The Benefits of Honey: A Remedy for Sore Throats, Wound Care and More

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Easy Honey Uses

Antibacterial: Apply honey to cuts, scrapes or burns and cover with a clean bandage. Change dressings one to three times daily, as needed. Note: Excessive heat or prolonged exposure to light can rob honey of its antibacterial properties. Always store in a dark, cool place.

Disinfectant: Take several tablespoons of honey daily for internal disinfection.

Nursing salve: Nursing mothers, try covering cracked, sore nipples with honey-soaked gauze to prevent infection.

Sore throats: Many opera singers add honey to a glass of warm milk and sip slowly. This helps soothe the throat.

Insomnia: Mix a half glass of warm water with 2 tablespoons of honey and the juice of a lemon and an orange. The darker the honey, the better this works.

Honey pick-me-up: Combine 2 tablespoons honey, 2 teaspoons pollen, a teaspoon of ginseng, and dried orange peel. Take with a spoon. Asian healers believe that this creates a feeling of total rejuvenation.

Diarrhea: In 8 ounces of water, mix 4 large tablespoons of honey. This works well for bacterial diarrhea. Those with diabetes should be cautious about taking so much honey at one time.

Dieting: Honey’s double action (providing instant energy boost, while maintaining sugar levels for along time) satisfies the hunger for sweets and may keep you feeling fuller longer. For some dieters, this may be good news.


More Honey Resources

Read more articles about honey for health and other uses.

Does colony collapse disorder have you worried about your honey supply? Read the latest on our Honeybee Decline page.

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Comments

  • shanna 10/31/2009 11:21:03 AM

    i'm pregnant due in 2 days and i'm covered in the pupp rash. i will definitly try honey on it. ive already been sipping honey and milk to sooth my cough which has worked wonders since i cant (nor do i want to) take any cold medicine.

  • Ang 6/9/2009 5:56:30 AM

    I used to use honey and onion juice when my children had coughs and colds. Slice up a couple of onions, put them in a container and barely cover them with honey. Put a plate with a weight on to press them down. Leave overnight and in the morning strain the liquid off and use it as a cough medicine and for sore throats.
    Amazing stuff.

  • Leslie 8/20/2008 8:34:17 AM

    Warm equal amounts of honey and fresh lemon juice and drink for sore throats. My son never needed cough syrup with this remedy!!

  • anita 12/5/2007 1:02:44 PM

    I use honey for almost everything. I also use applecider vinegar
    too these 2 work like a charm when your sick

  • Dee 11/20/2007 12:55:24 PM

    I work as a nurse in Norway and use honey on a daily basis treating
    wounds. It`s a miracle cure! I see it working everyday! Could talk
    for hours about just how great it it. Dee

  • Joshua 9/13/2007 1:21:27 PM

    i had a hole in my thigh from a boil that burst so i put antibiotic
    ointment on it for 3 days the hole would not heal up one gauze pad
    with honey on it closed it up the next morning

  • alex 9/10/2007 12:02:54 PM

    suffered with asthma as 4 year old plus boils carbuncles tonsilitis
    sinuvitis up to the age of42-cut out sugar and tea put spoon of
    honey in my weak coffee drinks 6 cups a day especially at night
    beside of the bed sip every time you wake could feel the infections
    gradually disappearing up through my body.for the last 43 years had
    no infections no colds no nothing. must keep the honey going
    though--yippee

  • LobsterPond.com 4/28/2007 8:46:49 AM

    I've used honey for burns for 20 years - spread a little honey on a
    cold wet pack and apply as soon as possible to a burn. It not only
    stops the pain - it feeds the wound the nutrients and carbs taken
    out from heat and stops all blistering for most size burns. For
    sunburn- shower in cool water and apply a few drops of honey to wet
    skin then leave open to the air. If it's sticky - you've applied
    too much. Rinse off in 20 minutes. Turns sunburns into golden tans.
    Athletes feet? apply a small amount of honey on wet feet before
    socks. It will itch intensely for about 20 minutes as the honey
    draws out the fungus but it only takes 2 applications for the honey
    to completely cure the athletes foot! Also- a little history: The
    Egyptians and Chinese used it in nearly all medicinal activities
    for everything from broken legs to eye problems. And when mixed
    with milk, soaking in a milk and honey bath for a bit not only
    soothes and softens skin - but feeds the largest organ in your body
    with everything it needs to stay healthy. Sherry J

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