Cheruthen (Balinese Medicinal Honey)

Cheruthen, or Stingless Bee Honey is a rare medicinal honey which is twice as nutritious as ordinary honey.

• Stingless bee honey (from Meliponini bees) is considered medicinal because it collects nectar and pollen from small, wild-growing plants where it is it is difficult for bigger bees to get inside smaller flowers.
• Stingless bees largely feed on coco palm, banana, guava, papaya, mango, tamarind, thumbapoo, touch-me-not plant (thottavadi), jackfruit tree, tulsi (holy basil), kulir mavu, teak
• Cheruthen is thinner than normal honey, because of its high moisture content. This ferments the honey and is considered highly medicinal.
• It has a sour-sweet taste, just like honey/lemon, because of its fermentation (similar to the process involved in making kefir)
• Because of its high antimicrobial properties, cheruthen is useful in treating a lot of diseases. It also helps build immunity
• Because of its qualities, cheruthen is used in Ayurveda and Siddha medicine.
• Cheruthen production is much less compared to that of ordinary honey.
• Normal honey bees can produce up to 40 times more honey than stingless bees.
• The average honey production by a stingless bee colony is about 350 grams to 1kg of honey in a year.
• This makes the honey from stingless bees more expensive and rare.

Medicinal uses

• Cheruthen is very effective as a wound and burn healer (in external application)
• It reduces obesity if used daily with warm water. Helps in reducing weight or beer belly
• Sharpens memory, especially for kids
• Has general antiaging (rasāyana) effects
• A very good food for brain development in children
• Very effective for cold and cough
• Helps to fall asleep deep at night
• Pregnant ladies can benefit from it
• Gives a glowing skin and lips
• One of the best natural medicine for constipation
• Contains no bee pollen. So there is no chance for allergies due to pollen
• It is also important for bones and teeth
• Aphrodisiac effects have been reported

References

• These stingless bees make medicinal honey. Some call it a ‘miracle liquid.’
• Stingless bee honey, the natural wound healer
• Cosmeceutical benefits of stingless bee honey

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