Yemeni Habbaney

Honey originating from Yemen can be in all sorts of grades. An information provided from the retailers of a Honey Selling Group of Companies; Al Shifa' suggests that Summur Honey can be ranked after the Sidr Honey. Summur honey, which came from the trees like Sidr is typically found in the lush valleys of Hadhramawt. As an expatriate working in Sana'a, Summur is great as a companion with tea. It is suggested that to maintain a healthy lifestyle, take 1-2 spoons of Yemeni Summur Honey with tea, be it the Al-Kbous or Lipton. It has helped in a way that prevents cold and flu since that the temperature here may become really cold in the winter season and low oxygen level at a high level altitude.
(Extracted from StarLITE StarBRITE Blog)

It is widely known that honey in general has a preventive and curative values as such:

Honey is best for the digestive system, as it’s directly assimilative and laxative.

Honey is a ready source of energy for the body, as a large quantity of amino acids, minerals, enzymes and vitamins are present in just one ounce of honey.

Using honey twice daily provides sharpness of memory, eyesight and longer life.

When taken with milk, honey cures ulcers.

Honey helps reduce weight, if taken regularly with warm water and lime juice.

Honey with a little fruit juice also purifies the blood and helps remove bile.

Honey with papaya helps increase memory ability and cure nervous debility.
Honey may be applied to burns and in due course, scars will disappear.

Honey offers children resistance against various diseases and makes them healthy, while also assisting in their mental growth. (Not recommended for Infants)

Honey helps build hemoglobin in the blood.

In addition, more health benefits of taking honey are:
Tired and overworked individuals can recover by drinking 20 grams of honey with water (warm in the winter and cold in the summer).

It’s estimated that 30 grams of honey has a value equal to 1.65 kilograms of cheese and butter, 240 grams of meat, eight oranges or 10 eggs. A rich source of energy, along with milk, it is a perfect food.

Honey may be used on toast, bread, biscuits, baked goods, etc., to give these edibles a delicate flavor.

Honey may be used to check the stiffness of limbs in old age.

Honey promotes sound sleep.

Honey is useful for weak children, as it contains iron and copper.

Honey has various beauty applications. To give hair extra body and shine, add a teaspoon of honey to half a liter of warm water, pouring through hair after shampooing and rinsing.

Honey is a wonderful remedy for dry skin. Mix two tablespoons of honey with half a teaspoon of lime juice and gently spread on the face for 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water, leaving the skin clean, clear and fresh.

Heart patients must take two teaspoons of honey before eating.
Regular use of honey improves the liver. With its natural potassium and mineral potentials, honey is a rich, nutritious food and should be utilized to its best advantage by all age groups.


For those who have tasted Yemeni Honey and Nigella Sativa, you may also wanted to know the Nutrition Facts in these particular food products.

Manuka Honey VS Yemen Honey

By Jimmy Wane

Coupled with miraculous curing capabilities and great taste, honey has always been there to titillate our taste buds. Honey has become a part of our culinary culture and its usage dates back to the ancient time of human civilization. Its innumerable advantages have helped it to evolve as symbol of sweetness over the year. Its innumerable varieties and their different benefits have given it a distinct edge. Lets have a short tour to honeycomb to have a better understanding of its different varieties:

Yemeni Sidr Honey

It is one of those few varieties of honey that you should not forget to taste. Though Yemeni Sidr Honey is highly expensive, it can transport a person to a different world altogether. Its limited availability and high nutrition value have set it apart from the rests of its clan. As the name suggests, this honey is extracted from Sidr trees that are largely found in the desert areas of Yemen.

Though Sidr trees grow in other countries, its fineness and its unique taste can go missing if honey can be produced from those Sidr trees. The nature of the soil and the discrete method of beekeeping may contribute to the distinctiveness of this variety of honey. Furthermore, no drugs, chemicals and even no machineries are used in the process.

Yemeni Sidr Honey can recuperate a person from different diseases. It is extremely good for digestive problems, surgical wounds, respiratory infections, stomach ulcers, liver problems, constipation and many more. It can act as a shield against those diseases that are triggered by malnutrition. Furthermore, it can boost immunity system of the body and can facilitate menstruation.

Manuka honey

This variety of honey is particularly known for its amazing healing benefits that are unlikely to be found in any other types. Manuka honey is mainly derived from manuka bush, which is a native of New Zealand, and it has amazing antibacterial properties. It has proved highly effective to promote and maintain gastrointestinal health of a person. It helps in the growth of probiotic bacteria, which are good for health whereas it thwarts the growth of pathogenic bacteria that can have detrimental effects on health.

The color of Manuka honey is slightly dark and its flavor is quite strong unlike Yemeni Sidr Honey, which is absolutely fine in flavor. It is widely used as a sweetener throughout the world, and in New Zealand, it is considered as a very popular table honey.

The growing popularity of Manuka honey lies in the fact that it has higher antibacterial activity compared to any other types of honey. The main reason is that it contains an additional antibacterial component that is rarely found in other types of honey.

Manuka honey can prove highly effective to recuperate patients from arthritis, psoriasis, eczema, insect bites, ringworm etc. It contains antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory ingredients, and this is reason why its popularity is sky rocketing each day.

Though these two variations of honey are equally popular, Yemeni Sidr honey is slightly ahead in the race because of its finest quality that is unique in its own way.