Since childhood, we all know such a wonderful product produced by bees as honey. To some it seemed insanely delicious, to others it was very sweet, in others it is associated with various diseases, but be that as it may, this natural product has a huge number of useful properties. Why? It's simple, honey is collected by bees from flowers, which, in turn, contain certain vitamins and other useful substances that, when they enter our body, begin to have a beneficial effect on us.
Let's look at honey in all its aspects - composition, types, beneficial properties and uses of honey. But first things first. So…
Honey is a sweet, viscous and fragrant liquid produced by bees from flower nectar, which, depending on the type of plant and its composition, has a different color, from transparent and golden to greenish and brown.
It should be noted that only natural honey is useful and curative. If honey underwent heat treatment, then it lost its virtues and turned into a viscous sticky liquid, which not only will not be useful, but can also harm our body.
Composition of honey
Honey is of vegetable origin and is a mixture of glucose and fructose, small dose pollen and water.
Honey contains a lot of useful substances:
Budyakovy honey (from thistle)
Budyakovy honey has a pleasant aroma and taste. During crystallization, budyakovy honey becomes fine-grained.
Colour: Colorless, greenish or golden.
Medicinal properties: antiseptic, tonic, anti-inflammatory.
It is used to treat: flu and colds, insomnia, to strengthen blood vessels.
Cornflower honey
Cornflower honey has a pleasant taste with a bitter aftertaste. It smells like almonds.
Colour: greenish yellow.
Medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, analgesic, diuretic.
It is used to treat: chronic skin diseases, diseases of the eyes, kidneys, when the body is depleted, removes inflammation.
heather honey
Heather honey has a weak aroma and a tart, bitter taste. It freezes very quickly, making it difficult to pump out of the combs.
Color: dark yellow or red-brown.
It is used to treat: lack of appetite, asthma,.
Pea honey
Pea honey is transparent and has a pleasant and delicate aroma and taste. Children like it very much.
Colour: transparent slightly yellowish.
Medicinal properties: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic.
It is used for treatment: treatment of the digestive system, colds and flu.
mustard honey
Mustard honey has a pleasant aroma and taste.
Colour: golden yellow in liquid state, but becomes creamy when solidified.
Medicinal properties: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory.
It is used to treat: colds, flu, respiratory organs.
Buckwheat honey
Buckwheat honey from buckwheat has a high content of proteins, minerals with a very pleasant strong specific aroma and taste. Recommended for pregnant women.
Color: light brown with a reddish tint.
Medicinal properties: antiseptic, renews the blood, cleanses the vascular bed, promotes the regeneration of damaged tissues, increases the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
Angelica honey
Angelica honey has a pleasant aroma and taste.
Colour: greenish or reddish brown.
Medicinal properties: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, tonic.
It is used to treat: colds and, gastrointestinal diseases, to improve the activity of the central nervous system,.
blackberry honey
Blackberry honey has a very pleasant taste.
Colour: clear as water.
Medicinal properties: antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, tonic.
It is used to treat: colds, flu, kidney disease, cervical erosion, vulvitis, atherosclerosis, thrombosis.
chestnut honey
Chestnut honey has a faint aroma of chestnut flowers and a bitter aftertaste.
Colour: transparent, dark with time.
Medicinal properties: natural antibiotic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, tonic.
It is used to treat: gastrointestinal diseases, kidney diseases, colds, flu, asthma, diseases genitourinary system, strengthens the cardiovascular system.
clover honey
Clover honey is very tasty, during crystallization it turns into a thick mass, one of the best varieties honey.
Colour: colorless, almost transparent.
Medicinal properties: lactic action (for nursing mothers), antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, tonic.
Raspberry honey
Raspberry honey has a very pleasant aroma and wonderful taste, it seems to melt in your mouth.
Color: light golden, when crystallized it acquires a creamy hue.
Medicinal properties: antiseptic, relieves nervous strain and fatigue, returns the body to tone during prolonged physical exertion.
It is used to treat: influenza and colds, beriberi, kidney disease, respiratory system.
Melissa honey
orange honey
The smell of orange honey is reminiscent of the aroma of citrus flowers. Has a very pleasant taste. One of the highest quality honey varieties. Contains a lot of copper. It is essential for the proper development of the child.
Colour: transparent light orange.
It is used to treat: beriberi, flu and colds,.
motherwort honey
Sage honey
Sage honey has a delicate aroma and a pleasant taste with bitterness.
Colour: light amber.
Medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, tonic, antibacterial, hemostatic, diuretic.
It is used to treat:, thyroid diseases, colds and flu.
- Polyfloral types of honey
mountain honey
Mountain honey is collected by bees in alpine meadows, at an altitude of more than 1000 meters. It smells like forest honey. Very tasty and fragrant. Collected mainly from: , sage, pink rhodiola, honeysuckle, chestnut, clover, oregano, mountain acacia and fireweed.
Colour: yellow to green.
Medicinal properties: tonic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial.
It is used to treat: respiratory organs, flu and colds, gastrointestinal diseases, calms the nervous system, sclerosis, rheumatism, gynecological diseases, prevents the formation of malignant cells.
forest honey
Forest honey is collected by bees from: hawthorn, Tatar maple, viburnum, willow, linden, raspberry, blackberry, lingonberry, Ivan-tea, heather, oregano, lungwort, strawberry, mountain ash, acacia and blueberry.
Colour: light yellow to dark brown.
Medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, tonic.
It is used to treat: gastrointestinal diseases, kidney disease, flu and colds.
meadow honey
Meadow honey is collected by bees from: dandelion, shepherd's purse, thyme, thyme, white clover, mouse peas, thistle meadow bruise, wild mallow, hogweed, sweet clover, cornflower, sage, chicory, motherwort, tartar. Very pleasant in taste, has the aroma of a bouquet of flowering meadow herbs.
Yellow color.
Medicinal properties: tonic, anti-inflammatory, bactericidal, analgesic.
It is used to treat: kidney diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, colds and flu.
May honey
May honey is collected by bees in April-May. Consists of: hazel, alder, bred willow, violet, maple, bird cherry, dandelion, sage, garden trees and bushes.
Color: golden.
Medicinal properties: tonic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory.
It is used to treat: diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, colds and flu.
field honey
Field honey is also very pleasant in taste and has a pleasant aroma. Bees collect it from: coriander, sainfoin, lavender, colza, sow thistle, budyak, pikulnik, gill, phacelia, sunflower, rapeseed, buckwheat, alfalfa, mustard.
Colour: light amber to brown.
Medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, tonic, bactericidal, soothing.
It is used to treat: the nervous system, with insomnia, pain in the solar plexus, normalizes the heartbeat, flu and colds.
Unusual types of honey
Stone honey. A very rare type of honey, collected by wild bees. It got its name not because it is collected from a stone, but because it is collected on a stone. It is a lollipop, since honeycombs have almost no wax in their composition.
Powdered honey. Until now, it has not been found out from which honey bees the bees collect this type of honey. It differs from other varieties in that it has a powdery consistency.
Tobacco honey. This type of honey has a bitter taste with tobacco flavor. He Brown crystallizes very slowly. Its properties have been studied very little, so tobacco honey is not yet recommended for consumption.
Or blue face, increased heart rate, itching, sometimes convulsions. For the bees themselves, this honey is non-toxic. For a person, signs of poisoning appear after 20 minutes and up to 2 hours after ingestion. A terrible state can last 4-5 hours.
After reading above how useful honey is, you might think that it is better to eat it in wagons, but even such a useful product as honey can do harm.
To give honey a liquid consistency, to stop fermentation or in the production of falsified honey, honey is melted down. Such honey loses its beneficial properties and can cause poisoning. Therefore, remember that honey cannot be heated above 60 degrees.
Anaphylactic shock . Therefore, it is important to know if you are allergic to honey, and if so, avoid using it, both in its natural form and as part of various dishes.
How to store honey at home?
Honey in nature can be stored for a very long time, because, firstly, it is well sealed in honeycombs, and secondly, it contains a huge amount of vitamins that simply do not allow various bacteria to get divorced in honey.
The shelf life of honey, with proper storage in the apartment, is 2 years.
Rules for storing honey at home:
- the air temperature should be from +5 to -10 degrees. At temperatures below -10, honey changes its structure, hardens and quickly crystallizes, and at temperatures above +20, it loses its beneficial properties, darkens and acquires a bitter taste;
- honey should be kept in a dark and dry place, because some of the beneficial substances in honey are destroyed by exposure to light. It is ideal to store honey in a closed kitchen cabinet;
- the dishes in which honey is stored must be glass, ceramic, earthenware or wood and must be hermetically sealed.
Well, dear readers, I don’t know about you, but after such a review, I personally want to eat a spoon or two of fragrant honey, maybe with milk and fresh bread. Maybe I'll do it 🙂
The healing properties of bee products have been known since ancient times. Not only folk, but also modern scientific medicine uses honey in the treatment of various diseases. Honey restores and gives strength, mobilizes the protective functions of the body, raises immunity. Hippocrates, who widely used honey in medical practice, advised to use it daily. Honey, according to Japanese doctors, is the king of natural products that have a beneficial effect on the human body.
Even in ancient times, people noticed that hunters for wild honey did not suffer from diseases of the joints, the vascular system, had good health and were long-lived. And strangely enough, this happened because they were often stung by bees. bee venom turned out to be a great remedy. Traditional medicine has long used bee stings in the treatment of rheumatic and other diseases associated with the common cold. Bee venom also proved to be effective in the treatment of diseases of the nervous system and changes in the heart muscle. It also reduces inflammation. People say about bees: "Whoever they sting, they favor." From time immemorial, another saying has come down to us, when a person was wished health, they often said: “May a bee sting you.”
Widely used in medicine and cosmetics propolis. It is used in the treatment of wounds, burns, frostbite, used for pulmonary tuberculosis, tonsillitis, diseases of the skin, oral mucosa, added to therapeutic toothpastes and creams. ok oh healing properties of propolis describes V. Nikulin in his book "Secrets of bee honey". She also has a lot useful information not only about propolis, but about all varieties of honey, its quality, you will find out. how to choose honey What tricks do salespeople use to sell poor quality honey, a lot of delicious and healthy recipes with honey. Especially for users of the site "All about Health", the author of this book has provided guaranteed 20% discount. To receive a discount, you just need to indicate the discount coupon when purchasing - " 975 ", without quotes. You can read more about the book on the author's website.
flower pollen called a miracle product. It, like honey, serves as food for bees, is rich in proteins and vitamins. It contains fats, mineral salts, growth substances, hormones. Pollen is recommended for anemia, exhaustion, weakness and many other diseases.
Increasingly, people's desire to know the impact of bee products on humans.
What you need to know about honey
Top grades of honey(containing the least amount of moisture) are obtained when it flows out of the honeycomb under the influence of its own gravity (gravity honey) or by centrifugation in special apparatus. Lower varieties of honey(high humidity) is obtained by melting honey from honeycombs on fire.
The most popular - natural flower honey. Especially these varieties: linden, buckwheat, acacia, sweet clover, mustard, cottonseed, sunflower. Honey gets its name from the plants from which the bees collect nectar. Light varieties of honey (acacia, linden, etc.) are most valued, with the exception of buckwheat. Dark varieties are richer in minerals that are of value to the organism.
The chemical composition of honey
Honey contains about 60 different substances. The main component of all varieties are carbohydrates: glucose (grape sugar) And fructose (fruit sugar). 100 g of honey contains 0.3 - 3.3% proteins, 77.2% carbohydrates and provides the body with 335 calories of energy.
Honey contains a number of enzymes that significantly speed up the metabolic reactions that occur in the body. Of the mineral substances in honey are salts of calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, sulfur, iodine, chlorine, phosphorus. Honey also contains trace elements: manganese, silicon, aluminum, boron, chromium, copper, lithium, nickel, lead, tin, zinc, osmium and others. Honey includes a number of organic acids: malic, grape, citric, lactic, oxalic and vitamins.
In honey is relatively large amount of vitamin AT 2(0.5 mg%), RR(0.2 mg%), WITH(2 mg%), AT 6, H(biotin), E, TO, pantothenic acid , folic acid.
Storage of honey
Bee honey is very well preserved. Candied honey, if desired, can easily be turned into liquid. To do this, you need to place a vessel with honey in hot water(temperature up to 60 °С).
In conditions of high humidity at a temperature of + 11-19 ° C, honey can turn sour. store honey should be at a temperature of + 5-10 ° C in a dry, well-ventilated area. The most convenient for storing honey are glassware, as well as barrels made of linden, aspen, alder, and poplar. Honey darkens in oak barrels. You can not leave honey in galvanized dishes and aluminum.
The rate of consumption of honey
For the benefit of the body, using honey as a food or dietary substance, an adult can eat it per day, 100-150 g in several doses. In order for honey to be better absorbed, it should be taken 1.5-2 hours before meals or 3 hours after. The most beneficial use of honey with warm boiled water, tea or milk, although a small amount (2 - 3 teaspoons) can be taken with carbohydrate foods. Each person is individual, so the amount and method of using honey is unique for each.
It is better to give honey to children along with porridge, fruit or tea. In this form, honey is best absorbed. The child is quite enough 1-2 teaspoons a day.
Contraindications for use
Some people it is forbidden to use honey due to hypersensitivity to it. From honey they get hives, itching, runny nose, headaches, gastrointestinal disorders. Such persons honey is contraindicated.
Honey can also be consumed in diabetes mellitus, in moderation, but after consulting a doctor. It is necessary to consult a doctor before giving honey to children with scrofula and exudative diathesis.
Mainly at there are practically no direct contraindications for honey, so it can be used by everyone - healthy and sick.
Honey as a remedy
Being a source of easily digestible carbohydrates - glucose and fructose, containing unique set vitamins, minerals, organic acids, enzymes, trace elements, antibacterial substances, biogenic stimulants, honey can be called an amazing natural medicine which has a unique effect on the human body. Have you thought about how much benefit this product can bring? What diseases can be cured or prevented if you know how to use honey? Certainly many interesting and useful properties and facts about honey you didn't even hear. In this case, I recommend reading the well-known and very informative book described at the beginning of the article “Secrets of bee honey”, where the author describes in detail the varieties of honey, medicinal properties, gives examples, recipes for various dishes and drinks. After all, by using honey, you make your body healthier, and your health is stronger, your body is younger. Daily use of honey, will bring much more benefits than many other products.
Effects of honey on wounds
The property of honey is increased blood flow and lymph outflow, which wash the wound and create good conditions for the nutrition of cells in the wound area. Honey also has a detrimental effect on microbes (Escherichia and dysentery coli, streptococci, staphylococci, etc.).
In folk medicine, honey added to decoctions of medicinal herbs, vegetable juices used in the treatment of various wounds and ulcers.
The effect of honey on the gastrointestinal tract
Daily moderate consumption of honey has a positive effect on the intestines..
Using honey as a mild laxative. Take orally 50 - 100 g of honey in pure form or dissolved in water. Put an enema with 10 - 20 g of honey.
It is recommended to apply honey for peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. To do this, dissolve honey in a glass of warm boiled water, take 30-60 g in the morning and evening, 40-80 g in the afternoon, 1.5-2 hours before breakfast, lunch and 3 hours after dinner. Dissolved honey thins mucus in the stomach, relieves pain, eliminates nausea, heartburn.
To activate bowel function, you need to pass 400 g of dried apricots, 400 g of pitted prunes and one pack of Alexandrian leaves through a meat grinder. To this mass add 200 g natural honey liquid and mix well. Take 1 teaspoon at dinner with warm water.
For gastritis with high acidity, you need 1 tbsp. Dissolve a spoonful of honey in warm water. Take 1.5 - 2 hours before meals. The course of treatment is 1.5 - 2 months.
With gastritis with low acidity, you need 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey to dissolve in cold water. Take 1.5 - 2 hours before meals. The course of treatment is also 1.5 - 2 months.
With gastritis with normal and low acidity gastric juice, with atonic colitis, enterocolitis, mix 500 g of honey with 500 g of plantain juice and boil over very low heat for 20 minutes. Take chilled juice before meals, 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day. Store in dark place.
With diseases of the liver, spleen, gallbladder mix a glass of honey and a glass of black radish juice, take 0.5 cup 3 times a day. The mixture, when used systematically, prevents the formation of gallstones, increases hemoglobin in the liver, improves tissue metabolism, and has a beneficial effect on digestion.
The action of honey on metabolism
Honey as a remedy is used for exhaustion and weakening of the body. The most popular recipes recommended for tuberculosis and the body's need for enhanced nutrition.
Heat (but do not boil) together 10 g of honey, 100 g of butter, 100 g of lard or goose fat, 15 g of aloe juice, 100 g of cocoa. Take 1 tbsp. spoon in a glass of hot milk twice a day.
Rinse and grind aloe leaves, squeeze out the juice. Take 250 g of aloe juice, 250 g of honey, 350 g of wine. Insist in a dark place at a temperature of 4 - 8 ° C for 4 days. Take 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day for 30 minutes. before meals.
Aloe leaves at the age of 3 - 5 years should be kept in the dark at a temperature of 4 - 8 ° C for 14 - 12 days. After the leaves, rinse in water, grind and pour boiled water in a ratio of 1: 3. Infuse for 1-1.5 hours, squeeze the resulting juice. 100 g of aloe juice mixed with 500 g of crushed walnuts, add 300 g of honey. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day for 30 minutes. before meals.
If you want to improve metabolism and lose weight, then honey is an indispensable product for you. By using it regularly, in certain quantities and according to a special recipe, you can put your body in order. In addition, it is worth considering that we all have a sweet tooth, and sometimes it is so difficult to refuse sweets (especially when you are on a diet). And honey is a great (and very healthy) alternative to cakes, sweets and cakes. In the book "Secrets of honey bee" you will find 5 ways to lose weight with honey. Thanks to such simple recipes, you will not only lose weight, but also improve your health.
Honey stands out among other bee products with its pleasant taste and a huge amount of healing abilities.
The medicinal properties of honey are widely known. This product is used in folk medicine as an additional remedy in the treatment of colds, diseases of the nervous system and digestive organs. Learn all about the uses of honey in medicinal purposes you can from this article.
Honey is good for health, it normalizes the functioning of internal organs, improves blood composition, and improves immunity. Therefore, it is often used in folk recipes.
Its use for medicinal purposes is based on the property of the product to normalize the physiological functions of the body (Figure 1).
Note: Very often it is used in cosmetology to soften the skin, increase its tone, relieve dryness and peeling.
Picture 1. Beneficial features product This is a good nutrient, which includes carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, enzymes, vitamins. During the breakdown of fructose and glucose, the energy necessary for the human body is formed. For better penetration into the blood and tissues of the body, it is recommended to take it in dissolved form. To do this, you need to use warm boiled water, but in no case boiling water.
You will find more information about the beneficial properties of the product in the video.
From insomnia
This bee product is the best sleeping pill, calming the body and ready to be absorbed. With insomnia and chronic fatigue, it is taken with the addition of apple cider vinegar. The container with the mixture can be stored in the bedroom, taking before bedtime.
Such a remedy will replace your usual sleeping pills. The product itself is also a good sleeping pill, but with apple cider vinegar it is more effective.
Strengthening immunity
Since ancient times, bee nectar has been used to combat and prevent viral diseases(Figure 2). The composition of the product includes 22 of the 24 elements that are found in human blood. It is for this reason that it is considered an indispensable product in the diet. It also contains flavonoids that resist viral and colds.
Figure 2. Means for strengthening immunity based on bee products To strengthen the immune system, various decoctions and tinctures, medicinal ointments based on bee nectar are prepared. To do this, you should choose only a natural product of high quality.
Colds and SARS
With a cold, bee nectar is used because of its healing properties. It is used as a diaphoretic, to soften the mucous membranes when coughing, and also as an energy drink for a weakened body. For colds, nectar can be used both in its pure form and in drinks, inhalations and drops. At night it is useful to drink it with a warm infusion of sweet clover grass or with milk or lemon juice. For lung disease or heart disease, take daily. For the treatment of respiratory organs, the use of both the nectar itself and propolis tincture will be effective. For colds, the linden variety is especially useful, especially if used with medicinal plants. Examples of folk remedies for colds are shown in Figure 3.
Folk recipes against colds based on nectar and herbal ingredients include:
- the dried leaves of the coltsfoot are brewed like tea, after the temperature has dropped, they are filtered and honey is added. Taken as an expectorant;
- dry fruits of black elderberry are brewed in a glass of boiling water, infused, filtered and nectar is added. Taken as a diaphoretic;
- small-leaved linden is brewed in a glass of water, filtered and honey is added. Taken as a diaphoretic;
- dry or fresh raspberries are brewed in a glass of water, then honey is added and taken warm as a diaphoretic.
Figure 3. Remedies for colds and SARS based on bee products As a diaphoretic, medications are taken at night to increase effectiveness. However, the product is not recommended for the treatment of children under one and a half years old, as well as people with allergies to bee products.
You will find the recipe for an effective cold remedy in the video.
Diseases of the nervous system
Beekeeping products get rid of many diseases. So it has a good effect on the nervous system, and also helps to cope with headaches and other nervous diseases.
Note: The action is based on the properties of the product to calm the nervous system, so it is often used as a sleeping pill and for the preparation of folk sedatives.
It also strengthens nerve cells, and glucose and fructose improve their nutrition, reduce the excitability of nerve endings. As a result, irritability decreases, sleep becomes calm, vision improves.
Liver disease
Even doctors use bee products to treat the liver, and its action is so effective that it can completely replace medicines (Figure 4).
In the treatment of the liver and gallbladder, a drug is prepared based on eggs, milk and honey. To do this, nectar is poured into a balloon, washed and wiped eggs are placed on it and poured with milk. The neck of the balloon is covered with a cloth and hidden in a dark place. After two weeks, the eggs will be covered with a creamy film. When the eggs increase in size and float to the surface, the potion is ready. After that, the neck is freed from the tissue, the creamy film is removed and discarded.
Figure 4 Honey and Egg Remedy for Liver Treatment The colander is covered with gauze and the mass is poured out. Eggs are pierced with a blunt needle and the liquid is poured into the "cottage cheese" on gauze. The film and yolk are thrown away. The mass is tied and hung over the pan so that the liquid is glass. The liquid is passed through the “cottage cheese” five times, then poured into a jar and closed with a tight lid, stored in the refrigerator. This will be your medicine. Shake before use and take a tablespoon cold on an empty stomach.
Since this product is considered one of the strongest allergens, it is necessary to consult a doctor before using it and, if necessary, take tests.
Eye treatment with honey at home
The benefits of the product in the treatment of eye diseases have been known for a long time. And the recipes for preparing medicines are very simple. This treatment is used for: glaucoma, cataracts, conjunctivitis, flickering flies and dots before the eyes, affected retina and childhood myopia.
Eye treatment at home is carried out as follows: add a spoonful of fresh nectar to a glass of water, boil for two minutes. Cool and pour into a bottle with a screw cap. In the early morning and before going to bed, we make eye lotions.
For the treatment of cataracts, the solution is dripped for six months. Such treatment will help relieve pain, pain in the eyes, reduce eye pressure, improve vision.
Aloe gastritis treatment with honey: recipe
Even our ancestors used honey with aloe to treat stomach diseases. Aloe activates the work of the stomach, cleanses the body of toxins, renews the composition of the blood, normalizes cholesterol and contains vitamins and minerals.
The recipe for a remedy for the treatment of the stomach is very simple. They take 8-10 thick branches of aloe, wrap them with cling film and place them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. In the cold, the plant will begin to release substances effective for treatment.
After two weeks, the leaves are taken out and cut with a ceramic knife and crushed with a wooden rolling pin. Then nectar and other ingredients according to the recipe are added.
Note: For the recipe, only a natural product is used. When choosing, pay attention to how it flows from a spoon - the real one should drain and lie in layers on a plate (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Honey and aloe remedy for gastritis The anti-inflammatory effect of this plant helps to restore the walls of the diseased intestines and stomach. For the treatment of gastritis in folk medicine, there are also recipes with aloe and honey: both components are taken in equal proportions, mixed and consumed in a teaspoon before meals. Dissolve 100 g of nectar in a glass of warm water, add crushed aloe and take two teaspoons 15 minutes before meals. The crushed leaves of aloe tree are mixed with half a glass of linden nectar and poured with Cahors. Infuse for five hours, drink a tablespoon of the mixture before eating.
Treatment of sinusitis with honey at home
In the treatment of sinusitis, this product stops the growth of bacteria, relieves swelling of the mucous membrane and improves immunity.
At home, it is taken alone or together with medicinal plants, root crops and medicines.
Treatment of sinusitis with this product is carried out as follows(picture 6):
- Before carrying out medical procedures, the nasal passages are cleaned.
- Therapeutic solutions are instilled so that the liquid does not flow out of the nose. During the day, 2-3 procedures are carried out.
- Rinsing the nose helps thin the mucus, as a result, the maxillary sinus duct is cleared, which leads to recovery.
- For the procedure, a 20% solution is made and a syringe is used.
- When applying applications, you need to use crystallized honey with anesthesin, which reduces pain. To do this, you can buy a five percent ointment with anesthesin in a pharmacy. A therapeutic mixture is applied to a cotton swab and inserted into the nasal passage, lie down and turn the head towards the sore sinus. The procedure time is 5-20 minutes.
Figure 6. Preparation of compresses and cakes for the treatment of sinusitis Treatment is also carried out using rolls of gauze soaked in a treatment solution and inserted into the nasal passages. The procedure is carried out lying down for half an hour for ten days.
Note: Recipe for treatment solution: 1 part honey, 3 parts water. For 20 ml of the finished solution, take 2 g of anesthesin and 0.1 g of diphenhydramine.
With sinusitis, it is good to use honey inhalations, they will remove the swelling of the mucous membrane of the nasal and maxillary passages. This procedure is carried out over a container with a spout, for example, over an ordinary kettle.
To do this, add a tablespoon of honey to boiling water. Spend 15 inhalations for 10-15 minutes.
Honey cake to combat sinusitis- another effective folk remedy. The recipe for the cake is as follows:
- Take a tablespoon of bee nectar and some flour.
- Honey should be heated in a water bath to a liquid state, add flour and mix into a homogeneous lump.
- Then divide into two parts and blind flat circles. Spread on the sides of the nose at the locations of the maxillary sinuses. This procedure is done before going to bed.
In the treatment of sinusitis, folk recipes with aloe and honey are used. Aloe contains many useful substances:
- allantoin - moisturizes and restores the mucous membrane of the nasal and maxillary passages;
- vitamins A, C, E, B provide antioxidant properties;
- catechins have an anti-allergic effect;
- tannins reduce inflammation, stop bleeding;
- flavonoids relieve spasms, reduce swelling.
To prepare a medicinal mixture with aloe or kalanchoe, the leaves are cut, wrapped in tissue paper and placed in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. In the cold, active substances are activated in the leaves, which increases the healing properties.
Sainfoin honey, its properties and uses
Such a substance has a large number of useful properties and enriches your body with valuable minerals, amino acids and minerals. It is obtained from leguminous plants.
Siberian sainfoin is a herbaceous perennial plant with medicinal properties (Figure 7). Blooms for one month. It is classified as a first-class species, and the aroma resembles the smell of a rose. Fresh sainfoin nectar has a liquid structure. It crystallizes slowly and in fractions. The color is light with an amber tint.
Compound
Useful properties and use of sainfoin honey are explained by its composition. The product includes trace elements, vitamins and biologically active substances, which are the source of human health.
The product is able to quickly calm the nervous system, strengthen capillaries and blood vessels. It is prescribed to people with impaired metabolic processes.
Medicinal use
Sainfoin honey is used for massage procedures and body wraps, as well as for the treatment of bronchitis, coughs, and even in gynecology. It is especially good for the entire digestive system. It has also been used in the treatment of skin diseases and even psoriasis.
Figure 7. Sainfoin honey and its properties How to take men for the treatment of potency
Another unique property of sainfoin honey is the ability to increase potency.
To prepare the remedy, you need to mix nectar and carrot juice in equal proportions and take it three times a day.
Sainfoin honey has many benefits, but sometimes it causes intolerance. If any allergic reactions occur, the drug is stopped.
We have already written more than once that the use of refined sugar is bad for health. It is better to use honey instead of sugar. The fact is that sugar is 99% sucrose, which is not directly absorbed by our body. As part of honey, sucrose is not more than 6%, so it is an excellent sweetener and can completely replace sugar.
Every day in the morning, half an hour before breakfast, drink a cup of warm water with a spoonful of honey to prevent dehydration and to prevent disease. Daily use of honey makes it easier to endure diseases, improves immunity, prolongs life and makes the body resistant to infections. If you regularly take honey in the morning, starting from the age of 18, then you will not need medicines for gastritis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, stomach ulcers, cataracts, ischemia, thrombosis and other diseases. After all, honey is useful to take for the prevention of almost all diseases, it is contraindicated in rare cases.
Another outstanding Tajik doctor Abu Ali Ibn Sina, whom we all know as Avicenna, advised to eat pomegranate in the morning to cleanse the blood, at noon - food cooked with a lot of onions, and take honey in the evening. He himself often used honey to treat various diseases. And the famous Pythagoras claimed that the reason for his longevity was the daily use of honey.
Honey can be floral and padium. Floral honey bees collect from plants, and they themselves produce padium by collecting honeydew and dew from leaves. The most famous varieties of honey are linden, rapeseed, flower, buckwheat, acacia, sweet clover and May. The beneficial properties of honey are due to its composition, which consists of 70-80% of easily digestible carbohydrates - fructose and sucrose, which provide the body with energy and contribute to the normal growth of children. In addition, there are many enzymes in honey that normalize the functioning of the intestines and stomach, improve metabolism. Minerals contained in honey soothe, purify the blood and improve tissue respiration. The proteins and amino acids present in honey are involved in the formation of hormones and strengthen the immune system. Rich in honey and vitamins B, C and phytoncides.
Since ancient times, honey has been used to treat many diseases. But it is especially important to use for the treatment and prevention of the following diseases:
1. Gastrointestinal disorders. Honey should be used for stomach ulcers, gastritis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, constipation, diarrhea, poisoning and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In the treatment of drugs, the ulcer heals in every 3rd patient, and in the treatment of honey - in every second. Take honey with a stomach ulcer, you need 1 tablespoon two hours before meals.
2. Diabetes. Despite the fact that honey tastes sweet, it is an excellent medicine for preventing the development of diabetes.
3. Cancer and heart disease. The dietary antioxidants and flavonoids found in honey play a major role in preventing cancer and improving heart function. The ratio of fructose and glucose in honey is 1:1, so it is an ideal food for the liver and the best remedy for blood purification.
4. Infectious and fungal diseases. Honey contains many enzymes that bees secrete. Under the influence of fermentinhibin, the glucose contained in honey is converted into glucuronic acid with the release of hydrogen peroxide. As you know, hydrogen peroxide has antiseptic properties, which helps to cure infectious and fungal diseases.
5. Cold and sore throat. Honey helps fight coughing fits and relieves sore throats. It is especially useful for colds and sore throats to drink tea or warm milk with honey before going to bed, they alleviate coughs and give deep sleep. Everyone knows a cough remedy - black radish with honey.
6. Wounds and burns. Honey heals wounds and burns. When applying a bandage with honey to the wound, blood circulation and lymph outflow increase, which improves nutrition and cleansing of cells. Honey completely kills many microbes, including staphylococci, dysentery bacillus, and streptococci.
7. Dysbacteriosis. Honey is an excellent probiotic. It restores the beneficial microflora in the intestines, as it contains several types of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria.
8. Dry skin. Honey masks and scrubs are effective in nourishing and moisturizing dry skin. In addition, they have an antibacterial effect and prevent acne.
9. Cervical erosion. Gauze swabs soaked in a solution of honey are good for cervical erosion. You need to keep the tampon for a whole day, and the duration of the course of treatment is 20 days.
10. Depression and chronic fatigue. Honey is a natural antidepressant. People who consume honey before breakfast do not suffer from chronic fatigue and do not get irritated over trifles. A daily portion of honey must be taken by people engaged in mental work. Honey improves brain function and prevents the development of sclerosis.
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Benefits of honey on the human body in many ways. However, in many respects its effect on physiological processes is not yet well understood. The following is known for certain:
honey is an excellent high-calorie food product (100 g of honey provide about 350 kcal). Delicious and fragrant on its own, it enhances the taste of food;
well absorbed and absorbed. Easier to digest in the body than ordinary sugar, honey is a very valuable dietary product;
has a dual effect on appetite: it strengthens the weakened one, inhibits the increased one. It also acts in two ways on the secretory function of the stomach: either increases it or lowers it, depending on the method and conditions of use;
has a normalizing and laxative effect on the intestines with sluggish peristalsis and constipation, especially in combination with wheat bran;
after suffering some infectious diseases (dysentery, salmonellosis, etc.) and treatment with appropriate antibiotics in the intestines of the patient, as a rule, the balance between the normal, naturally coexisting microflora with humans and random unfavorable bacteria for the body is disturbed: dysbacteriosis occurs. The use of honey in combination with acidophilic milk and other fermented milk products helps to restore the normal state of the intestinal microflora. This normalizing effect of honey can be used in fermentation and putrefactive processes in the intestines, causing excessive gas formation and bloating. Especially effective in dysbacteriosis is the combination of honey with drugs such as colibacterin, bifikol, bifidum-bacterin, lactobacterin;
rapid absorption of honey in the intestines and entry into the liver provide stimulation of its diverse functions, favorably affects the cardiovascular and nervous systems;
there was an increase in metabolic processes, a noticeable increase in muscle performance and contractile activity of the heart with regular daily intake of 100-150 g of honey instead of sugar;
antitoxic effect of honey catalase, which neutralizes hydrogen peroxide, which is formed in the human body as a result of various adverse factors: bacterial and viral diseases, sudden weather changes, stressful conditions, overwork, etc. Hydrogen peroxide, lingering in liver cells and erythrocytes, disrupts their vital activity ; according to many scientists, regular intake of honey contributes not only to good health and performance, but also to the preservation of youth, prolongation of life;
V different countries Honey is traditionally used as an antidote for poisoning by plant, animal and mineral poisons. In folk medicine, a few tablespoons of honey with cold water or warm tea is used as an antidote for bites of snakes and rabid dogs, for food poisoning;
natural bee honey also has strong antimicrobial properties, sometimes even stronger than antibiotics. A 9-10% solution of honey kills many microbes in 24-48 hours. The nature of these properties is interpreted in different ways: sugars, organic acids, enzymes - inhibin and glucose oxidase. Honey contains antibiotics - phytoncides, which inhibit the reproduction of some pyogenic bacteria, in particular staphylococci and streptococci, as well as some protozoa - the causative agents of trichomonas diseases. These substances are easily destroyed when honey is stored in the sun and when heated. But, despite this, pathogenic or opportunistic microorganisms for humans can survive in honey - causative agents of food toxic infections - salmonella and proteus; in Egypt, Syria and ancient Greece, the antimicrobial properties of honey were used in conjunction with wax in embalming. Only thanks to honey, the body of Alexander the Great was preserved for more than 300 years. And in Egyptian pyramids near the city of Giza, a well-preserved body of an 800-year-old baby was found in a vessel with honey;
honey has been successfully used and is currently being used to preserve various vegetable and animal foods, such as butter. To do this, oil is tightly placed in a clean glass jar, lubricated inside with honey, and poured with honey in a layer of 2-3 cm. Under such conditions, oil, even at a temperature of + 20 ° C, can be stored for up to 6 months. Other foodstuffs can be preserved in the same way. The ancient Romans preserved roots, flowers, seeds, meat and even rare game brought from distant conquered countries with honey. Arabs even now, in our days, to protect meat from rotting, preserve it in honey;
also revealed a favorable stimulating effect of honey, or rather, its biogenic stimulants, on the general well-being, mental and physical performance of a person, since honey helps to expand the vessels of the brain and heart, which improves the activity of the nervous and endocrine systems. This effect of honey is enhanced by microelements and biogenic stimulants, which, according to academician Filatov, activate the activity of tissue respiration enzymes and increase the overall vitality of the body.
In addition, the biological activity of honey was also established, growth substances were found in it - bioses, or a growth factor. So, if the cut branches of trees are treated with a solution of honey and then planted in the ground, they quickly take root. An aqueous solution of honey gives life to plucked branches of jasmine, arborvitae, maple, boxwood and other plants. Growth substances stimulate the growth of healthy cells in human and animal tissues, enhance their reproduction. They do not cause the growth of malignant cells.
Before using this or that recipe, you need to know about some subtleties when choosing honey.
How to determine if you are buying quality honey? Ask the seller for a quality certificate issued by the laboratory. In this certificate, pay attention to the diastase number (this is an enzyme that bees secrete to break down starch). For acacia honey, it cannot be less than 7, for spring honey - 13, buckwheat honey has a diastasis of the order of 24-39. If they try to sell you heated honey, then the number will be much less. Also in the certificate, pay attention to humidity. It should not exceed 21%.
You may be offered honey collected by bees not from flowers, but from sugar syrup. Naturally, such honey cannot be called useful.
It is often thought that if honey is candied, it means that it has become old and do not expect any benefit from it. This is not entirely true. The fact is that the period of honey is practically unlimited. For example, such a fact is known that even the honey that was found in the graves of the Egyptian pharaohs retained its qualities.
When using honey, you need to know that it loses its medicinal properties when heated. Already at 50 degrees in a sweet product, all useful substances are destroyed - enzymes, vitamins. Therefore, before you drink hot tea with honey, remember that it will be useful if the water temperature is not higher than 40 degrees.
Another point to consider when treating with honey. Many consider this product to be low-calorie and use instead of sugar. Of course, as a source of energy, honey is better suited for our body. But let's compare. There are 330 calories in 100 grams of honey. And in 100 grams of sugar - 390. Not such a big difference.
Benefits of honey:
alkalizing effect during internal use, providing optimal conditions for the antitoxic function of the liver;
bactericidal action against some pyogenic bacteria: staphylococci, streptococci and some protozoan pathogens of mucous membranes;
anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic action;
preservative effect on various substances vegetable and animal origin;
the presence of a growth factor that enhances the reproduction of healthy cells;
improving well-being;
increased appetite and improved digestion.
The most common methods of therapeutic use:
reception undiluted and washed down with warm water, tea, coffee, milk, curdled milk or mixed with other food products;
ingestion in the form of solutions of different concentrations (10-20%);
ionogalvanization - electrophoresis of a 50% solution through the skin from the anode;
the introduction of solutions of different concentrations through a thin (duodenal) and thick (gastric) tubes into the stomach, duodenum and intestines;
inhalation of solutions using inhalers or improvised means;
rinsing the mouth and nasopharynx with a 10-20-30% solution;
instillation into the eyes and nose of a 30% solution;
douching and irrigation of the mucous membranes of the vagina with a 10-20-30% solution;
the imposition of cotton and gauze swabs soaked in liquid honey or its 50% solution;
dressing on the wound surface;
lubrication of the skin, nasal mucosa and lips;
taking honey with medicinal plants, antibiotics in order to enhance their action, for example, in the treatment of dysentery, etc.
Doses
When prescribing honey treatment, a strictly individual approach to each patient is needed, the selection of the appropriate type of honey and its strict individual dosage (“And honey is sweet, but not two spoons in the mouth”) in order to avoid the adverse effect of a large amount of easily digestible carbohydrates on the autonomic nervous system and general metabolism.
It is necessary to dwell separately on the therapeutic dose of honey and general indications for its use, since depending on the time of admission, on the temperature of the water in which honey dissolves before use, on the dose, honey can act on the gastric and intestinal mucosa in different and even opposite ways.
The daily dose for an adult is determined on average from 80 to 120 g (200 g for peptic ulcer). For children, the daily dose of honey is set from 30 to 60 g. There are instructions to determine the daily therapeutic dose of honey at the rate of 1-2 g of honey per 1 kg of the patient's weight. An increase in the daily dose in excess of the established one is harmful, especially in case of diseases of the pancreas, obesity, etc. In the case of taking honey, especially its maximum doses, other sweets should be excluded from the diet. Like all herbal medicines - honey is classified as a natural herbal medicine - it is used 3 times a day, on average, 30-60 g. For better orientation, it should be borne in mind that one tablespoon holds about 20-25 g of honey.
A general indication for the use of medical treatment is usually unsuccessful or ineffective treatment of diseases by conventional methods, or honey is taken to increase the effectiveness of complex drug treatment prescribed for this particular disease, that is, honey is taken in combination with drugs to enhance their pharmacological action. The well-studied components of honey, bioelements, vitamins, biocatalysts-enzymes, potassium, sodium, calcium, manganese, copper, iron, fructose, phytoncides and other substances contribute to the pharmacological therapeutic effect of honey. But any appointment of honey as a medicine is carried out only by a doctor after asking the patient about the tolerance of honey. The use of medical treatment at the initiative of the doctor should be carried out only after obtaining the consent of the patient. Medical treatment prescribed at the initiative of the patient does not remove the doctor's responsibility for the outcome of treatment.
And here are the recipes themselves, which were used by our grandfathers and grandmothers.
From colds
Squeeze out the juice of 1 lemon. Add 100 g of honey. Take before bed. Drink warm tea.
Mix horseradish juice and honey in equal proportions and take 1 tbsp. l. in the morning and in the evening.
In a decoction of chamomile (for 200 g of water, 1 tablespoon of dried flowers), add 1 tsp. honey. Gargle with this decoction throat. You can also mix honey with a decoction of sage or mint.
1 st. l. gruel from fresh garlic mixed with 1 tbsp. l. honey. Take before bed. Drink warm water.
Rub the whole body with honey and salt and take a good steam bath.
At night, drink 1 glass of tea with 2 tsp. honey, wrap yourself up and sweat.
Mix honey in half with cranberry juice. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day.
Against cough
Cut a funnel in a black radish, add 1 tbsp. l. honey. After a while, the radish juice will mix with honey. The resulting infusion can be taken in 2 tbsp. l. 20 minutes before meals, 3-4 times a day.
Grate 1 onion, 1 apple. Add the same amount of honey, mix and take 1 tsp. 5-6 times a day.
With bronchitis
Mix 0.5 kg chopped onion, 50 g of honey, 400 g of sugar, pour 1 liter of water and put on fire. Cook for 3 hours on low heat. Cool, take 4 times a day for 1 tbsp. l.
Mix 1 tbsp. l. honey, 30 g lard, 1 tbsp. l. hot milk. Take 3 times a day.
Grate the radish, squeeze out the juice and mix it with honey. Take 2 tbsp. l. 20 minutes before meals 3-4 times a day.
Mix 1 tbsp. l. sunflower oil, honey and cognac (vodka). Heat the mixture while stirring for a couple, but do not boil. Take in one go (in one gulp) and immediately go to bed under the covers.
garlic clove and 1 tsp. mix honey and eat, chewing thoroughly. Repeat 3 times a day.
With bronchial asthma
Thoroughly knead 1 tbsp. l. viburnum berries and pour them with 1 cup of warm boiled water, stirring in it 1 tbsp. l. honey. Bring to a boil, cook over low heat for 20 minutes, mix thoroughly and strain. Use this portion completely during the day, taking 1 tbsp. l. every 1.5-2 hours. For asthmatics prone to hypertension, it is better to take juice from fresh viburnum berries, 1 tbsp. l. 8 times a day.
Whooping cough
Mix 50 g of garlic and 20 g of dry chopped thyme herb, pour 0.5 l of water, cook in a covered bowl over low heat until the liquid has evaporated by half. Strain, add 200 g of steamed honey and 200 g of sugar.
Mix everything well. Use this pleasant syrup for whooping cough in 1 tsp. after meal.
For diseases of the digestive system
Currently, the effectiveness of honey as a therapeutic and dietary remedy in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases (honey as such or together with medicines) is reported by many authors. And in folk medicine, it is not by chance that they say that "honey - best friend stomach."
As a rule, gastritis primarily disrupts the secretory and motor functions of the stomach, decreases (sometimes to complete absence) or increases the amount and acidity of gastric juice. Bee honey has a normalizing effect on these functions, including the inflamed gastric mucosa and appetite: it enhances a weakened appetite, and an increased one inhibits it.
In chronic gastritis with low secretory function and low acidity, usually accompanied by some anemia and exhaustion of patients, honey, preferably buckwheat, mixed herbs, from mint, thyme, oregano, is taken 3 times a day 15–20 minutes before meals, 30– 60 g in a glass of boiled cold water, drink the solution quickly. In this form, honey stimulates the motor and secretory functions of the stomach and intestines more strongly, promotes the secretion of gastric juice, and increases its acidity. In addition, honey helps to restore appetite and improve digestion in general, which is very important for such patients.
If the accepted grade of honey has an irritating effect on the gastric mucosa, it must be replaced with another type that is more easily tolerated by the body.
The described technique can be used to treat chronic atrophic gastritis with zero acidity. Here you can take a solution of honey and during meals, along with dishes of an appropriate diet.
At low acidity gastric juice, you can take horseradish or black radish juice with honey in a ratio of 1: 1. The mixture is taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day 20 minutes before meals; it is impossible - with acute nephritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcer.
For gastritis with increased secretory function and high acidity, it is recommended to take honey 1-2 hours before meals 3 times a day, preferably 30 g for breakfast and dinner and 40 g for lunch in a glass of warm water (drink slowly, in small sips). Honey in this form is better absorbed, less irritates the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, relieves pain attacks faster, helps thin mucus, reduces the acidity of gastric juice and improves appetite. The use of honey with a warm decoction of the appropriate herbs is very effective. However, it should be borne in mind that in some people who have an increased acidity of the stomach, honey eaten on an empty stomach causes heartburn. To avoid it, honey is best added to porridge, cottage cheese, milk or tea; you can take it with soda or almagel.
There are recommendations of traditional medicine for chronic gastritis to take honey with aloe. To do this, wash 3-5-year-old shoots of aloe, chop and mix with honey in a ratio of 1: 1, approximately 1 tbsp. spoon of both, take the mixture 1 teaspoon half an hour before meals 2 times a day with low acidity and 45 minutes before meals with high acidity. The course of treatment is 2-4 weeks. If necessary, and this is determined by the doctor, the course of treatment can be repeated. It must be remembered that aloe juice is a biogenic stimulant that accelerates the growth of cells, including malignant neoplasms. Therefore, unauthorized long-term and disorderly use of aloe juice is unacceptable. In addition, there are contraindications to its use: high blood pressure, pregnancy, polyps and fibrous formations.
In chronic gastritis with preserved secretory function and normal acidity, honey is taken in the same doses as in the aforementioned gastritis 3 times a day 45 minutes before meals in a glass of water at room temperature. As a rule, the course of treatment with honey for patients with chronic gastritis is 1-2 months. If necessary, and, of course, with the obligatory agreement with the attending physician, the course of treatment can be repeated.
In the old Russian clinics for chronic gastritis with reduced and normal secretion of gastric juice, plantain juice with honey is recommended: 500 g of honey is mixed with 500 g of plantain juice and boiled over low heat for 20 minutes. Chilled juice is taken before meals in a tablespoon 3 times a day. By the way, this mixture, warm, is also used in the treatment of cough with whooping cough, with acute and chronic bronchitis as an expectorant and emollient.
There are many examples both in folk and modern scientific medicine of the successful use of honey in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers.
The problem of radical treatment of peptic ulcer is very relevant, since this disease does not tend to decrease. With peptic ulcer, honey has a multilateral effect: low radioactivity, biological stimulants and antimicrobial substances contained in it stimulate the regenerative abilities of cells, have a wound healing effect, and by reducing irritation of nerve endings in the mucous membrane of the stomach and duodenum, honey also has some analgesic, enveloping action. All this in a complex and contributes to faster healing of the ulcer. This is a local effect of honey. In addition, honey also has a general strengthening effect, which extends primarily to the nervous system, which plays an important role both in the occurrence and maintenance of this disease.
In case of peptic ulcer, honey (its dose is increased to 200 g) is recommended to be dissolved in a glass of boiled warm water and taken 1.5-2 hours before breakfast at a dose of 30 to 60 g, 1.5-2 hours before lunch at a dose of 40 to 80 g and 2-3 hours after a light dinner at a dose of 30-60 g. Patients with peptic ulcer disease with reduced secretory function of the stomach and low acidity should take honey 5-10 minutes before meals.
When warm, honey helps to relieve pain more quickly, eliminate nausea and heartburn, normalize the secretion of gastric juice and its acidity. The course of treatment with honey - as with gastritis - 1-2 months. By agreement with the doctor, honey can also be combined with medications.
Professor F.K. Menshikov suggests the following scheme for the treatment of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum: divide the daily dose of honey (400-600 g) into 3 parts, and take each part 3 times a day on an empty stomach in a warm form; for this, a vessel with honey before use is placed for 5-10 minutes in hot water with a temperature of not more than 50 ° C. The course of treatment is 15-20 days.
Peptic ulcer is also treated in the old folk way. Its essence lies in the reception of 2 tbsp. spoons of liquid honey 1 time per day on an empty stomach, usually late at night, crystallized honey is dissolved in a water bath. In folk and modern scientific medicine, honey treatment is widely used for liver diseases, hepatitis of various etiologies, including epidemic ones. As a rule, many physiological functions of the liver are disturbed in these diseases, primarily the neutralizing, antitoxic function. After all, the liver is a filter through which bacterial and chemical poisons pass.
The above description of honey as a remedy allows us to recommend its use in these diseases. The bactericidal factors of honey - phytoncides and glucose oxidase - suppress the putrefactive flora of the intestine, catalase neutralizes hydrogen peroxide lingering in the liver and damaging it, fructose ensures the formation of glycogen - the main energy material of the liver; trace elements rich in medicinal honey, create optimal conditions for the performance of the functions of this, in the words of I. P. Pavlov, "the vigilant guardian of the body."
The following facts testify to the importance of trace elements for the vital activity of the liver. In the liver of healthy people who died from injuries, 15 microelements were found. Among them are aluminum, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, which are part of tissue respiration enzymes. No trace elements were found in the liver of those who died from severe infections; the body exhausted them in the struggle for life.
The complex of the biological substances of honey listed above contributes to the activation of all processes occurring in the liver, especially the increase in its antitoxic function, including degenerative changes- cirrhosis.
When treating patients with liver diseases, long-term and strict adherence to the “liver” diet No. 5 generally accepted in our country according to the nomenclature of diets of the Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences is mandatory. Honey complements this diet. It is given 3 times a day, 20 g (approximately 1 tablespoon) with food
- cereals, vegetables, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.
- or before meals in the form of a 10% solution: 1 tbsp. spoon for 1 cup of warm boiled water. Drink in small sips. The course of treatment is up to 3 months. and more. It is useful for such patients to take 30 g of honey in combination with flower pollen - 0.8 g and royal jelly - 0.05 g - 2 times a day.
Diet and honey, preferably lime, mint, in combination create favorable conditions for restoring the normal state of the liver and prevent the development of cirrhosis. It is absolutely necessary to provide the diet with plenty of essential vitamins: A, B, C, etc. Some researchers consider it useful to increase the neutralizing function of the liver before operations in abdominal cavity, with infectious jaundice (epidemic hepatitis), as well as for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, take honey in the morning and evening, 1 teaspoon in half a glass apple juice, which, with its acidity, contributes to a greater manifestation of the antimicrobial properties of honey.
There are no studies on the use of honey in chronic cholecystitis and pancreatitis, although their validity and necessity are obvious. Here, for example, are some considerations on the advisability of medical treatment for pancreatitis. 11 microelements were found in pancreatic tissue. Among them are such as iodine, cobalt, manganese, copper, zinc. With pancreatitis, poor tolerance of many foods was noted, in particular, cabbage, beets, and legumes. This is due to the depletion of the body of vital chemicals. Their deficiency is replenished with trace elements of honey. But it should be taken only in the absence of contraindications: intolerance, pre-diabetes (sugar in the urine), etc.
In the treatment of diseases of the liver, gallbladder, spleen in folk medicine, the following composition is recommended: mix a glass of honey and a glass of black radish juice, take 1/2 cup 3 times a day. The systematic use of honey in these diseases prevents the formation of stones in the gallbladder, improves the processes of tissue metabolism.
At the same time, honey has a positive effect on the processes of digestion in the intestines.
In diseases of the intestines, in particular, enteritis and colitis, honey has found limited use, since the bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties of honey did not give a positive effect here. Honey, passing through the stomach, duodenum and exposed to digestive juices and enzymes, loses its antimicrobial properties. With direct introduction into the stomach, duodenum and intestines through a probe, honey, its solutions of various concentrations due to the presence of bactericidal substances in it - phytoncides, glucose oxidase, bending - significantly suppresses pathogenic pathogenic and putrefactive intestinal microflora.
With spastic colitis of nervous origin, accompanied by constipation, honey, chestnut, mint or oregano is best, should be taken up to 3 months. 3 times a day in its natural form or in the form of a thick aqueous solution of 1 tbsp. spoon 2 hours before meals or 3-4 hours after meals, but before that you need to take half a glass of boiled ordinary water with baking soda(half a teaspoon) or half a glass of alkaline mineral water "Essentuki" No. 4, 17, "Borjomi", etc. for some neutralization of acidic gastric juice, which reduces the antimicrobial properties of honey.
For the treatment of inflammatory processes in the lower sections of the large intestine (rectitis, proctitis, hemorrhoids, cracks, ulcers and erosion in the rectum), gauze and cotton swabs soaked in liquid honey or in its 50% aqueous solution are used. They put microclysters with honey or Konkov's ointment, containing mainly: honey 34 g and fish oil 64 g. Also injected into the intestine through a thick probe 50-100 ml of a 50% aqueous solution of honey.
Due to the large amount of sugars and organic acids, honey also has a laxative effect, stimulates intestinal motility, which is used for its lethargy and constipation. Under these conditions, it is recommended to take orally from 60 to 100 g of honey at a time or divide this dose into 2 doses. It is better to take honey with apple juice or cold water on an empty stomach or at night. You can also put an enema with honey: 10-100 g of pure honey or its 50% aqueous solution.
The laxative effect of honey, which plays a role chemical factor, especially enhanced in combination with a decoction of wheat bran, which plays the role of a mechanical factor. 2 tbsp. spoons of bran boil in one glass of water for 5-10 minutes, cool and add 1-2 tbsp. spoons of honey. Take the mixture on an empty stomach early in the morning or in the evening before going to bed. For these purposes, it is possible to recommend in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed a mixture of honey and horseradish juice in a ratio of 1:1 for 15-20 g.
In diseases of the intestines, the following composition is also recommended as a mild laxative for constipation: 2 tbsp. tablespoons of honey, 100 g of mashed boiled food beets and 2 tbsp. mix tablespoons of vegetable oil and divide into 2 parts: one part is taken on an empty stomach, washed down with 1/2 cup of cold water, the second part is taken at bedtime, washed down with warm water. This composition also has choleretic properties, so it is used for tubage - blind probing. To do this, the entire mixture is taken immediately, washed down with a glass of alkaline heated water: Essentuki No. 4, Borjomi, Smirnovskaya, Slavyanovskaya, Istisu, Izhevskaya, Sairme, Novoizhevskaya, Berezovskaya , lie on the right side, after 10-20 minutes they drink another glass of warm mineral water, apply a warm heating pad to the right side and lie for 1 hour. the course of treatment can be repeated. Tubage is done 1-2 times a week, depending on the patient's condition.
Good for constipation and a special mixture. To prepare it, you need to take in equal proportions (for example, 100 g each) dried prunes, dried apricots, figs, rinse, pour boiling water over and pass through a meat grinder. Add 100 g of honey and 5-7 g of Alexandrian leaf (senna), mix everything thoroughly, put in a clean glass jar and store in the refrigerator. One tablespoon of the mixture, diluted in half a glass of cold water, is taken daily at bedtime.
It is well known that intestinal diseases: enteritis, colitis and enterocolitis of infectious origin, as a rule, are successfully cured with appropriate antibiotics, sulfa drugs and diet. But often after treatment, due to the fact that antibiotics and sulfonamides kill not only pathogenic microbes, but also the normal intestinal microflora, dysbacteriosis occurs. And with a violation of the vital activity of the normal intestinal microflora, toxic, harmful substances are formed.
Restoration of the normal state of the intestinal microflora is usually carried out by taking colibacterin, lactobacterin, bificol, bifidumbacterin and other bacterial preparations. If you take these drugs with honey (1 tablespoon each), then the normalization of digestion and the composition of the intestinal microflora occurs much faster. For the same purpose, a combination of honey with acidophilic milk or acidophilic paste (500-800 g each) is also used.
Traditional medicine for spastic constipation recommends a mixture of honey and pumpkin pulp, pumpkin porridge or boiled pumpkin with honey. Honey with pumpkin seeds is also recommended as an anthelmintic.
In the treatment of diseases of the gallbladder and biliary tract, it is recommended to use fried corn on the cob with honey.
Sometimes the question is asked: “Is it possible to use honey every day?” Can. Daily moderate consumption of honey 30-60-100 g instead of sugar and other sweets has a beneficial effect on the stomach and intestines, contributes to their normal functioning, regulates their motor and secretory functions.
Observations have shown that the most enjoyable and healthy drink It turned out to be a 7-day honey infusion of Kombucha, which contained 5% honey, 5% sugar and was enriched with vitamins B1 and C. It well regulates the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, suppresses putrefactive and pathogenic intestinal microflora, and increases the protective properties of the body. Kombucha infusion can be consumed throughout life. It is very useful for children who are recommended to drink it instead of soda and kvass. In diseases of the stomach with high acidity, the infusion of the fungus should be consumed with soda or alkaline mineral waters"Essentuki" No. 4, 17, "Borjomi", "Slavyanovskaya", "Smirnovskaya" and others. People suffering from chronic diseases of the intestines, liver and biliary tract, after taking this drink, it is recommended to lie on the right side and lie down for 20 minutes. It must be taken for at least 2 months under mandatory medical supervision.
In addition to information about the use of honey in the nutrition of an infant, in the medical literature there are indications of the treatment with honey (in the absence of allergies) of eating disorders in infants and premature babies (dyspepsia, dystrophy), especially "artificial ones", and their number, according to the Institute of Nutrition Russian Academy medical sciences, in Lately increases and reaches about 50% of newborns. IN childhood often due to the absence or lack of the enzyme invertase, which is necessary for the breakdown of complex carbohydrates in the intestine, digestive disorders appear, accompanied by pain (colic). Daily addition instead of sugar 2-3 teaspoons of honey containing this enzyme to a mixture of cow or goat milk with slimy rice broth facilitates the digestion of casein milk proteins, turning them into small flakes; fats and carbohydrates; prevents the appearance of constipation and abnormal putrefactive fermentation in the intestines of a child, as a rule, arising from the use of ordinary sugar - sucrose; has an analgesic effect.
The advantage of honey here over other foods besides its rich chemical composition, is that honey is better tolerated by children than sugar, and its high calorie content allows you to enter a large number of calories in a small amount of food, which is very important for anorexic premature babies, for whom weight gain is vital. In addition, excellent digestibility of mixtures is noted, the number of red blood cells increases, the usually disturbed state of the intestinal microflora normalizes, digestion occurs without much stress on the digestive system, due to which the food leaves the stomach of the infant in a short time.
Adding honey, especially buckwheat, to cow's milk or infant formula is indicated for stunted growth and development, hypochromic anemia (anemia with a lack of iron in the blood, as well as in case of vomiting in infants, constipation, intestinal infectious diseases. In dysentery, it is recommended to prescribe during treatment simultaneously with drugs of 30 -60 g of honey, since it was found that dysentery sticks die faster than when treated with medications alone.The activity of the intestinal microflora, in particular, lactic acid bacteria, is normalized: unfavorable conditions (acidic environment) are created, and the sticks die. in children 5-8 years old, honey is given 1 dessert spoon at bedtime in 1/2 glass of warm milk.Due to the fact that many children often have food allergies, it should be used only after consulting a pediatrician, since honey for some children, along with eggs, strawberries and chocolate, is an allergen.
For stomach ulcer
Dissolve in a glass of boiled water 2 tsp. honey and drink 2 hours before or 3 hours after a meal. Take 3 times a day. The daily dose of honey - no more than 3 tbsp. l. (avoid sweets at this time). The course of treatment is 1.5-2 months. With increased acidity, taking honey causes heartburn, so it should be taken with cottage cheese or milk. With low acidity, take a honey solution 5-10 minutes before meals.
Take 100 g of honey, 0.5 cups of alcohol and juices of radishes, beets, carrots. Mix, strain through cheesecloth, insist in a dark cool place for 3 days. Drink 2-3 tbsp. l. 3 times a day. Shake before use. The course of treatment is 5 days.
With gastritis
For gastritis with high acidity, take honey dissolved in cold water 3-4 times a day 10 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1-2 months. Daily dose - 2-3 tbsp. l. honey.
Drink fresh potato juice 1/2 cup 3 times a day, adding 14 tbsp. l. honey, 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 10 days, then repeat.
Dilute 1 tbsp. l. honey in a glass of cold water. Take 10 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Useful for gastritis with high acidity of gastric juice. The course of treatment is 1-2 months.
With colitis
Take 3 tbsp. l. crushed dry chamomile flowers, put in a thermos and pour 3 cups of boiling water, leave for 2 hours. Strain, add 80 g of honey and drink in 3 doses during the day. The course of treatment is 1 month.
Dissolve 30-35 g of honey in 1 glass of warm boiled water and drink 2 hours before a meal or 3 hours after it. Take 3 times a day. The daily dose of honey is 70-100 g, while other sweets are excluded. The course of admission is 1.5-2 months.
With cirrhosis of the liver
Take 1 kg of bee honey, 1 cup olive oil, peeled cloves 3 cloves of garlic, 4 medium-sized lemons. Remove the pits from the lemons, and cut the peel from 2 lemons. Pass lemons and garlic through a meat grinder, transfer to an enamel pan, mix with honey and oil and mix with a wooden spoon. Transfer the mixture to a two-liter jar and store in the lower compartment of the refrigerator. Stir with a wooden spoon before taking. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 30-40 minutes before meals. During the year, conduct 3-4 courses of treatment.
For diseases of the cardiovascular system
Due to the presence of a complex of substances that ensure normal metabolic processes in the heart and good contractile activity of the myocardium, honey, especially lavender, mint, forest and steppe, is considered an appropriate nutritional and therapeutic agent in the treatment of certain cardiovascular diseases: coronary heart disease, hypertension in initial stage, myocarditis, coronary atherosclerosis, weakening of the contractile activity of the myocardium, cardiac arrhythmias (justification for the use of honey is given above), pre-infarction state, myocardial infarction.
After taking honey, glucose and fructose quickly pass into the blood and serve as an energy material for the heart muscle and other tissues. The ability of the liver to neutralize toxins improved by honey is of particular importance for cardiovascular patients. A valuable healing property of honey is the improvement of diuresis (urination).
It is believed that long-term use of honey, at least 1-2 months, has a beneficial effect on patients, leads to the expansion of the blood vessels of the heart muscle, improves its blood supply and oxygen flow to it, and normalizes overall nervous activity and blood pressure.
This improves the general well-being of such patients.
However, honey should not be taken in large quantities with hot tea, as this leads to general excitement and increased sweating with vigorous work of the heart. Therefore, honey should be taken at a dose of not more than 50-70 g per day 2-3 times for 1.5-2 months. in small portions: 1 teaspoon or dessert spoon with milk, cottage cheese, pomegranate juice, blackcurrant and other fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C.
For the same purposes, we can recommend an infusion of rose hips with the addition of honey: 1 tbsp. a spoon (10-15 pieces) of dry fruits is brewed as tea, 2 cups of boiling water and boiled for 10 minutes, then 1 tbsp is added. a spoonful of honey; leave in a dark place for several hours and filter. Take 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day. The drink is stored in a well-closing container.
Excellent results in the treatment of severe cardiovascular diseases are obtained by enrichment with honey of the usual sodium-free (salt-free) curd-milk diet.
Depending on the patient's personal tolerance of certain food products, a combination of honey with these products, 20 g per dose, is used 5-6 times a day at equal 4-hour intervals. Fresh and sour milk, cottage cheese and dishes from it (pudding, casserole, lazy dumplings), well-boiled viscous cereals, mashed potatoes are used. boiled vegetables, raw fruits and berries, as well as puree-like dishes from boiled fruits and berries.
Food is prepared without salt, honey is added to the finished dish. If the patient wishes, honey can be added in the amount necessary to obtain a pleasant taste sensation. However, the maximum daily dose of honey should not be exceeded. It is advisable to use express milk honey here.
During treatment hypertension at home, you can use the following composition of traditional medicine: 1 glass of carrot juice,
1 glass of table beet juice, 1 glass of horseradish juice (which is obtained by infusing grated horseradish in water for 1.5 days), 1 glass of honey and juice of one lemon. Mix it all well and take 1 tbsp. or 1 teaspoon 3 times a day one hour before meals or 2-3 hours after meals. The course of treatment is 1-2 months.
In folk medicine, for diseases of the cardiovascular system, honey is also used with other food and medicinal plants. For example, viburnum with honey is very useful, which enhances its effect on the body. By themselves, the fruits of viburnum normalize heart contractions, lower blood pressure, increase diuresis. Valerian infusion with honey, black radish juice with honey, onion juice with honey, etc. are also recommended, which are prescribed by the doctor to each patient individually. Onion juice mixed with honey in a 1:1 ratio is prescribed for atherosclerosis. Take 2-3 times a day for a tablespoon before meals.
For vascular diseases of the lower extremities (endarteritis, varicose veins), coronary heart disease, honey with garlic is recommended. 250 g of peeled and grated garlic is poured into 350 g of liquid honey, mixed thoroughly and infused for a week. Take a tablespoon 40 minutes before meals 3 times a day for 1-2 months.
Unfortunately, information about the use of medical treatment in diseases of the cardiovascular system is still few and scattered. The usual observations and opinions of individual doctors and patients about the high efficiency of the treatment of cardiovascular diseases with honey are clearly insufficient. Therefore, we still need detailed clinical observations, differentiation of methods of medical treatment with a mandatory combination of dietary and drug treatment.
With hypertension
Mix 1 cup freshly made beetroot juice and 5 tbsp. l. honey. Take 2 tbsp. l. 3-5 times a day.
Mix 1 glass of carrot and beetroot juices, 5 tbsp. l. honey, 150 ml alcohol and 1/2 cup cranberries. Insist in a dark place for 3 days. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day.
Pass a glass of cranberries through a meat grinder, add the same amount of honey. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals.
Mix bee honey and bee pollen 1:1. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is 1-1.5 months. Can be repeated after 10 days.
Mix equal parts beetroot juice and honey. Take 1 - 2 tbsp. l. 4 times a day.
Mix equal proportions of honey and pollen. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month, then take a break for 10 days and repeat.
Mix 1 cup of onion juice and honey, store in a cool place with a tightly covered lid. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day one hour before meals or 3 hours after meals.
With atherosclerosis
Mix 1 cup each of honey and onion juice. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 1 hour before meals or later
2 hours after eating. The course of treatment is 2 months, then take a break for 10 days and repeat the course. You can also prepare a mixture of honey and garlic juice.
Mix 1 tbsp. l. honey, curdled milk, 2 tsp. cinnamon powder. There is a mixture throughout the day. The next day, prepare a new mixture. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
With myocardial infarction
Mix equal proportions of onion juice and honey. Take 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 times a day.
Crush 100 g of walnut kernels and mix with 2 tbsp. l. buckwheat honey. Eat in 1 day in 3 doses.
Mix 1 kg chokeberry with 2 kg of honey. Take a mixture of 1 tbsp. l. in a day.
With myocarditis
Take 1 tsp. flower honey 2-3 times a day with milk, cottage cheese, fruits. In this case, honey should not be taken with hot tea or milk, as this can lead to excessive sweating and increased heart function.
With angina pectoris
Mix 5 heads of garlic, crushed into gruel, 10 grated lemons and 1 liter of honey, transfer to a jar and let stand for 1 week. Take 4 tsp. 1 time per day 20-30 minutes before meals. It is necessary to eat slowly, between taking each spoonful of the mixture, take a break of 1 minute. The course of treatment is 2 months.
In the treatment of other diseases
With neurosis, neurasthenia, hysteria and insomnia, honey - best of all flower (field and meadow), acacia or mint - is taken in equal parts of 100-120 g 3 times a day for 1-2 months. In the evening - 1 tbsp. dissolve a spoonful of honey in a glass of warm water or milk and drink 30 minutes before bedtime. This so-called honey water is an excellent sleeping pill for insomnia. Recommended for neuroses and honey baths, which have a beneficial effect on the body as a whole.
The method of release of honey baths is as follows. Water temperature - 37 °, duration 15-30 minutes. After filling the bath with water, add 60 g of honey (2 tablespoons) to it. Contraindications to taking honey baths are honey intolerance, cardiovascular and pulmonary insufficiency, tumor process, active inflammatory focus, blood diseases, diabetes mellitus. The course of treatment is released 12-15 baths, daily or every other day. You can repeat the course of honey baths after 4-5 months. The possibility of assigning supporting sessions (1 bath once a week) was noted. Honey baths can be alternated with coniferous, sage.
Honey (80-120 g per day), preferably with lemon juice or rosehip broth, is widely recommended for diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract (and even for urinary incontinence in children).
Fructose, which is rich in honey, has a positive effect on fat and protein metabolism. Its use allows you to be satisfied with a smaller amount of protein and at the same time maintain a positive nitrogen balance. The restriction necessary for these diseases, sometimes even the complete exclusion of salt, makes food tasteless. Honey in combination with fruit and berry juices makes it possible for the cook to prepare dishes that are acceptable even for demanding and capricious patients.
More suitable varieties of honey here are: chestnut, meadow and field from herbs, from fruit crops, for example, cherry, showing increased antimicrobial activity. It is known that in folk medicine, patients with kidney diseases are recommended to systematically use a decoction of rosehip berries with honey.
Since honey has a calming effect and diuretic properties (due to glucose and fructose), it is used to normalize high blood pressure during pregnancy.
In addition to these diseases, honey as an anti-inflammatory agent is indicated for panaritiums, boils, carbuncles, atrophic ulcers, necrosis, gangrene, long-term non-healing purulent wounds, especially after burns, frostbite. Honey, according to a specially developed "Temporary Instruction", was widely used to treat purulent gunshot wounds in hospitals during the Great Patriotic War. Treatment is carried out with the help of dressings with honey, a combination of honey and fish oil (Konkov's ointment) or in the form of local foot or hand baths: the affected person is immersed in the appropriate dishes with a 30% solution of bee honey in distilled or boiled warm water for 20-30 minutes. part of the body, 1-2 procedures daily. The number of procedures is determined by the doctor.
Honey is used, as well as other bee products (propolis, apilac, bee venom, pollen, wax), for some skin and skin-fungal diseases, diathesis, scrofula resulting from metabolic disorders, in particular, mineral, protein, vitamin, since, being substances of a living cell, bee products affect the body more physiologically than synthetic preparations. They are used both fresh and in the form of various preparations prepared from them (pellets, tablets, solutions, extracts, ointments).
50 g of eucalyptus leaves pour 1/2 liter of water, boil for 3-4 minutes, strain and add 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. Apply in the form of lotions and baths for the treatment of wounds.
Brew one tablespoon of dried chamomile flowers in 1 cup of boiling water, filter after cooling and add 1 teaspoon of honey.
Use as a rinse for stomatitis, tonsillitis, as well as in enemas for colitis.
Honey with cucumber juice in folk medicine is used in the complex treatment of acne. To this end, 3 Art. spoons of chopped cucumbers pour a glass of boiling water, insist for 2-3 hours, filter, squeeze out the sediment and add a teaspoon of honey. Stir until completely dissolved. With a cotton swab dipped in this mixture, wipe the face (after washing) and rinse with cool water after 30-40 minutes.
At acne and seborrheic dermatitis, you can use honey with sage infusion. For this purpose, a tablespoon of sage leaves is poured with a glass of boiling water. Insist under the lid for 30-40 minutes (or boil for 5 minutes on very low heat), filter, add 1/2 teaspoon of honey to the warm infusion and stir.
Lotions do 2-3 times a day.
For the same purposes, with oily skin in the form of lotions, use a mixture of warm boiled water, a teaspoon of honey and a teaspoon of calendula tincture.
In folk medicine, there is a method of treating eczema, burns, ulcers, pyoderma, phlegmatic acne and even painful corns with fresh potato juice. The addition of honey greatly enhances the anti-inflammatory properties of potatoes.
Method of preparation: Peeled potatoes are rubbed on a very frequent grater. Add a teaspoon of honey to 1/2 cup of gruel and mix. The mixture (with a layer of at least 1 cm) on a piece of bandage or gauze is applied, fixing with a bandage, to the affected area of the skin for 2 hours (several times during the day). At night, a bandage with 10% propolis ointment or Propoceum ointment, freely sold in pharmacies, can be applied to the affected surface, during the day - repeat applications of potatoes and honey.
For many years, M. M. Frenkel has been using honey with aloe juice in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the pharynx, nasopharynx, larynx and trachea, with skin diseases of the ears, for the prevention of X-ray epitheliitis, honey with aloe juice: honey, diluted with freshly prepared squeezed aloe juice at a rate of 1: 5, is taken orally a teaspoon before meals 3 times a day for 1-2 months.
In inflammatory eye diseases - keratitis, herpetic eye diseases, ulcers and burns of the cornea, conjunctivitis - they are treated with 20% honey ointments or 20-30% honey drops, which are prepared in distilled or boiled water. Apply at these diseases also 3% honey chloramphenicol ointment. Eucalyptus honey is also valuable here. They treat with honey in the eye clinics of Omsk (since 1956), Gorky and 2nd Moscow Medical Institutes, in the Odessa Regional Hospital.
V. I. Maksimenko (Omsk Medical Institute) believes that honey contains the same substances as in preparations against cataracts. And if in early stage diseases to begin treatment with honey, then you can generally avoid surgery.
For the treatment of gynecological diseases, cotton or gauze swabs soaked in liquid natural honey or in its 50% solution are used. The best types of honey here are: thyme, linden, forest flowers.
For arthritis and tonsillitis, honey (2 parts) together with aloe juice (1 part) and alcohol (3 parts) are used as a warming compress as an anti-inflammatory agent.
In inflammatory diseases and atrophic processes of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and lungs - with laryngitis, sinusitis, honey is successfully used in the form of iontophoresis (introduction of components of honey into the human body through the skin using a galvanic current) - from the anode of a 50% solution of honey, as well as in the form of aerosol and steam inhalations (15-20 minutes before bedtime). Honey inside and at the same time honey inhalations, as well as electrophoresis with honey, are effective in acute and chronic rhinitis (here, crystallized honey is injected into the nostrils), frontal sinusitis and tracheobronchitis. Honey inhalations are recommended for bronchial asthma.
For colds and flu, as well as for inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract and lungs, honey, preferably mountain, sweet clover, oregano, thyme, linden, 1 tbsp. spoon is usually taken at night in its pure form or in a glass of hot tea, milk, you can with lemon juice (100 g of honey and juice of one or half a lemon) for 3 doses. You can also take honey with diaphoretic and expectorant plants (thyme, wild rosemary, coltsfoot leaves, black elderberries, small-leaved linden flowers, raspberries, etc., infusions of fragrant violets, oak leaves and acorns, marshmallow officinalis, lingonberry leaves ; elecampane root, etc.).
Usually they take a tablespoon of dried plants, brew as tea in one glass of boiling water, insist for 20 minutes, filter, add 1 tablespoon of honey and take as a diaphoretic and as an expectorant 1/4 cup 2-3 times a day.
For the treatment of these and other diseases (tonsillitis, pharyngitis, ulceration and inflammation, including fungal, nasal and oral mucosa, inflammation of the gums during periodontal disease, nasopharynx, vocal cords), honey, preferably crystallized, is put into the mouth and delay as long as possible and more often (up to 6 times a day) for a more complete use of its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action. At the same time, the antimicrobial substances of honey are slowly absorbed through the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat and exhibit a corresponding anti-inflammatory effect. You can also apply irrigation and rinsing with both honey itself and its aqueous solutions of different concentrations.
Steam inhalation with honey gives a good effect. To conduct them at home, take an ordinary kettle, pour 1-2 glasses of water into it. After the water boils, dissolve in it 1-2 tbsp. spoons of honey. The released vapors are inhaled for 20 minutes. through a 15-cm rubber tube with a funnel put on the spout of the kettle or by adapting other improvised means for this: gas mask, hair dryer, etc.
In folk medicine, for chronic inflammatory diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract, honey is widely used (1 tablespoon each) in a glass of hot milk or with various juices of vegetables, fruits (80-120 g each) with internal fat (lard) of a badger, dog, bear (30 g each). The therapeutic effect of honey here is due to antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, expectorant and increasing the body's resistance action.
One of the remedies for these diseases, as well as for influenza, is a mixture of honey with horseradish juice or garlic gruel in a ratio of 1: 1. This mixture is taken at bedtime, 1 tbsp. spoon and washed down with warm water. Honey is used for these diseases and for putting a warm compress on the chest. Why do you need to mix
1 st. a spoonful of honey, mustard, alcohol, water, sunflower oil, flour. The mixed mass in the form of a cake wrapped in a piece of gauze is applied to the necessary area of the chest, covered with thick paper, cotton wool and wrapped with a woolen scarf. Such a compress is usually put before going to bed at night, removed during the day. The composition can be used again. Such compresses should be put about 10. Before setting the compress, the skin is lubricated vegetable oil.
For cough, traditional medicine recommends radish with honey. A recess is made in the radish so that 2 tablespoons of liquid honey enter it, cover with thick paper and leave for 3-4 hours. Take a teaspoon of juice 3-4 times a day before meals. This remedy is good to use before bed.
When coughing, the following composition is also recommended: in a glass of water, mix 1 teaspoon of honey, 2 tbsp. spoons of anise seeds and a pinch of salt. The mixture is brought to a boil, filtered and cooled. Take 2 tbsp. spoons after 2 hours. For children with cough and whooping cough, it is recommended as a folk remedy a mixture of honey and warm olive oil in a ratio of 1: 1, 1 teaspoon several times a day.
With angina
Mix the onion, mashed into gruel, with honey in a ratio of 1: 1. Take an onion-honey mixture of 1 tsp. 3-4 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals. The mixture will be more effective if you use onion juice.
Dilute 1 tsp. honey in a glass of warm water and gargle.
Mix honey and aloe juice in a ratio of 1: 3 and lubricate the tonsils.
Mix carrot juice, diluted in half with water, with 1 tbsp. l. honey. Gargle.
For insomnia
Pour 1 tsp. honey and 1 tsp. dill juice with a glass of milk. Store in the refrigerator for no more than a day, at room temperature - no more than half an hour. Take 1 tsp. warm after eating.
With biliary dyskinesia
Mix 1 cup apple juice with 1 tbsp. l. honey. Drink 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
For diseases of the urinary tract
Mix peeled pine nuts with honey and take 1-2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day.
Mix celery seeds with honey in a 1:1 ratio and take 1 tsp. 3 times a day.
Grind 150 g of aloe leaves, pour 30 g of heated natural honey, insist for a day, then heat, strain. Take in the morning 1 dl. one hour before meals.
With menopause
Mix 50 g of ground coffee, 0.5 kg of honey and juice of 1 lemon. For low blood pressure during menopause, take the mixture 1/2 hour. l. 2 hours after eating.
With laryngitis
Mix 1 cup of honey and 0.5 cup of lemon juice, boil over low heat and take every 10 minutes.
With anemia
Take 200 g each of cocoa, interior lard, honey and butter and, stirring constantly, bring the mixture over low heat to a boil and completely dissolve. Then, remove from heat and let cool, pour into a glass jar. Store in a dark cool place. For use, stir in 1 glass of hot milk 1 tsp. mix and take 3-4 times a day.
With urolithiasis
Mix 3 cups of sea buckthorn juice, 2 tbsp. l. honey, 1 glass of boiled water, 0.5 cups of infusion of mint leaves. Drink 1 glass a day. Keep juice refrigerated.
Drink 1 tbsp. l. cranberry juice, eating 1 tbsp. l. honey 3 times a day. Take with inflammatory processes in the kidneys.
For male infertility
Mix equal proportions of lemon juice, celery juice and honey. Take 2 tbsp. l. 3 times a day half an hour before meals.
With obesity
1 st. l. dissolve honey in 0.5 cups of boiled water, cooled to room temperature, and drink in the morning on an empty stomach. After that, there is nothing for 2 hours. In the evening, 2 hours before bedtime, repeat the procedure on an empty stomach. The course of treatment is 1 month. Rest between courses 2 weeks.
Hangover
Eat 100 g of honey in two doses. It neutralizes the effects of alcohol.
With tuberculosis
Rinse the aloe leaves, grind them and squeeze the juice. Mix 1/2 cup of aloe juice with 250 g of honey and 2 cups of Cahors wine, let stand in a dark place at a temperature of 4-8 degrees for 4-5 days. Take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Mix 100 g of honey, 100 g of butter, 100 g of lard or goose fat, 15 g of aloe juice and 50 g of cocoa, mix, heat, but do not boil and take 1 tbsp. spoon for a glass of hot milk 2 times a day: in the morning and in the evening.
Rinse aloe leaves, grind and squeeze the juice. Mix 150 g of aloe juice with 250 g of honey and 350 g of Cahors, insist in the dark at a temperature of 4-8 ° C for 4-5 days. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
Aloe leaves at the age of 3-5 years should be kept in the dark at a temperature of 4-8 ° C for 12-14 days. Then rinse the leaves in water, grind and pour boiled water in a ratio of 1:3. Set aside for 1-1.5 hours, then squeeze the juice. Mix 100 g of aloe juice with 500 g of chopped walnuts and add 300 g of honey. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.
The listed recipes can be recommended not only for tuberculosis, but also for patients emaciated after other diseases, when enhanced nutrition and a lot of vitamins are required. It should be noted that in case of tuberculosis, honey must be prescribed in combination with anti-tuberculosis drugs, since it does not have a detrimental effect on the tubercle bacillus. In this disease, honey with horseradish is recommended in a ratio of 1: 1. Bee honey here can also be used in the form of nutritional enemas mixed with egg yolk and medicines. The temperature of such enemas should be 37.5-40°C, volume 30-50 ml. The mixture is administered immediately or gradually, by drip.
Honey in cosmetics
Honey is known not only for its medicinal properties, but is also widely used as a cosmetic product. The composition of this amazing product includes a lot of elements: glucose, fructose, sucrose, proteins, organic acids, vitamins. It contains salts of phosphorus, iron, sodium, calcium, potassium, as well as other macro- and microelements.
The presence of aluminum in honey determines its anti-inflammatory, astringent effect, boron contributes to the proper division of cells, iron - to the normal functioning of tissues, cells and the body as a whole. Honey improves cellular respiration, stimulates the function of the nervous system, the secretion of glands.
Due to the fact that honey has the ability to easily penetrate through the pores, even when applied externally for cosmetic purposes, it not only has a positive effect on the skin, but also carries its healing properties throughout the body. It nourishes, softens, moisturizes, tones, helps maintain beauty and health. Honey is used in masks to prevent wrinkles and cleanse the skin of the face and hands. Honey masks help to make the skin soft and smooth and are very beneficial for aging skin. Before applying the mask, you must first cleanse the skin of the face with water or with special means.
Mask for dry skin to prevent early wrinkles
To the raw yolk add 1 tbsp. l. glycerin or honey and mix. Apply the resulting mass to the skin of the face and leave for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with normal water. This mask can be used daily before the morning toilet.
Masks for dry and normal skin
1. Mix 100 g of honey with the juice of 1 lemon. Apply the resulting mass in a thin layer on the skin of the face and leave for 10-15 minutes, then rinse with cold water.
2. Mix 2 tbsp. l. flour with whipped protein and add 1 tsp. honey. Apply the resulting paste-like mass to the cleansed skin of the face for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with normal water. The mask is recommended to prevent wrinkles in dry and normal skin.
3. Rub 1 tsp. honey, 1 yolk and 1 tbsp. l. cream. Apply the mixture on your face for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
4. Mix 1 tsp. cottage cheese with 1/2 tsp. honey, 1 tsp milk or kefir. Rub the mixture and apply on the skin of the face, and after 30 minutes, rinse with warm water and wipe the skin with a slice of lemon.
5. Prepare from 2 egg whites, 1 tbsp. l. honey and 1/2 tsp. l. peach or almond oil, a homogeneous mass, then add to it
2 tbsp. l. oatmeal. Apply the resulting mixture for 20 minutes on the skin of the face, then remove it with a swab dipped in warm water and make a cool compress. The mask improves the water balance of the skin, nourishes and cleanses it well.
6. Mix 1 tsp. cottage cheese with 1/2 tsp. honey. Add 1 tsp. milk or kefir. Rub everything thoroughly and apply on the skin of the face. Wash off with warm water after 30 minutes. It is also good to rub the skin with a slice of lemon.
7. Take 1 tbsp. l. honey, egg yolk, 8 drops of vitamin A oil solution, 20 ml of milk and 1 slice of black bread. Bread pour hot milk and leave for 3-5 minutes. Then add honey, egg yolk and vitamin A. Mix everything thoroughly and apply on the face. Wash off the mask after 15-20 minutes.
Honey cream for dry skin
Mix 3 tbsp. l. lanolin, 1/2 tbsp. l. honey and 1 tsp. lecithin and place in a water bath. Slowly pour in 4 tbsp. l. warm water, stirring constantly until the mixture has cooled.
Disinfectant mask
Mix 20 ml of alcohol and 25 ml of water (2 tablespoons each) and add 100 g of slightly warmed honey. Mix everything well until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Keep the mask for 10-12 minutes. This mask cleanses, has a disinfecting effect, softens the skin.
Anti-aging masks
1. Thoroughly mix 90 g of barley flour, 35 g of honey and 1 egg white, previously beaten to foam. The mask is applied for 10-15 minutes. Recommended to prevent wrinkles in dry and normal skin.
2. Mix 2 tsp. honey, 1 tbsp. l. strong tea, 2 tbsp. l. oatmeal and 1 tbsp. l. water. Grind the resulting mixture and warm it in a steam bath, cool and apply on the face. Then cover your face with a paper towel and towel for 15 minutes. Wash off the mask with warm water.
honey water
1 st. l. Dilute honey with 2 cups of warm water. It is recommended to wash your face with it for 5-7 minutes at night, then rinse with warm water without soap. Honey water well nourishes the skin of the face, makes it velvety and smoothes wrinkles to some extent.
Masks for oily skin
1. Mix 1 tsp. honey with the same amount of lemon juice. Apply the mixture on the face for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse with warm water and lubricate the face with cream.
2. It is good to use a protein mask. 1 st. l. grind honey until thinning, add 1 tbsp. l. oatmeal and whipped protein, apply to the skin for 20 minutes, and then rinse with warm water.
3. Pour a teaspoon of gelatin with water and leave for 30 minutes. Then add 50 g of glycerin and melted honey, 1 g of salicylic acid dissolved in 1 teaspoon of boiling water. Beat the resulting mixture, cool and apply on face for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. This mask is great for removing oily sheen on the face.
4. Take 1 tsp. honey, warm milk, potato starch, salt, mix and apply on the face with a cotton swab. After 20-25 minutes, remove the mask with warm, then cool water. This mask is good for smoothing and brightening oily skin with enlarged pores.
Preparations with flower pollen extract work well on the skin of the face. The composition of cosmetic masks with pollen extract may also include egg yolk or protein, brewer's yeast, honey, fruit juices, etc.
Pollen mask
1 tsp slightly crystallized honey, / 2 tsp. flower pollen, 1 tsp. sour cream.
Thoroughly grind everything in a mortar. Apply the mask for 15-20 minutes. The mask nourishes the skin well, smoothes wrinkles. Use 1-2 times a week.
Honey, mixed with other substances, softens the skin of the hands well, eliminates dryness and flaking, makes them soft and pleasant.
Here is one of the most common recipes.
Hand masks
1. 3 tbsp. l. glycerin, 1 tsp ammonia, borax on the tip of a knife, 1 tsp. honey, 0.5 cups of water. Mix everything, shake well before use.
2. 1 tablespoon honey, egg yolk and 1 tsp. crushed oatmeal.
Mix all the ingredients and apply on the skin of the hands for 20-30 minutes.
Hair masks with honey nourish, soften, moisturize and tone the scalp. Honey extract makes hair soft and silky, useful for all types of hair, as it prevents brittleness and dryness, promotes hair growth, and provides excellent care for damaged hair.
1. Mix 1 tsp. honey with 3 tsp. castor oil. Warm the mixture a little and apply to the hair. Wash off after an hour.
2. Stir well 1 tsp. honey with 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, 2 chopped garlic cloves and yolk. This mask can be left overnight. In the morning, wash your head and rinse with infusion of herbs.
3. Stir 2 tsp. honey,
2 yolks and 2 tsp. burdock oil. Rub the mixture into the scalp, rinse after 40 minutes. This mask is effective for hair loss and dandruff. It must be done once a week for 2-3 months.
4. Grind the fleshy leaf of aloe and mix it with 1 tbsp. l. honey, -1 tbsp. l. castor oil, 1 yolk and 1 tsp. cognac. Rub the mixture into the hair and rinse with water after 2 hours. Do this mask once a week - and after 4 weeks you will get an excellent result.
5. Beat 1 egg and mix with 1 tsp. honey and 2 tsp. sunflower or olive oil. Massage well into the scalp and rinse with shampoo. The mask nourishes the hair well and simplifies styling.
To take a honey bath, you need to fill it with water at a temperature of about 37-37.5 degrees and add 2 tbsp. l. honey. Or dissolve a glass of honey in 1 liter of warm milk, add 1 tbsp. l. oils (for example, rose or lavender), mix and pour into the bath.
However, we must remember that there are a number of contraindications for taking honey baths, such as cardiovascular and pulmonary insufficiency, tumor or inflammatory process, blood diseases, diabetes and honey intolerance.
Honey massage is performed to cleanse the pores, remove toxins from the body and remove excess fat. In addition to honey, you can also use essential oils
Apply honey on hands and transfer with patting movements to the massaged area, after which the palms seem to be glued to the body and abruptly come off. Gradually, the movements should become stronger. Massage on problem areas lasts 10-15 minutes, and general - no more than an hour. In addition, each area of the body is treated separately,
first the right side and only then - the left.
After the massage, wash off the honey with warm water, and lubricate the skin with a moisturizer. The massage course consists of 12-15 procedures that must be done every other day.
Under the action of honey on the skin, softening, restoration of its elasticity is observed. At the same time, honey nourishes the skin, regulates water balance, activates metabolic processes in tissues, keeps the skin fresh and prevents its premature aging.
Recipes from traditional medicine
Take 100 g of bee honey, 25 ml of alcohol, 25 ml of boiled water or 100 g of honey and the juice of one lemon (it is recommended to add oatmeal to increase the viscosity), or mix 100 ml of strawberry juice with honey until a homogeneous mass is obtained and apply a thin layer on the skin faces. After 15 minutes, wash with warm (or soft cold with a honey-lemon mask) water without soap.
Rub 1 tbsp. a spoonful of butter with 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of gruel from the fruits of mountain ash (you can apples, pears, plums, quinces, persimmons). The cream nourishes the skin well, makes it soft and supple.
Mix 3 tbsp. tablespoons of glycerin, 1 teaspoon of ammonia, 1 teaspoon of honey with 0.5 cups of water until a homogeneous mass is obtained, shake before use. Well softens the skin of the hands, makes it soft and pleasant, eliminates dryness and flaking.
To 100 g of honey add 100 g of almond oil and 1 g of salicylic acid. Apply the mixture on the skin of the face and hands in a thin layer. Apply against peeling and acne on the skin.
Heat up 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey until liquefied, gradually add a tablespoon of oatmeal, and then whipped protein - a mass of the consistency of thick sour cream is obtained; apply it on the skin of the face and leave for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water without soap.
90 g of barley flour, 35 g of honey, mix the yolk of one egg until smooth, apply a thin layer on the skin of the face for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with warm water.
For normal skin, a honey-lemon mask is prepared as follows: add 5-10 drops of lemon juice to a tablespoon of honey. The resulting slurry is applied to the skin of the face. Wash off with soft cool water.
Mix two tablespoons of flour, one egg white, a teaspoon of honey until a homogeneous pasty mass is obtained. Apply to the skin of the face, incubated for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with warm water.
A slightly different version for such skin is offered a protein-honey mask: a tablespoon of flour is mixed with 1/2 beaten egg white, a teaspoon of honey is added.
Apply the resulting paste-like mass to the skin of the face. Rinse with a cotton swab moistened with water at room temperature.
To 100 g of honey add 100 g of almond oil, mix well. Apply to clean skin in a thin layer.
Wash the face with warm water, make a hot compress, then lubricate with vegetable oil, apply an even layer of cotton wool, leaving holes for the mouth and eyes; honey ointment, consisting of 30 g of wheat or oat flour, 30 g of water, 50 g of pure honey, apply with a cotton swab on a cotton pad, leave the mask for 20 minutes, then remove it, make
3 hot compresses, rinse face with water at room temperature.
To one raw yolk add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey (you can also add sour cream) and mix. Apply the resulting mass on the skin of the face and leave for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with normal water. This mask can be used daily before the morning toilet. The mask prevents the appearance of wrinkles.
Yolk, 1 tbsp. mix a spoonful of honey, fresh vegetable oil or sour cream, grind, apply on the face for 20-25 minutes. Apply 3 layers as it dries. Wash off with soft warm water in half with milk; you can add 10-15 drops of lemon juice to the mixture.
Mix a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of oatmeal, 2 tbsp. spoons of fresh raw milk. Apply the mask for 15-20 minutes. Wash off with a cotton swab dipped in cool water.
Mask from the "remains". Mix a teaspoon of cottage cheese with honey (1/2 teaspoon), milk or kefir (1 teaspoon), rub everything thoroughly and apply on the skin of the face. Wash off with warm water after 30 minutes. It is also good to rub the skin with a slice of lemon.
Mix 1 yolk, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vegetable oil and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey Apply the resulting mixture to the skin of the face with a cotton swab. After drying, apply a second layer. After 20 minutes, remove the mask with a cotton swab dipped in warm water. The mask is useful for normal, dry and aging skin. This mask is recommended to do 1-2 times a week for 1-1.5 months. Repeat the course of treatment in 2-3 months.
Two heads of peeled onions, grind thoroughly and mix with 2 tbsp. spoons of bee honey. Apply the mixture on pre-cleansed skin of the face, remove with a damp cloth after 15-20 minutes. Honey-onion mask is recommended as softening and nourishing.
Honey-glycerin mask. Mix 1 teaspoon of glycerin, 1 teaspoon of honey and 2 teaspoons of water. Instead of glycerin, you can take 3 teaspoons of vodka, in this case, do not add water. Add 1 teaspoon of oatmeal or wheat flour to the mixture, mix everything until a homogeneous mass is obtained. The mixture is applied in a thin layer on the cleansed skin of the face for 20-25 minutes. The mask should be done twice a week for 1-1.5 months. Honey glycerin mask is recommended for dry, normal and aging skin.
In the morning before washing, you can make the following simple mask. Wipe the skin of the face with a cotton swab dipped in any vegetable oil. 1 st. a spoonful of sour cream or yogurt mixed with 2 tbsp. spoons of birch sap, add a teaspoon of honey. Mix everything, apply the mixture on the skin. After 10-17 minutes wash with cold water. Instead of birch sap, you can use a decoction of mint leaves, for skin itching - an infusion of calendula, chamomile or plantain.
For oily skin, use a mask of honey and pounded fresh cottage cheese. A tablespoon of cottage cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of bee honey are mixed and applied to the face. After 20 minutes, the mask is carefully washed off with warm water. The weak acidity of cottage cheese has an astringent effect on the skin and refreshes it, while proteins and honey nourish the skin, increase its tone, and give it a healthy look.
For the treatment of oily seborrhea, a teaspoon of honey is added to a glass of oak bark decoction in a ratio of 1:5, rubbed on the skin of the face or rubbed into the roots of the hair.
A refreshing mask helps relieve fatigue. Take 1 protein, a teaspoon of honey, whole milk and lemon juice, for density, add pre-chopped (passed through a meat grinder) cereals"Hercules". Apply this mixture on your face and wash off with warm water after 15-20 minutes.
You can also use another method: apply liquid honey with a flat brush on your face and neck. Put cotton swabs moistened with freshly brewed tea on your eyelids. Lie on your back, put a pillow under your feet, relax as much as possible. After 8-10 minutes, remove the cotton swabs, leave the honey. After the main toilet is finished, rinse the honey with warm water.
Masks are applied to previously cleansed facial skin, excluding eyebrows, lips, eyelids. The mask is applied to the face carefully, without shifting the skin: from the chin to the temples, from the upper lip and from the bridge of the nose to the ear, from the middle of the forehead to the temples. Masks can be applied 1-2 times a week. Their action is based on improving the metabolism of the skin, the muscles of the face become more elastic, the skin acquires a fresh look. Women with pronounced hairiness, redness of the face, with increased sensitivity to honey should not use honey masks (A. N. Timofeeva, cosmetologist).
Very useful for the skin just a honey mask or honey water - 2 cups of warm water and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey This water is washed at night for 5-7 minutes, after which the face is rinsed with warm water without soap. To soften the entire surface of the body with dry skin, general honey baths are recommended (200-250 g of honey per bath). Rinse with warm water after 20-30 minutes.
Bath of Cleopatra.
Heat 1 liter of milk (without boiling), and in another bowl in a water bath, a cup of honey. Dissolve honey in milk and pour the mixture into the bathing water. The effect will increase a hundredfold if you are not too lazy to do one more procedure before taking such a bath: mix 350 g of fine salt thoroughly with 0.5 cups of cream and carefully rub this mixture into the skin with circular movements of the fingers, starting from the fingertips. Then wash yourself under the shower. The result is amazing. After all, you have become a “sweet woman!”.
In the bath
Before entering the steam room, apply a thin layer of honey all over your body, and when you leave, wash yourself in the shower. This procedure will increase perspiration, cleanse the pores well and protect the skin from overdrying.
Honey, mixed with other substances, softens the skin of the hands well, eliminates dryness and flaking, makes it soft and velvety.
The first of the most common recipes for hands: glycerin 3 tbsp. spoons, ammonia 1 teaspoon, borax on the tip of a knife, honey 1 teaspoon, half a glass of water. Mix everything, shake well before use.
Second: a mixture of honey and yolk. Mix the yolk with a tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of oatmeal. Lubricate your hands with the resulting mixture and put on cotton gloves. After 15-20 minutes, rinse with warm water and rub into the skin any rapidly absorbed cream ("Velvet", "Dawn", "Hand Cream"). You can apply the following composition: to 100 g of honey add 100 g of almond oil, 1 g of salicylic acid. Apply the resulting mixture in a thin layer on the surface of the skin of the hands, and you can face - with peeling and acne.
When lubricating the face after shaving, honey has a pronounced hemostatic, disinfectant effect, accelerates the healing of damaged skin.
It has been established that the use of honey on the scalp, in combination with its ingestion, enhances hair growth. At the same time, they become thicker, darker, acquire shine and elasticity. Dose of honey - 80-100 g per day. Lubrication of the scalp is done after washing it. Then apply 15-30 g of honey, which remain on it for 30 to 60 minutes, and wash your hair again, but with cool water.
Hair Strengthening Blend. To 4 parts of grated onion (gruel), mixing well, add 1 part of honey. Rub the mixture into the scalp, leaving for 30 minutes, covering the head with a rubber cap or a plastic bag, and then rinse with warm water. If the hair is very dry, then add a little olive oil to the mixture, rub into the hair roots 1 hour before shampooing. Then wash your hair with soap or shampoo.
Honey shampoo to soften hair. 30 g of pharmacy chamomile pour 100 g of boiling water and insist for 1 hour, strain and add 1 des. a spoonful of honey Pre-washed (dry hair can be washed with Forest Nymph soap) and lightly towel-dried hair, moisten with plenty of this solution. After 30-40 minutes rinse hair with warm water without soap. Treat very dry hair no more than once every 10-12 days, oily hair once every 6-7 days.
A mixture for bleached, sun-dried hair. 1 st. spoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of castor oil, 1 teaspoon of aloe juice, mix and rub into the hair 30-40 minutes before shampooing. After that, wash your hair, rinse your hair with a decoction or infusion of chamomile, nettle, and then with clean water. Such procedures should be done once or twice a week until the hair becomes elastic and elastic. These hair masks are recommended to be done after a perm.
In winter, with a sharp cold wind and frost, lips often crack. In this case, honey helps, it is applied in a small layer at night and left until morning.
In some countries, honey is used in the production of medicinal soaps, which include almond and nut oils.
Honey and medicinal plants
The widespread use of pure honey or its aqueous solutions with various medicinal plants has also gained recognition. A lot of them. folk medicine more than 2.5 thousand plants with medicinal properties are known; Approximately 112 of those tested in clinical settings are recommended for use, but fewer are used in medical practice. Many herbs are bitter; honey masks the bitterness. In addition, honey, as studies have shown, enhances their natural healing properties. Honey is widely used in combination with various medicinal plants that have a selective effect on the human body: diaphoretic (linden, lingonberry, chamomile, etc.), anti-inflammatory (St. John's wort, fireweed, etc.), expectorant (elecampane, thermopsis, thyme, rosemary ), stimulating the activity of the cardiovascular system (hawthorn, jaundice, Baikal chistets, viburnum, etc.), soothing (motherwort, patrinia, chanceria, valerian).
Only for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, about 40 plants have been proposed: birch (buds), alder (cones), common hop (cones), nettle, horse sorrel, water pepper, otavnik (leontitsa), celandine, dog rose, bird cherry, buckthorn (bark), St. John's wort, yarrow, centaury umbrella or common, yellow gentian, common viburnum, sandy immortelle (yellow cat's paws), elecampane, blue cornflower, medicinal dandelion, peppermint, etc.
Combinations of herbs have been created: diaphoretic breast tea, carminative tea. In all cases, adding honey to them enhances their effect, improves the taste.
Black elderberry tea (leaves, flowers, fruits), with peppermint and sage has a beneficial effect on the functions of the stomach and kidneys, it is drunk for pain in the abdomen and hemorrhoids. Medicinal black elderberry jam with honey has a laxative effect. A decoction-tea from acorns, bark and leaves of an ordinary oak is recommended for diseases of the stomach and liver as an anti-inflammatory and astringent. Tea from mint and chamomile with honey, from rose hips and chamomile, a drink from blackcurrant and honey, honey cultural liquid of kombucha are recommended for insomnia, increased nervous excitability. Lemon juice with any vegetable oil is used for diseases of the liver and gallbladder
Lineups
Black elderberry tea. For medicinal purposes, leaves, fruits and flowers are usually used. Elderberry - 15 g, peppermint 15 g, yarrow 15 g and a small amount of crushed ginger boil in 1.5 liters of water over low heat, strain and drink with honey 1/2 cup b times a day with severe pain in the abdomen.
Tea from 6-8 crushed elderberry leaves in 1 glass of water with the addition of honey and sage is drunk with hemorrhoids 1/2 cup a day for a month.
Medicinal black elderberry jam with honey normalizes the activity of the stomach and kidneys, is a useful tool for people leading a sedentary lifestyle, as elderberries have laxative properties.
For medicinal purposes, acorns, bark and leaves of the common oak are used. Tea from them with the addition of honey is an excellent remedy for diseases of the stomach and liver. It is also used as an astringent and anti-inflammatory agent: 10-20 g of the composition per 200 g of water.
Tea from mint and chamomile with honey. Pour mint and chamomile in a teaspoon with a glass of boiling water, cover with a lid and let stand for 10 minutes. Strain the resulting infusion. Put honey in it to taste and serve instead of tea, as well as for colds for rinsing the mouth and throat.
Rosehip and chamomile tea. 1 st. pour a spoonful of rose hips with a glass of water and boil for 5 minutes. Put a teaspoon of chamomile in boiling water, close the lid and let stand for 10 minutes. Strain the infusion, add honey to taste and serve instead of tea.
Milk drink with blackcurrant and honey. Boil milk, stir with honey to taste, cool and slowly pour it into a bowl with pureed currant berries. In this case, the mixture must be stirred quickly so that the milk does not curdle.
Consume chilled. Ingredients of the drink: honey 4 tbsp. spoons, milk 3 cups, blackcurrant 500 g.
Contraindications
1. Intolerance to honey (idiosyncrasy) or hypersensitivity to it. Possible clinical manifestations allergic reactions: burning lips, general malaise, nausea, salivation, vomiting, increased blood pressure, pruritus, urticaria, the occurrence or exacerbation of existing dermatoses, palpitations, a feeling of suffocation and other unusual conditions that occur every time after taking honey.
2. Hypersensitivity to honey. It can be congenital or acquired.
Acquired sensitivity occurs due to ingestion of toxic (drunk) honey or toxic products with honey in the past, as well as the use of honey containing antibiotics to which an allergic reaction of the body has been established.
3. Sharp inflammatory diseases internal organs (acute gastritis, pancreatitis, exacerbation of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, gallstone and kidney stones), exacerbations of other internal chronic diseases.
4. Obesity, diabetes.
5. The introduction of honey by inhalation is contraindicated when elevated temperature, pulmonary tuberculosis, pronounced emphysema, hemorrhage in the lungs and respiratory tract, heart failure caused by organic lesions of the muscles (myocarditis) and heart valves, cardiac and bronchial asthma, pulmonary sclerosis.
6. Limit the use of sweets and honey for certain skin diseases (dermatosis) caused by increased retention of carbohydrates in the skin (hyperglycoderma), acute articular rheumatism, acute and chronic cholecystitis, accompanied by bile stasis, chronic pancreatitis. Allowed for breakfast 1 dessert or teaspoon of honey in a glass of tea and the same amount - in dinner in a glass of warm water, preferably before bedtime.
7. With exudative diathesis, the intake of sugar and honey is reduced to a minimum. Carbohydrates in this disease can be consumed, but not in the form of flour confectionery, but in the form of vegetables and fruits. Limit carbohydrates in the elderly growth, with atherosclerosis, enterocolitis, for 3-4 months. after operations of resection of gastric and duodenal ulcers, resection of the gallbladder and removal of gallstones.
