wound dressing but that it also induces sleep. Pasturized (cooked) honey (especially if it is low in certain minerals), will mold; therefore it shouldn't be consumed by infants (or anyone else, in my opinion).

Thanks to my son's adverse experience which caused me to return to my ancestral roots (barks and herbs) in natural medicine, he and the rest of my immediate family not only regained but continue to maintain a level of health unequalled among our chronological peers---as long as we avoid drug base medicine. "Food is your best medicine;" the problem now is that what passes for food generally isn't.

By the way, the chemical compound that, now, is in (literally) in everything including more than 50% of all drug meds) which nearly killed my son (which double-blind testing later established we were "toxic/allergic" to, is fluoride.

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andrabell — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:55:17 GMT

I suffered from Rosacea and severe pore clogging for a long time and couldn't figure out what to do until I started using a raw honey mask.. I've been using it for 5 months now and my skin has never looked so good. It's clear and the redness is gone.

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Aaltrude — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:24:18 GMT

The Manuka tree itself has healing powers as well. A week ago I could feel that I was coming down with the flu however I have been able to fight it off by drinking lots of Manuka tea. We have Manuka trees growing on our farm and I made this tea from leaves picked freshly off a Manuka tree.

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Pookietooth — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:30:33 GMT

How do you force feed a bee? I could see how they could force feed a goose for that fancy French delicacy (pate du fois gras), but a be? Aren't their mouths pretty tiny? And wouldn't it take a lot of people to force feed that many bees? Not to mention how delicate the bugs are and how their legs fall off. You couldn't exactly nail their feet to a board or anything.

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Nathan Anderson — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:29:23 GMT

I've been getting my Manuka products from a company called Manu Nutraceuticals. The Manuka Honey is just stunning as a wound dressing. My kids call it "magic honey" (I have four kids, so nearly daily cuts and scrapes). I've used the honey watered-down a little, with a bit of sea salt, to cure sinus infections. Just lay on the bed with my head hanging off and dump it in...

The Manuka tea tree oil (not the honey) is also a stunningly effective antimicrobial used topically. I add 30 or so ML to a bottle of shampoo for total control of Sebhorrheic Dermatitis, and the oil wipes out nail fungus with just a few applications. I just LOVE this stuff!

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azjanet_203 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:30:45 GMT

Raw honey stops Herpes Simplex (cold sores) in their tracks.

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Lucas_Chohany — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:32:02 GMT

Does anyone know a quality manuka honey brand?

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singshelby — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:54:31 GMT

I just thought I would post about some amazing success I had with raw honey.

About a year ago - I cut the outside of my hand deeply with a sharp knife. I am certain that most doctors would have considered stitches necessary for the wound to close and heal properly. However - no insurance at the time - and little extra money in the budget for ER. About two days after the injury - my wound was gaping open and was hurting badly. I was afraid that I had made a bad decision to not get stitches. I went to our local raw milk farmer and just happened to show him my injury. He recommended that I use their raw honey (harvested from a local bee farmer) on the wound topically. I did and within one day my wound sealed together and stopped hurting altogether. Guess what - no scar either. I thought it was a miracle! Thank God for our land flowing with RAW Milk and RAW Honey!

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seg — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:31:34 GMT

Wait until big pharma get their hands on this then you'd need a prescription for it and they'll likely call it MANUKA MONAY

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DizzyIzzy1 — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:36:50 GMT

Being a New Zealander, and having grown up eating fresh raw Manuka honey straight from the apiary by the spoonful, this comes as no surprise to me.
What does surprise me, though, is the branding of this honey I see in health food shops. You can get UMF +10 or +30 or whatever Manuka, which to me is ludicrous, and seems to be a way of charging huge amounts of money for something that shouldn't be adulterated and changed. Manuka (and it's cousin Kanuka) - or New Zealand Tea-trees - will be organic anyway as is everything from NZ. Certainly no GM materials involved. The tree is so common it's almost a weed!!

Manuka has been used by the tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand for centuries and its health benefits are no big secret in NZ. Why? Because it's tasty, and it works. It was always my one-stop instant cure for colds and sniffles and sores from my Mum or Grandma as a child. But I refuse to spend 15 GBP for one tiny jar of the stuff when I could get a kilo from the apiary down the road for $5 back home!! Grrr!!

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Katee Roux — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:23:25 GMT

Oh, so correct, Shiva. That is indeed the major problem with conventional healthcare in the US.

But i had to wonder, if he believes in this so much, why was it his LAST choice of treatment? If he has such faith in it, why was it used after the "standard salves" which had not helped?

Wonder how much better it would be for people treated if these scientists didn't feel the need to pasturize the honey before they use it? The article didn't mention that specifically, but it is standard procedure to always make sure natural ingredients are "purified." And he would not have nuked it had he had any understanding of such things.