The healing gifts of honey: Patricia Kyritsi Howell encourages a new look at the honey pot.(herbal healing)

From: New Life Journal | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Howell, Patricia Kyritsi | Copyright information

Honey is one of the oldest remedies in the world. Archaeological evidence shows that as early as the Neolithic period, people living on the Greek island of Crete were making, using and exporting honey-based medicines. They created honey with specific healing properties by locating hives near medicinal plants, such as sage and thyme, as they bloomed--a practice beekeepers still use today.

The medicinal use of honey was widespread throughout the eastern Mediterranean, and ...

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