MEDICINE HONEY: HEALING FOR HUMANKIND

 MEDICINE

HONEY: HEALING FOR HUMANKIND

The bee assimilates juices of various kinds of

flowers and fruit and forms honey within its body,

which it stores in its cells of wax. Only a couple of

centuries ago humans came to know that honey

comes from the belly of the bee. But this fact was

mentioned in the Qur’an 1,400 years ago in the

following verse:

“There issues from

within their bodies

a drink of varying colours,

wherein is healing for men.”

[Al-Qur’an 16:69]

We are only now aware that honey has healing

properties and is also a mild antiseptic. The

Russians would use honey to cover their wounds in

World War II. The wound would retain moisture

and would leave very little scar tissue. Due to the

density of honey, no fungus or bacteria could grow

in the wound.

Dramatic improvements were visible in 22

incurable chest and Alzheimer's disease patients at

nursing Homes in England who were treated by

Sister Carole, a nun, with propolis, a substance

which bees produce to seal hives against bacteria.1

A person suffering from an allergy of a particular

plant may be given honey from that plant so that

the person develops resistance to that allergy.

Honey is also rich in fructose and vitamin K.

The knowledge contained in the Qur’an regarding

honey, its origin and properties, was discovered

centuries after its revelation.