Subject: Wellpet Why Honey Heals
 
Dear Listers ~  Composition of Honey from the ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture
A.I. Root.
 
    Honey is not only composed of sugars but also chemical (P. 352)
properties dependant on the nectar source (almost like Natures own Bach
Remedies if you will :) it is also composed of proteins, minerals ~ Page
257 ~ 27 mineral elements found using sensitive spectrographic methods,
sugars (15 identifiable sugars) amino acids: 11 to 21 different free
amino acids dependant again on the floral source of the nectar...
Enzymes which is one of the characteristics (P. 358) which sets honey
apart from all other sweetening agents is the presence of enzymes.
Honey Colloids! In all types of honey are to be found very minute
particles of suspended matter called colloidal particles. These minute
particles are kept in suspension by virtue of positive electrical
charges carried by them. This causes them to repel each other and keep
themselves in suspension. P. 366
Hygroscopicity ~ an interesting property of honey is it's ability to
absorb moisture from the air under certain conditions, this accounts for
it's "drawing" ability. P. 359
 
15000 BC  (no typo there:) is the first record we have of Bee keeping.
It is a painting  of the Madalenian period (Paleolithic Era) found on a
rock of the " Cuevas de La Arana" in Valencia, Spain.
3000 BC~ written records of bee keeping found in Ancient Egypt show that
it was a common practice.
Pages 17 - 23  The entire time line of bee keeping is here..
 
 
also...
Dr Peter Molan MBE, Associate Professor in Biochemistry at The
University of Waikato New Zealand, has since 1981 researched into the
ancient healing properties of honey. He has shown scientifically that
most honeys have varying degrees of healing properties due to a
naturally occurring hydrogen peroxide agent. He found that when honey
comes into contact with body moisture the glucose oxidase enzyme
introduced to the honey by the bee, slowly releases the antiseptic
hydrogen peroxide. This is released at sufficient levels to be effective
against bacteria but not tissue damaging.
 
    More recently Dr Molan and his research team found in some (but not
all) manuka honeys a second natural, anti-bacterial component. This
non-peroxide or UMF  component in Active Manuka Honey is effective
against notoriously more resistant bacteria such as super bug
staphylococcus aureus and helicobacter pylori. It is resistant to heat
and more resistant to being broken down by the catalase effect of body
fluids than the hydrogen peroxide activity.
http://www.wave.co.nz/pages/honey/index.html
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Cheers! Marnie:)
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test of time; lies are soon exposed." - Prov. 12:19
 
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