honey benefits
Honey is not just a sweetener for your herbal teas. Raw, organic honey is an active healing agent adding valuable antiseptic and demulcent properties to your home herbal remedies.
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Honey Remedies
Honey is a time-honored wound healer because of its natural antibacterial properties. It is safe and easy to use for children and pets. Smoothe a generous dollop of a good quality raw honey over the scrape then cover with gauze and tape in place. Honey forms the basis Homemade cough syrups such as this wild cherry mixture . This wonderful syrup will sooth a sore throat and calm coughs. Tastes great too, you won't have to fight the family to get them to take it.
Caution: Raw honey and syrups made from them are not to be given to infants less than 1 year old. In rare cases raw honey can cause infant botulism.
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