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In Reply to: No posted by Awe-d-o-file on September 23, 2016 at 12:48:29:
...from Wikipedia:
"Accidental intoxication of humans by mad honey has been well documented by several Classical authors, notably Xenophon, while the deliberate use of such honey as a medicine and intoxicant (even hallucinogen) is still practiced by the Gurung tribe of Nepal, who have a long tradition of hazardous cliff-climbing to wrest the precious commodity from the nests of Apis dorsata laboriosa, the giant Himalayan honeybee." (emphasis mine).
Same article mentions ethanol as another potential honey toxin. Guess it all depends on your definition of "toxic".
And then there's this from another Wiki article on honey in general:
"People who have a weakened immune system should not eat honey because of the risk of bacterial or fungal infection..
And infants are at risk of botulism from ANY honey consumption. Yoiks!
Personally, I'm much more concerned about the pesticides in honey and other nearly unavoidable toxic crap in we've dumped into the environment. And after all that, I think I'll still be enjoying honey, in moderation of course.
Thanks for the "can you believe this" moment.
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