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Honey and its Many Cures

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Honey

The Holy Qur’an says:

“And your Lord revealed to the bee saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they build: Then eat of all the fruits and walk in the ways of your Lord submissively. There comes forth from within it a beverage of many colours, in which there is healing for men; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who reflect.” (Qur’an an-Nahl 68-69)

Listed below are some common problems which can be cured by honey:

Over the centuries, the great power and strength possessed by honey has been underestimated by scientists. It’s an element whose curing ability has surprised all levels of intellect. A few of the very many cures from honey have been outlined:

For burns:

Apply freely over burns. It cools, removes pain and aids fast healing without scarring. Apart from being a salve and antibiotic, bacteria cannot live in honey.

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Bed Wetting:

A teaspoon of honey before bed aids water retention and calms fears in children.

Sleeplessness:

A dessert spoon of honey in a mug of hot milk aids sleep and works wonders!

Hyperactivity:

Honey is a mild sedative with minerals, vitamins, amino acids etc. Replace all white sugar with honey. White sugar is highly stimulating with no food qualities!

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Nasal Congestion:

Place a dessert spoon of honey in a basin of hot water and inhale fumes after covering your head with a towel over the basin. Very effective.

Wounds or Grazes:

Cover wound with honey and a bandage. Excellent healer.

For Fatigue:

Dissolve a desert spoon of honey in warm water or quarter honey balance of water in a jug and keep in the fridge. Honey is primarily fructose and glucose and so it is quickly absorbed by the digestive system. (Honey is a unique natural stabilizer – ancient Greek athletes took honey for stamina before competing and as a reviver after competition.)

Facial Deep Cleanser:

Mix honey with oatmeal approx. 50/50 till thick and apply as a face-pack. Leave on for half an hour then wash off. Great as a deep cleanser for acne etc.

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Poor Digestion:

Mix honey with apple cider vinegar approx. 50/50 and dilute to taste with water. This aids digestion. (Also reputed to be wonderful for the joints.

READ MORE: 8 Traditional Islamic Medicine and Remedies Every Muslim Should Know

Hair Conditioner:

Honey and its Many Cures
Honey and its Many Cures

Mix honey with equal quantity of Olive Oil and cover head with a warm towel for half an hour then shampoo off. Feeds hair and scalp. Hair will never look or feel better!

Sore Throats:

Let a teaspoon of honey melt in the back of the mouth and trickle down the throat. Eases inflamed raw tissues.

For Stress:

Honey in water is a stabilizer – calms highs and raises lows. Use approx. 25 percent honey to water.

Anemia:

Honey is the best blood en-richer by raising corpuscle content. The darker the honey the more minerals it contains.

Food Preservative:

Cakes with honey replacing sugar stay fresher longer due to natural antibiotics. Reduce liquids by approx. one-fifth to allow for moisture in honey.

READ MORE: Healing with Prayers: Prophet Mohammed’s Advice

Heart Patients:

These people are well advised to replace white sugar (sucrose) with honey, natural fructose and glucose.

Hay-fever:

Chewing the tops of comb honey stimulates the immune system due to minute amounts of pollen. During the season chew for 20 minutes a teaspoon of bee capping (tops) five to six times per day. Highly effective and useful for asthma sufferers as well.

Baby’s Bottle:

Four teaspoons of honey to a baby’s bottle of water is an excellent pacifier and multivitamin additive. If baby’s motions are too liquid then reduce by half a teaspoon; if too solid increase by half a teaspoon.

Teething:

Honey rubbed on a baby’s gums is a mild sedative and anaesthetic.

Osteoporosis:

English research has shown that a teaspoon of honey per day aids calcium utilization and prevents osteoporosis. Essential from age 50 onwards.

Long Life:

One common fact worldwide is that the most long-lived people are regular users of honey. An interesting fact yet to be explained is that beekeepers suffer less from cancer and arthritis than any other occupational group worldwide.

Migraine:

Use a dessertspoon of honey dissolved in half a glass of warm water. Sip at start of attack. If necessary repeat in 20 minutes. Always effective (insha’Allah) as migraine is stress related.

Conjunctivitis (pus in the eye):

Honey dissolved in equal quantity of warm water. Apply, when cooled, as lotion or eye bath.

Cough mixture

6 oz. liquid honey
2 oz. glycerine
Juice of 2 lemons
Mix well. Bottle and cork firmly. Use as required

Read Original Article Here By Mission Islam


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