This book, titled “HONEY, NATURE'S SPECIAL GIFT TO HUMANKIND & THE ANCIENTS' SECRET OF LONGEVITY” by Dr. Peter Jurwac Deshi, explores the multifaceted nature of honey and the honeybee. The author, a trauma surgeon, highlights honey's potential as a superfood for a healthy, productive, and prolonged life, drawing from personal experiences, including its traditional use by his grandmother for various ailments and its effectiveness in wound management in his clinical practice.
The book attempts to detail important aspects of the honeybee,
Apis Mellifera, and its product, honey, emphasizing its health and longevity benefits. It positions honey as a universal, natural food substance admired across cultures, societies, and religions for generations. The aim of the book is to enhance the reader's understanding of this “universal, transnational, trans-cultural, trans-regional and trans-religious wonderful natural food substance” and its producer, the honeybee.
The introduction further elaborates on the crucial role bees play in sustaining human life and the environment, citing quotes from historical figures like Albert Einstein on the importance of bees. Honey is presented as a divine gift from nature with significant spiritual, medicinal, industrial, and nutritional attributes. The book delves into the ancient history of honey use across various civilizations, including Egyptian, Assyrian, Roman, Chinese, Indian, Mayan, Islamic, Ethiopian, Nok, and Greek, showcasing its consistent value as a food, medicine, and cultural element. It also touches upon the historical practice of beekeeping (apiculture) and honey's symbolic representation in different religions and philosophical traditions.
