Honey treatment. Application of honey for various ailments. Recipes and Recommendations

Since time immemorial, beekeeping products have taken a strong position in the treatment of a variety of ailments, whether serious diseases or simple cosmetic defects. Today, honey treatment is recognized even by official medicine and is prescribed by doctors in parallel with medication. Especially often it is used to prevent or improve the general state of the body after the diseases.

Ways of using honey

Treatment with honey is not limited to ingesting it: today it is used for inhalations, compresses and masks, infusions. The most effective is the diluted honey, for example, in water, tea, herbal infusion or in milk. This is due to the fact that in such a consistency it is easier to digest by the body: useful substances are absorbed into the blood more quickly and more and distributed. As for inhalations, you need to breathe 30% solution. At home, the inhaler is a kettle or a pot.

Is honey always useful?

Treatment with honey is allowed only in the absence of allergic reactions to it. Unfortunately, very many people can not apply this sweetness for this reason, neither internally, nor externally. Even if no side effects have been observed previously in the form of rashes, swelling or itching, mixed with other ingredients honey can cause allergies. Also, do not consume more than 200 g of this product per day (this is an adult dosage), distributing it as follows: morning ¼, afternoon ½ and evening ¼ part.

Honey treatment: recipes of folk medicine

Thanks to the many recipes that are passed down from generation to generation and are being improved from year to year, honey treatment is one of the first places in folk medicine. These methods are bribed with their naturalness, availability and efficiency. The main components of these recipes are vegetables and fruits, herbs, other folk remedies. Honey treatment can be used in cases where medicines can do more harm than good. This applies to the treatment of young children or the elderly, for whom it is difficult to choose medication because of poor immunity .

• Radish with honey Used to treat cough, bronchitis. To prepare the medicine you need to take one root, thoroughly wash it and cut off the tip. Then with a knife or spoon make a groove and pour honey in there. To honey has acquired healing properties, you need to leave it for several hours, and then eat 3-4 times a day for a teaspoon.
• To cure a cough and unblown bronchitis the following composition will help: anise seeds (2 tablespoons), a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of honey dissolve in a glass of water, boil and filter. Drink 10 ml (this is 1 tablespoon) every 2 hours.
• For very young children, you can prepare a mixture of one part of honey and one part of olive oil. Give this drug you need 2.5 ml. during the day.
• With an acute cold provoked by adenoids, dissolve honey with red beet juice 30/70 and drip 5 drops into each nostril.
• With constipation, it is recommended to use fresh pulp of pumpkin (or seeds) with honey or cooked pumpkin porridge.
• Also, with strong constipation, you can alleviate the condition with a mixture of dried apricots and prunes (400 grams each), Alexandria leaf (1 pack) and liquid honey (200 ml). Dried fruits and grass are crushed in a blender or meat grinder and poured with honey. This mixture should be used in the morning on an empty stomach (1 tsp) or before going to bed, washing down with water at room temperature (not less than a glass).

Solving cosmetic problems with honey

Widely used this product of beekeeping and in cosmetology: honey treatment of weakened hair, rashes on the face and body, obesity and cellulite - all this is included in the list of salon procedures of different levels. At home, you can prepare a variety of face masks (selecting components based on the type of skin), do anti-cellulite wraps and self-massage.