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honey does have mild antibacterial properties. it is a sweet way to cure mouth ulcers :-)

a glass of warm water with a spoonful of honey and a little lemon juice in it flushes out toxins if taken on empty stomach in the morning. this is also a cure for soar throats.

i have heard it is good as a moisturizer. but when i tried it out, my skin tingled and i haven't used it again.

My mom's cough syrup was honey, lemon juice, and scotch whiskey.
I remember being quite young, and asking her to make that cough syrup for me, 'coz it was so-o-o good. :) She'd sit me on the kitchen cabinet, and feed it to me in a teaspoon.

Please, no comments about my mother. I'm not an alcoholic, and I'm quite healthy. ;)

I am allergic to honey, so is my mom and a first cousin. No one else in the family has the allergy. I have never heard about anyone else being allergic to honey. I do so much like the taste of honey, besides the fact that it has so many other uses/advantages. But every time I have tried consuming it, I have ended up with swollen lips, scratchy tongue and throat, and an upset stomach. I wonder if anyone else has ever experienced this and if they ever got over it. Still hoping to get over my allergy...

Er, on toast, in yoghurt, on porridge? I love cakes and puddings that have honey in rather than sugar. I do use it mixed with yoghurt in a face mask too.

People with allergies are sometimes advised to consume locally produced raw honey as a way of boosting their immunity to pollen. I've also used it as a hair and face mask, although it can be a pain to remove.

Manjari: are you allergic to anything else? You could be having a reaction to the pollen in the honey and not the honey itself. Have you been skin tested for allergies?