- It facilitates the excretion of viscous mucus and removes excess moisture from the body.
- It is a diuretic and is beneficial for jaundice, spleen disorders, tonsillitis, and urinary tract infections.
- It is beneficial for diseases such as paralysis, dysentery, and urinary tract infections.
- It is also beneficial for hemorrhoids and genital diseases. It quenches thirst, although excessive consumption or use by people with a hot temperament may increase thirst.
- It is a diuretic and helps break down stones in the kidneys and bladder.
- It strengthens the stomach.
- It removes waste from the brain and increases appetite.
- It relieves flatulence.
- It cleans and strengthens the teeth.
- When used to induce vomiting, it helps cleanse the stomach.
- Gargling with honey water helps reduce swelling of the throat.
- Mixing vinegar with honey and using it as a mouth rinse strengthens the gums and their tissues.
- It helps strengthen the teeth and may reduce tooth decay.
- Using it with Lahori salt and onion juice is beneficial for asthma, whiteheads, itching of the eyes, and cataracts.
- Drinking honey mixed with water helps cleanse the chest, removes saliva and mucus, and relieves cough.
- Mixing honey with Lahori salt and putting a few drops into the ear is beneficial for earache, hearing loss, and pus discharge from the ear. If a high-pitched sound is heard due to an external cause, a little honey in the ear is considered beneficial.
- Honey acts as a laxative, promotes menstruation, increases milk production, and strengthens the liver.
- Kneading wheat flour with honey and applying it to swellings helps reduce them, removes boils, and cleanses them of impurities.
- Using it with vinegar and salt helps remove freckles and other skin blemishes.
- Applying it to wounds caused by mucus and infection is considered beneficial.
- Using cumin water along with honey is considered beneficial for poisoning and the bites of rabid dogs.
- Inducing vomiting with honey is believed to help remove the harmful effects of opium.
- In cases of Istisqa, dissolve two and a half tolas of honey in seven tolas of water and use it regularly; the stomach is believed to return to its original shape.
- If powdered Armenian sugar and asafoetida are mixed with honey and applied to the penis, lower abdomen, and soles of the feet, they are believed to increase sexual desire.
- Using honey with fenugreek has many benefits. It removes mucus from the chest and lungs, is beneficial for jaundice, reduces spleen swelling, helps expel kidney and bladder stones, promotes urination, relieves flatulence, and provides relief from ileus.
- Honey is very beneficial for the elderly and people with a cold temperament. It increases warmth and strength but is not considered suitable for people with a hot temperament.
- Grinding garlic in honey and licking it is believed to help remove the poison of lice.
- Applying honey to the hair helps kill lice and nits.
- Applying it with a decoction of turmeric helps remove freckles from the face.
- Applying it with salt helps reduce bruising caused by injury.
- Using honey helps maintain the body’s temperature and prevents waste products from accumulating.
- Medicines taken with honey are believed to be absorbed more quickly by the body. Its warming nature is also believed to draw excess moisture from the body, which is why its use in women’s urinary disorders is considered beneficial.
- Douching with honey mixed in water is believed to cleanse intestinal wounds, promote healing, and reduce intestinal swelling.
- People with a bilious temperament are advised to use honey with vinegar.
- Boiled honey may cause constipation in people with a phlegmatic temperament because it provides greater nourishment to the body.
- Honey derived from saatar, kabar, and karel is considered unsuitable for people with a hot temperament.
- Honey derived from hashba is considered beneficial for people with a cold temperament and for cold- and phlegm-related diseases.
- Honey is a tonic for the vital organs. It strengthens the heart, brain, stomach, and liver and is traditionally believed to stimulate vitality.
- Honey strengthens the immune system, reduces general physical weakness, and makes the body stronger and more energetic.
- In increasing physical strength, honey is considered comparable to eggs. When used with milk, it is believed to be highly effective. Along with being a blood purifier, it is also regarded as a blood builder and is believed to contain nutrients essential for healthy blood.
- For increasing physical strength, using honey with eggs, carrots, onions, and similar foods is considered highly effective.
- Honey is astringent, helps remove intestinal worms, and is widely used to preserve medicines, maintain their potency, and improve their taste. It is also considered a digestive tonic and a mild laxative. Licking a small amount after meals is believed to aid digestion and help prevent gas.
