Honey as a cure

Honey health benefits and let's see it in the light of Quran and sunnah

Honey contains a wide variety of vitamins,minerals,amino acids and anti oxidants.More than 1400 years ago, honey is described as source of healing in the Quran and is also mentioned as foods of paradise.

The following ayah of the holy Quran tells us that there is healing for humankind in honey.

The following hadiths will tell us what our prophet (pbuh) has said about honey:

 Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: I heard the Prophet saying, "If there is any healing in your medicines, then it is in cupping, a gulp of honey or branding with fire (cauterization) that suits the ailment, but I don't like to be (cauterized) branded with fire."  

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: A man came to the Prophet and said, "My brother has some abdominal trouble." The Prophet said to him "Let him drink honey." The man came for the second time and the Prophet said to him, 'Let him drink honey." He came for the third time and the Prophet said, "Let him drink honey." He returned again and said, "I have done that ' The Prophet then said, "Allah has said the truth, but your brother's abdomen has told a lie. Let him drink honey." So he made him drink honey and he was cured.  

Honey properties

Honey is nothing but a sweet syrupy substance produced by honeybees . Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants (floral nectar) or from secretions of other insects . The variety of honey produced by honeybees is the best-known, due to its worldwide commercial production and human consumption.

Honey is comprised of 17-20% water,70-80% fructose and glucose,pollen,wax and mineral salts.Honey is used in various foods and beverages as sweetner and for flavouring. It is also used in various medicinal purposes to treat different ailments.Honey is made up of glucose,fructose,and minerals such as iron,calcium, potassium,etc.

Benefits of honey

Anti oxidant: 

Anti oxidants are essential to be consumed for healthier life.Antioxidants are used to treat chronic illness .

Healing wounds:

Honey has the ability to absorb moisture through the air.It stimulates the regrow of tissue 

Weight loss:

Though it has more calories than sugar when consumed with warm water, honey helps in digesting the fat stored in your body. Similarly, honey with lemon juice in warm water helps in reducing weight.

Energy booster: Honey is used as an energy booster as it is rich in vitamins and minerals.

Honey is less bad than sugar for diabetes.

Supports blood formation: honey provides an important part of energy required by the body for blood formation. It also helps in cleansing the blood.

Does not accomodate bacteria:

Honey has anti-microbial property.The presence of sugar content and anti oxidants helps in fighting bacteria.

Precautions:

Although there are various benefits of honey ,few precautions also need to be taken such as 

Children under the age of one year should not be given honey as this food poison can be deadly

If you have any known allergies to specific plants then make sure you don't consume honey produced from that plant.

So finally we can say that honey is a miracle from the Quran. Let's use it to heal our diseases.