Thread by @aayurarogyam

Ayurvedic benefits of Madhu (honey) is

Chakshushya – good for the eyes (vision),

Chedi – breaks up hard masses,

Trut – relieves thirst,

Shelshmahara – balances Kapha

Useful in curing the below

Visha – toxicity

Hidhma – hiccup

Asrapitta – bleeding conditions

Meha – diabetes, urinary tract diseases

Kushta – skin diseases

Krumi – worm infestation

Chardi – vomiting

Shwasa – dyspnoea, chronic respiratory diseases

Kasa – cough, cold

Atisara – diarrhoea

Vrana shodhana – cleanses wounds

Vrana sandhana, ropana – heals wound quickly

Vatala – increases Vata

Source: Asthangahrdya Ayur text

- Fresh honey helps to increase body mass while
- Aged honey blemishes skin and decreases body mass.

- Honey should not be heated or consumed warm as it causes toxic effect.

-Cold honey should always be preferred.

According to ayurveda, there are eight different types of honey:

1. Makshikam: Used in the treatment of eye diseases, hepatitis, piles, asthma, cough and tuberculosis
2. Bhraamaram: Used in the treatment when blood is vomited
3. Kshoudram: Used in the treatment of diabetes

4. Pauthikam: Used in the treatment of diabetes and urinary infection
.5. Chathram: Used in the treatment of worm infestation, when blood is vomited and diabetes
6. Aardhyam: Effective for eye diseases, cough and anaemia

7. Ouddalakam: Increases taste and swarasudhi.Used in the treatment of leprosy and poisoning cases
8. Daalam: It increases digestion and helps in the treatment of cough, vomiting and diabetes

The categorisation of honey is based on
- The region it's collected
- Nectar floral source of that region
- Season in which flowers blossom
- Surrounding herb species

India was rich source of all types of these honey by nature's gift

Now it's a apiary farming honey with highly flavoured HFCS is what hitting the common man table

Government should focus on bee parks with rich herbal flora to revive the lost heritage in honey

Honey is not just a Sweetener it's a medicine it's a wound healer it's a must healthy component of everyone's meal

Bottled honey and labelled honey is not medicinal should be just treated as sweetned liquid..

This post is for informational purposes and not for any self medication

Almost most of honey types mentioned are extinct by natural resources and farmed exported abroad