Honey is a food produced by bees and it is famous for its sweet taste and numerous remedies. If you have used a few home remedies in your life, then you have probably used honey in at least one of them. Don’t be surprised to know that honey can be used in multiple remedies because it has antifungal and antibacterial properties, not to mention that it is full of anti-inflammatories and antioxidants, that is why honey has a wide spectrum of uses.
I personally use honey a lot in either home remedies or for cooking purposes. My family and I can be considered honey addicts because we use it a lot. I thought I knew a handful of honey uses, but it turns out that I was wrong. In this article, I am going to show you 50 honey uses you should know about. YES! 50.
- Relieve and build immunity to hay fever
- Treat acne
- Reduce a fever
- Promote shiny and moisturized hair
- Ease food poisoning symptoms
- Whiten teeth
- Fight allergies
- Reduce anxiety and promote calm dispositions
- Deal with chronic dandruff
- Counteract indigestion
- Pump up eyelashes
- Suppress nighttime coughing
- Improve digestion
- Relieve nausea
- Enhance brain function
- Help heal skin ulcers
- Treat a burn wound
- Soothe sore throats
- Smooth and moisturize dry skin
- Relief itchy, flaky scalp and heal lesions
- Increase metabolism and promote weight loss
- Stimulate hair growth
- Prevent bandage from sticking to scabs
- Protect hair from split ends
- Treat bronchial asthma
- Improve sleep during a cold
- Counteract a hangover
- Stimulate mental alertness
- Boost the immune system
- Treat constipation
- Treat asthma
- Promote sunburn healing
- Disinfect and soothe skin wounds
- Fight diarrhea
- Calm chills during a cold
-
Halt hiccups
- Cleanse the liver and colon of parasites
- Reduce throat inflammation
- Calm a yeast infections
- Increase melatonin and promote healthy night sleep
- Treat urinary tract infections
- Alkalize the body’s pH level
- Treat athlete’s foot
- Reduce cholesterol levels and lower risk of cardiovascular disease
- Protect against cancer
- Improve blood circulation
- Ease a headache
- Treat and ease the pain of stomach ulcers
- Reverse fatigue and boost energy
- Promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria
- Promote strong bones
- Heal toothaches
As you can see, honey has so many amazing uses that can help you in various ways. However, despite the fact that honey is safe to use and consume, but it should not be given to infants under the age of 1.