After being forgotten as a viable treatment source, honey is being rediscovered as a preferred method of healing a wide spectrum of health conditions, both internally and topically on the skin.

Many cultures have embraced the concept of using honey as a medicine. Cave paintings in Spain dating as far back as 7000 B.C. show men collecting honey from a bee colony. The medicinal properties of honey have been known since ancient times. A Sumerian tablet from around 3000 B.C. prescribes honey to treat an infected skin ulcer. Papyrus writings dated 2000 B.C. from Egypt prescribes honey to treat a gaping wound of the eyebrow. Before modern-day medicine as we know it was invented, honey was used for its medicinal properties.

The ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans all used honey to treat a variety of ailments. Around 350 B.C., Aristotle wrote about honey being used to treat wounds and sore eyes. Muhammad, the Muslim prophet, recommended honey to treat diarrhea, and the Koran mentions the curative properties of honey.

Once the therapeutic value of honey was discovered, it was widely used regularly as for medical purposes. Ancient cultures accepted the use of honey as a medicine. The medicinal benefits of honey were passed on from generation to generation, and today honey is a popular medicine in many parts of the world, with a notable exception of the United States.

Why not the U.S.? Many in the American medical community still view honey as a food item and well outside the mainstream of medicine. Many U.S. doctors are reluctant to even experiment with honey for fear of being ostracized by their peers. However, European and other countries have a long history of honey and its medicinal benefits.

One U.S. company has made major strides in bringing the use of honey as a medicine back into the limelight. Honeymark International, a New York-based company uses a particular type of honey from New Zealand known as Manuka Honey in its products. Even though all types of honey have medicinal qualities, Manuka Honey seems to have more than others.

When using Manuka Honey to treat internal ailments, such as stomach ulcers, strep throat, acid reflux, etc., ingesting it is easy because many of us enjoy eating honey, and it tastes better than medicine. However, using Manuka Honey topically on the skin can be somewhat of a sticky mess. Honeymark has developed skin care products containing active Manuka Honey as a natural healing agent to avoid this inconvenience. Honeymark’s cream-based products and lotions make it easy to take advantages of the health benefits of Manuka Honey.

Honeymark offers a line of Manuka Honey skin care products to treat conditions such as infected wounds, burns, eczema, ringworm, acne, arthritis and even wrinkles. Manuka Honey has very powerful antibacterial properties that make it ideal for eliminating infectious bacteria that are responsible for many health concerns. One of Manuka Honey’s greatest accolades is its ability to health MRSA Staph infections, where antibiotics and other traditional forms of medicine have failed.

Ayurvedic herbal medicines can be safely used as an additional therapy to the modern treatment of different types of cancer. Treatment is three-pronged:- (i) reducing the tumor size (ii) preventing or stopping the spread of tumor cells via the blood and lymph ducts and (iii) directly treating the affected tissues. This treatment also reduces the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

According to the basic principles of Ayurveda, the human body consists of seven different, distinct tissues:- Rasa, Rakta, Mansa, Meda, Asthi, Majja and Shukra. The tissues which are affected due to any specific type of cancer can be directly treated with Ayurvedic medicines, and this forms the third approach to cancer treatment.

This is, thus, a short overview of the Ayurvedic approach to cancer treatment. The main advantage is that the above mentioned principles of cancer treatment can be applied to any type or form of cancer, and treatment can be tailor-made as per the specific requirements of each individual patient. This treatment can definitely improve the overall outcome and survival rates in cancer.

Long-term complications of diabetes include diseases related to the eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart, brain, intestines, sexual organs, skin and feet. Ayurvedic medicines are very effective in preventing or significantly reducing symptoms related to these complications, and are useful in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Ayurvedic medicines used specially for this are: Tapyadi Loha, Kaishor Guggulu, Agni Tundi Rasa, Vish Tinduk Vati, Kanchnaar Guggulu, Trayodashang Guggulu, Ekanga Veer Rasa, Vaat Gajankush Rasa and Amalaki (Emblica officinalis).

Thus, Ayurvedic medicines are useful both for reducing blood sugar and for treating long-term complications. These medicines can be used independently or as additional therapy to modern medicines. Ayurvedic treatment can significantly reduce the morbidity (severity of disease) and mortality (death rate) associated with diabetes mellitus.

When you meet any Ayurvedician, checkout the certification and ask for the degree-registration number. An ayurvedic doctor must be registered with a local as well as national board of Ayurveda (The Department of AYUSH, Government of India). A typical ayurvedician is capable of checking the pulse (naadi-in ayurveda) and should be able to evaluate the doshas involved in disease. Once the root cause is detected, an Ayurvedician should have the knowledge of pacifying the disease (doshas) without causing any harm to other bodily systems. The use of herbs, therapies and different components in Ayurveda is very important as it is based on the condition and degree of disease and diseased.

Unlike modern medicines and treatments, Ayurveda does not have a common treatment for the same disease occurred in two different individuals. Ayurvedician should be able to distinguish different signs and symptoms and must think about patient’s prakriti (natural characteristics) depending upon which, the treatment, diet and other regimen can be decided.

Apart from these herbal medicines, you should follow a proper diet for diabetes. It is very important to maintain a proper weight. Excessive intake of fats disturbs the normal function of the body. It blocks the circulation of blood and thus supplies fewer amounts of nutrients to different parts of the body. It affects the production of insulin, which helps in converting sugar into glucose. Once the body does not generate required amount of insulin, sugar directly enters the blood stream. The presence of sugar in the blood stream spikes the blood pressure. This all create complicated conditions and thus provoking several other health issues.

An increasing number of men are dissatisfied with their sex drive, with many suffering from erectile dysfunction ( E.D.), low libido and impotence. Many factors contribute to this decline in male potency, including overwork, stress, lack of sleep, and estrogens in the environment, among others.

Many of these men are turning to the natural herb alternatives to Viagra, Cialis and Levitra being touted on the Internet, tv infomercials, radio, or in print ads. Most, if not all these men’s herbal supplements are overpriced and many contain yohimbe, an herb known to raise blood pressure.

Such products may also be weak, and a waste of the consumer’s money. Though there are some that may work, they usually have short term results, not building libido for boosting desire, hot passion, stamina and performance in the long run.

Instead of the dissapointing fare of Viagra, Cialis and Levitra alternative pills, the male consumer needs libido enhancer herb supplements that are less likely to cause the unwanted side effects, and that also build libido to address the underlying causes.

Enter safe and effective aphrodisiac herbs to rescue the male mojo. Aphrodisiacs have been around for thousands of years, being mentioned in in the ancient Ayurvedic texts of India, the Bible, and in Chinese medicine – to name a few.

Indian Ayurvedic medicine looks at aphrodisiacs as “increasing ojas”, the sexual essence. Various Indian sexual pills therfore use spices and exotic herbs like cloves, nutmeg, saffron and ashwagandha.

Chinese have a saying… …”weak kidney, weak sex.” In their system of herbal medicine they use terms like “yin” and “yang”. Most Chinese sexual tonics aim at increasing yang, although yin is important as a foundation for deep rejuvenation of exhausted kidneys.

Think of yin as cool, yang as warm. Since yin also needed as a deep foundation, many formulas use both yin and yang herbs in them. The popular “horny goat weed” is yang for example, while licorice is yin.

The overall idea is to increase what the Chinese call “jing” or “ching”, which is the sexual essence that is similar to the “ojas” of Indian medicine. Increasing kidney energy (jing) and also “chi”, or overall “life force”, boosts sex drive.

There are herbs in other cultures like maca from Peru, damiana from Mexico, and tongkat ali from Malaysia. These are single herbs, not an herbal blend as used in Chinese and Indian Ayurvedic medicine. And they work more on testosterone and nerves , instead of kidneys.

Androgens like testosterone are naturally occuring in small amounts in some Chinese animal preparations. Some herbs increase the bodies own production of testosterone from the leydig cells of the testicles, which also contributes to robust sexual drive.

There are alternatives to the many overpriced, hyped, men’s sex boosters with glitzy packaging. The male consumer has the luxury of reasonably priced, safe, time tested and effective products of ancient cultures.