Yep, that's my medicine cabinet. At our house, we use raw honey as our antibacterial ointment for cuts and scrapes. I first tried this treatment when I discovered that I was allergic to neomycin, which is used in commercial antibacterial products.
Raw honey naturally has antibacterial properties that help wounds to heal. These same antibacterial properties are the reason that honey has no expiration date. If bacteria can't grow in the jar, it's not going to spoil.
If you are considering adding honey to your own medicine caninet, you will want to get a kind that has not been pasteurized. Pasteurization involves heating, which changes the chemical properties of the honey. Raw honey has healing properties, whereas honey that has been heated is indigestible to the body. For this reason, Ayurvedic practitioners do not recommend cooking with honey. Eating cooked honey clogs the digestive channels. Pasteurized honey is actually so different from raw honey that bees do not recognize it anymore. Dissolving honey in warm water or tea is chemically different than cooking it, so there is no need to worry about that!
I have used honey to heal many cuts, scrapes, and burns. In addition to these topical uses, eating raw honey helps to balance blood sugar and support healthy immune function.
Enjoy!
Raw honey naturally has antibacterial properties that help wounds to heal. These same antibacterial properties are the reason that honey has no expiration date. If bacteria can't grow in the jar, it's not going to spoil.
If you are considering adding honey to your own medicine caninet, you will want to get a kind that has not been pasteurized. Pasteurization involves heating, which changes the chemical properties of the honey. Raw honey has healing properties, whereas honey that has been heated is indigestible to the body. For this reason, Ayurvedic practitioners do not recommend cooking with honey. Eating cooked honey clogs the digestive channels. Pasteurized honey is actually so different from raw honey that bees do not recognize it anymore. Dissolving honey in warm water or tea is chemically different than cooking it, so there is no need to worry about that!
I have used honey to heal many cuts, scrapes, and burns. In addition to these topical uses, eating raw honey helps to balance blood sugar and support healthy immune function.
Enjoy!