Introduction Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowersforum.wahdahbandung.com "The definition of honey stipulates a pure product that does not allow for the addition of any other substanceforum.wahdahbandung.com This includes, but is not limited to, water or other sweeteners," according to the United States National Honey Board 2003 and other nations' food regulationsforum.wahdahbandung.com Honey is significantly sweeter than table sugar and has attractive chemical properties for bakingforum.wahdahbandung.com Honey has a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweetenersforum.wahdahbandung.com
Liquid honey does not spoilforum.wahdahbandung.com Because of its high sugar concentration, it kills most bacteria by crenationforum.wahdahbandung.com Natural airborne yeasts cannot become active in it because the moisture content is too lowforum.wahdahbandung.com Natural, raw honey varies from 14% to 18% moisture contentforum.wahdahbandung.com As long as the moisture content remains under 18%, virtually no organism can successfully multiply to significant amounts in honey, though, importantly, enough bacteria survive to make honey dangerous for infants (especially Clostridium botulinum)forum.wahdahbandung.com
The study of pollens and spores in raw honey (melissopalynology) can determine floral sources of honeyforum.wahdahbandung.com Because bees carry an electrostatic charge, and can attract other particles, the same techniques of melissopalynology can be used in area environmental studies of radioactive particles, dust, or particulate pollutionforum.wahdahbandung.com
A main effect of bees collecting nectar to make honey is pollination, which is crucial for flowering plantsforum.wahdahbandung.com
Islam and honey More than 1400 years ago Allaah and His messenger told us that honey can heal a variety of medical problemsforum.wahdahbandung.com
Allaah Says (what means):
"And the Lord inspired the bee, saying: Take your habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erectforum.wahdahbandung.com Then, eat of all fruits and follow the ways of your Lord made easy (for you)'forum.wahdahbandung.com There comes forth from their bellies a drink of varying colors wherein is healing for menforum.wahdahbandung.com Verily in this is indeed a sign for people who thinkforum.wahdahbandung.com" [Quran 16:68-69]
The Prophet has also told us of the healing found within honey for a variety of medical problems, including stomach ailmentsforum.wahdahbandung.com It is reported by Al-Bukhaari that a man came to the Prophet because his brother had a stomach disorderforum.wahdahbandung.com The Prophet said:
"Let him drink honeyforum.wahdahbandung.com" The man returned a second time complaining that no improvement happened in his brother’s case, and again the Prophet responded: "Let him drink honeyforum.wahdahbandung.com" The man returned again, and said: "I have done that but to no availforum.wahdahbandung.com" Thereupon the Prophet responded:
"Allaah has said the truth, but your brother's stomach has told a lieforum.wahdahbandung.com Let him drink honeyforum.wahdahbandung.com" He drank it and was curedforum.wahdahbandung.com
It is also reported that the Prophet said:
"Make use of the two remedies: honey and the Quranforum.wahdahbandung.com" (At-Tirmithi)
Modern medicine has only recently discovered the fact that honey is a remedy to many diseasesforum.wahdahbandung.com Traditional uses of honey have included honey mixed with lemon for sore throatsforum.wahdahbandung.com Honey coats the throat and reduces throat irritationforum.wahdahbandung.com Research has already shown that honey blocks the growth of oral bacteriaforum.wahdahbandung.com
Honey has also been used for stomach pains and problemsforum.wahdahbandung.com Modern research shows that honey is effective when used in the treatment of gastric or peptic stomach ulcersforum.wahdahbandung.com Research has also revealed that honey is effective in the treatment of various wounds and infections because of its antimicrobial (antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal) propertiesforum.wahdahbandung.com
Researchers are not absolutely sure why honey heals but they are learning new things about honey everydayforum.wahdahbandung.com As mentioned in the beginning, honey contains a variety of sugars and mineralsforum.wahdahbandung.com Honey is also considered an antioxidantforum.wahdahbandung.com This means it allows the blood to circulate better and provide more oxygen to areas of the body such as the brainforum.wahdahbandung.com
Honey can also be used externally to promote healing when applied to wounds, even postoperative woundsforum.wahdahbandung.com Honey has also been effective in its use to treat burnsforum.wahdahbandung.com It has even been shown to be low in calories and useful as a sweetener for diabetics, people with heart disease or those overweightforum.wahdahbandung.com
Although there is healing in honey for a variety of medical disorders, certain precautions should be taken:
1- Children under the age of one year should not be given honey due to the possibility of infant botulismforum.wahdahbandung.com This type of food poisoning can be deadly, however, it only seems to affect infants under one year of ageforum.wahdahbandung.com
2- If you have any known allergies to specific plants, then you should make sure the honey you are using is not produced from that plantforum.wahdahbandung.com
3- People with allergies to bee stings should be careful when using other bee-related products such as propolis or royal jellyforum.wahdahbandung.com
However, if these precautions are followed, then honey may, Allaah willing provide healing for youforum.wahdahbandung.com
ConclusionMuslims acknowledge and accept that Allaah and His Prophet know better and that our Creator Has revealed the truthforum.wahdahbandung.com Therefore, we study the research that is available, not to confirm or deny the truth that has been revealed by Allaah and his Prophet but to learn of new ways we can use honeyforum.wahdahbandung.com
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