Remedies with Honey

Virus diseases, rheumatism, bones, liver and stomach illnesses - are just some of the diseases you can prevent and even treat with remedies from beehives.

Honey: How to use it.

Ordinary honey, picked directly from the hive, is a real treasure for health. It contains lots of vitamins and minerals that transform it into a powerful natural medicine. The list of benefits brought by even one teaspoon of honey taken in the morning on an empty stomach is impressive. Honey increases calcium absorption, drives fatigue away, prevents anemia by increasing hemoglobin, strengthens your wrists and creates a real shield against colds and infections.

The most effective remedies with honey:

• Hoarseness: 2 tablespoons of honey with a glass of warm milk. On the first day you take a teaspoon every four hours, then twice daily for a month.

• Sore throat: gargle with a mixture of two teaspoons of honey, four teaspoons of lemon juice and a touch of salt, freshly made in the morning and evening.

• Insomnia: a teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm chamomile tea, taken at bedtime.

• Ulcers: three tablespoons of honey per day, dissolved in hot water, taken before breakfast and after the other two meals of the day.

• Migraine: a teaspoon of honey melted in half a glass of warm water; drink it at the beginning of a migraine attack. Repeat the procedure after 20 minutes.

Tip: To be sure the honey you buy is of good quality, choose the one sold by beekeepers, if possible sugared and packaged in opaque containers.

Pollen: How to use it.

Vitamins, minerals, protein and essential amino-acids are the main qualities of pollen; it the helps in shortages of vitamin B and protein in children and it treats bronchitis, rhinitis and hormonal dysfunction. Also, pollen has the power to restore the balance of the endocrine system, and has benefits on menstruation. To regulate bowel movements, strengthen immunity and fight against stress, you are advised to keep a pollen diet for about two months, with gradual doses. The first and third week, take a scoop of pollen twice daily before meals, with a sip of water, and the rest, a heaping teaspoon of pollen.

Royal Jelly: How to use it.
A milky substance secreted by bees’ glands to feed their larvae, royal jelly was used by Chinese for centuries to control blood pressure and immunity, as remedy for anxiety, insomnia, liver and kidney disease. Royal Jelly can be administrated internally during a diet of four to six weeks; it is good to take in the morning, on an empty stomach, one teaspoon of a mixture made by adding 10g of royal jelly in a jar honey.

Warning: Royal Jelly is contraindicated in patients with asthma, because it can cause contractions of the lungs (Bronchoconstriction).

Unknown remedies

Maiden Wax - is pollen fermented in the hive, recommended especially for those suffering from liver disease or digestive problems.

Beeswax - is made from honey and bees secretions, prepared in ointments for scars and inflammation.

Bee venom - consisting of 88% water, glucose and fructose, prepared in injections and ointments.

Remedies for headache - I

It is a symptom

Headache is a symptom that can take many forms in terms of duration, intensity and location. It can manifest as a feeling of tightness in the forehead, the throbbing pain in the temporal or occipital areas, pain that can last from several minutes to several days.

What are the causes?

Headache can have many causes. Sometimes the cause may be just the wrong position of a person at work or during sleep, other times it can be stronger fatigue or stress.

How it manifests

Migraine headaches usually include a half-head, appear and disappear suddenly and are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, photophobia. They are usually more frequent in women and may have ophthalmic, neurological, metabolic, toxic or infectious causes.

What steps can be taken

Very often causes must be sought in the way of life or food. In this regard, some mental hygiene measures may be taken: rest, sleep correction, diet, outdoors walks. It is best to avoid strong emotions and stress. In terms of food, fat soups, canned meats, fatty meats, shellfish, alcohol, chocolate, coffee, certain spices, red wine, must be avoided. Avoid also excessive sun, contraceptives, tobacco and certain chemicals in vapor form and smoke. Determining the causes must be done with patience, and medical assistance is crucial.

Natural remedies

- Apply raw potato slices on the forehead and temples, or fresh cherry, mint, thyme or coltsfoot leaves.

- Apply on the forehead and temples fresh cabbage leaves, a little bit crushed. The cabbage juice can also lubricate the wrists for greater efficiency.

- Apply on the temples, for 15-20 minutes, half an onion (or onion slices), which will remove the pain.

- Place mustard or grated horseradish compresses on the neck, and mustard compresses on the feet.

- Cut a lemon peel (without the white part) and apply on the temples, keeping it on until the pain disappears (there may appear red spots on the skin).

- If you have hypertension, take very hot foot and hands baths (but this is not recommended for those with low blood pressure).

- For migraines, mustard flour poultices applied to the neck, forehead and feet, are very efficient.

- Boil some absinthe in olive oil. The mixture is applied on the painful area or used as compresses.

- Apply on the temples and nape cold compresses of peppermint infusion (30 g of mint in 1 liter of water) or cold water compresses (ice bag on the head for 1-2 minutes), then on the sides of the neck.

- For migraines occurring after a prolonged intellectual effort, take a cold shower at the feet (for 1 minute), and afterwards gently massage the neck and back.

- In case of persistent headaches, drink hot cabbage juice (half cup, two or three times a day), or potato juice (one quarter cup, three times daily before eating).

- Drink blackcurrant juice (one quarter cup, three times daily).

- In case of headache caused by stress, drink at night before going to bed, a glass of water with one tablespoon of sugar (dissolved).

- Drink honey mixed with apple vinegar (equal parts), one spoon a day.