Buckwheat honey (scientific name Fagopyrum eculentum), or BWH for short, is a type of monofloral honey derived from buckwheat which used to be a highly important crop in America. As a result BWH became rather scarce around the nation and at the same time demand for it is growing. The new demand for the honey is driven by the recent discoveries made that BWH itself was confirmed to be effective on remedying children’s cough.
To put things in perspective, buckwheat honey has a distinctive taste and has a notable dark appearance that is quite comparable to that of molasses. As with other dark colored honey variants, BWH is very rich in minerals as well as compounds of antioxidants. BWH’s antioxidant content is quite comparable with those found in vegetables and at the same time it is proven to be effective in lowering the level of LDL (also known as bad cholesterol) which can boost the person’s cardiovascular health. Not surprisingly, BWH is also a very healthy substance to consume as it can help boost the person’s immune system in different ways and it can also be used to treat childhood cough.
As more studies on the remedying effects BWH has towards childhood cough, more people are realizing that the honey is not only a more natural method of treatment but also more effective than most anti-cough drugs sold over the counter at drug stores. What many buyers of anti-cough medications do not realize is that the drugs used often contain dextromethorphan, which is a treatment that is not recommended by important groups such as the American College of Test Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. More disturbingly, anti-cough medications laced with dextromethorphan carry side effects that affect the child during nighttime and this includes sleep disruption or sleep difficulty.
Buckwheat honey, on the other hand, has natural minerals that make it a more effective and safer remedy for childhood cough. It is more effective than anti-cough medications in the sense that alleviates the most common childhood cough problems such as cough severity, sleep difficulty or disruption and the frequency of the cough. BWH is also confirmed to work faster than medications by at least 25%.
Other than curing childhood cough and boosting the user’s cardiovascular health, BWH is also helpful in enhancing the healing of wounds and can even reduce scarring on the skin given the fact that the honey is also a nice source of almost twenty types of amino acids.
As buckwheat honey is proven to be healthy and helpful, finding supplies of it can be quite challenging. For one thing, buckwheat production is very low until now and this also means that BWH is not only hard to find but also quite expensive to acquire. There are only few companies in America that are selling steady supplies of it and through one of those sellers, BWH is very pricey at $14.50 for 2.5 pounds, $28 for 5 pounds and almost $60 for a gallon.
To learn more about buckwheat honey, it is recommended to learn about its health-related use with a doctor (or a nutritionist) and later talk to farmers (or legitimate online sellers) on ways on acquiring supplies of it.