Honey for Healing: Inside and Out

Honey is a complete food from nature, used as far back as ancient Egypt. Now, beehives are disappearing and no one is certain of the cause. Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) wiped out over half of the bee colonies in thirty-five states. A virus is suspected as the cause but some suggest toxins in the environment are to blame.

Hieroglyphs in Egyptian temples picture bees and honey, and demonstrate the significance that honey had in Egyptian daily life. Even the famed Rosetta Stone displayed images of bees, and the founder of the First Dynasty of Egyptian Kings, King Menes (4000-5000 B.C), was given the name “the Beekeeper.” Sealed jars of honey were placed in tombs, used as a sacrifice to the gods. The earliest medical tablets, the Egyptian Papyri, refer to the medicinal value of honey, and most Egyptian medicines used honey combined with wine and milk.

Honey, though sweet, does not harm diabetics or those with blood sugar instability. Honey contains various vitamins and iron in large amounts and can have an impact in healing the body both internally and externally.