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RE: Manuka Honey! - Raw Foods With Super Powers [Native To NZ]

in #health7 years ago

I have seen a documentary about those bees! The natives climb the cliff and light a fire below it. The smoke calms the bees as they rappel down and collect the hallucinatory honey.

In the spring, this honey contains a rare substance from rhododendron flowers called grayanotoxin. It’s known for its intoxicating effects, giving it a reputation as an aphrodisiac, a powerful medicine, a hallucinogenic drug, and (on a far less positive note) a poison.

Read more here: http://www.realclearlife.com/food-drink/nepals-hallucinatory-honey/