HONEY: ITS HISTORY AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE: A REVIEW
Honey is produced by honey0bees as blossom honey or nectar honey by secreting nectars of flowers, and honeydew honey by secreting the exudates of plant sucking insects. The use of honey as medicine and as nutritional food by human being has been in existence from time immemorial. The benefits of honey have been praise highly since ancient times by many religious faiths and recorded in most ancient scriptures. In fact records reveal that raw honey is the most ancient sweetener, and it is noted that it has been in use throughout the world several million years ago. Honey is a sweet, flavorful liquid food of high nutritional value and immense health benefits. The use of honey is widely embraced by all religious and cultural beliefs. Honey is a natural liquid mentioned in religious books and accepted by all generations, traditions and civilizations in both ancient and modern era.