06/14/2018 / By Zoey Sky
Aside from being a natural sweetener, preppers know that raw honey has several medicinal uses that can be helpful in a pinch. Check them out below, and don’t forget to include some honey in your supplies. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com)
Honey possesses medicinal properties because it is full of sugar with little to no water content. In fact, honey will often draw water out of less-concentrated solutions that it comes into contact with via a process called osmosis.
Bacteria and other microbes, which are “less concentrated solutions,” can’t live and grow in honey. While some kinds of bacteria can survive in their dormant spore form, they will remain inactive until they’re out of the honey.
Honey also contains antioxidants which neutralize a lot of chemical reactions, such as those used by germs, cancer cells, and our own immune cells that may cause inflammation. The antioxidants in honey can render most toxic chemicals harmless.
Since bees make honey to feed their larvae, it often includes components that are “anti-bacterial and pro-immune defense.” It might even have additional components which may be unique to specific plants that the bees visited to make honey.
These components will often give some kinds of honey unique colors and tastes, such as buckwheat honey and Manuka honey from Australia. (Related: Why every prepper needs a reserve of raw, natural honey.)
Here are some of the medicinal uses of honey:
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Keep in mind that you can’t use honey as a remedy for people with pollen allergies, especially if the bees feed on the pollen that triggers their allergies.
Now that you know about honey’s medicinal uses, keep a container at home and in your bug-out bag so you have access to a versatile and sweet remedy whenever you need it.
You can read more articles about the medicinal uses of honey and other natural cures at Healing.news.
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