PRODUCT OF WADI DO'AN, HADRAMAUT YEMEN
PURE YEMENI HONEY
AUTHENTIC, ORGANIC & RAW
In Yemen, the method of beekeeping has always been a traditional one. No chemicals or drugs are allowed (in modern agriculture, chemicals and antibiotics are widely used to control mites and other bee diseases in the hives). No machinery is used. To extract the honey they use smoke (from dried camel skins) that forces the bees to come out and move away. Then they take off the cover and the comb is extracted with a knife. It is put into boxes or larger containers by hand.
The honey is then poured, unheated and raw, into containers, thus preserving its vital live enzymatic constituents.
Pure Yemeni honey comes from trees which grow uncultivated in the desert area of Yemen. Sidr tree is a sturdy and deep-rooted tree which has withstood the devastating floods of Eram at Ma'arib Yemen with two other trees: the Tamarisk and the Mustard Tree. Sidr belongs to the "Ziziphus" family of plants. The average tree size normally between 7-8 meters height. Branches are soft with grey-yellow color. Flowers of the plant are yellow and it has round and yellowish fruits which turn to reddish color when mature.
To appreciate this highly revered honey, one has to understand the story behind its tree. The Sidr tree, (also known as Lote tree, Christ's Thorn, Jujube or Nabkh tree. Botanical name: Ziziphus spina-christi) is an ancient tree. It is believed that the Jujube fruit was the first thing Adam ate when he was made to descend to earth. The tree was used during the time of King Solomon and the Pharaohs to build palaces and place of worship.
All of its parts have medicinal values. Its leaves are used as a herbal shampoo, to treat dandruff, head lice, swollen eyes, abscesses, furuncles and counter obesity. Mixed with warm water the leaves are used to clean the body since they are a disinfectant and the oil from the resin is deodorant. Its wood ash is used for the treatment of snakebites. Its fruits are found to have a very high energy value. Its seeds are rich in protein; its leaves rich in calcium, iron and magnesium. The root, stem bark are also used in various medicinal preparations. Other known medicinal uses include as a stomachic, an appetizer, an astringent and also as a cough medicine.
