is predigested bynature. Besides being easily assimilated, requiring little assistance from thegastric system, honey, in its wild form, is a great source of vitamins,minerals and food enzymes. One tablespoon daily will go a long way in promotinghealth and vitality.If rawhoney cotains all of these qualities, then why are you writing about adifferent type of honey? you may ask yourself. Is the Jatai honey any better?Jatai is amunicipality in southern Goias state, Brazil, nicknamed Bee City. Its commonname comes from the Indian Guarani word jatei (pronounced ja-teh-ee ) whichmeans hard fruit. Various palm-trees were called jatei because of its smallcoconut-type fruits. The Portuguese adapted the word to jatai.The Jataibees are a very efficient plant pollinator native to Central and South America,reaching as far as southern Mexico and northern Argentina. These bees aresocial, docile and they do not have a stinger. They are easily handled bybeekeepers. Another name for them is three doors, because they close theirbeehives opening whenever threatened by predators. The size of their coloniesvaries from 2000 to 5000 bees.This Jataihoney is one of the rarest in the world because the bees, although prevalent,are very small, creating a small beehive and producing less.The honeyis rich in vitamins, minerals, acids and amino-acids. It has various medicinalproperties, such as antibiotic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. Its effectas a bactericide (gran positive and negative bacteria) comes from a substancecalled inibina (a result from the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide producedby the honeys glucose oxidase enzyme).Braziliandoctors conducted a research on Jatai honey against fourteen other types ofhoney and were able to ascertain its superior anti-bacterial properties, aswell as confirm its recommended use as a substitute for antibiotics. One of itsknown healing attributes is in fighting and preventing cataracts, but it isalso used for cough, and the closing of open wounds.Otherrecommended uses:for sinusinfectionsforbronchial inflammations and all respiratory illnessesfor coldsand flusThe Jataihoney has a finer texture than other types of honey and its flavor is moreacid, therefore a tad bitter. It must be kept refrigerated to avoidfermentation. The honey is consumed as a nutritional element, it is used as anantiseptic, as a preservative and even as an embalmer due to itsanti-putrifying qualities. The very light-in-color, almost clear, fragranthoney produced by these bees derives from a variety of plants, including manythat comprise the shade cover for a diverse shade coffee system.InHonduras, the honey is called chumelo honey and is prized for its supposedmedicinal properties. In Colombia, their honey is highly prized and is creditedwith healing properties, especially to cure eye diseases such as cataract.Honey medicinal uses are widespread across all cultures within their range.FIVEREASONS TO CONSUME JATAI HONEY:It containsless fat (lipids) than regular honeyIt providesmedicinal benefits such as digestive aid, bronchitis, cataractsIt is anatural antibioticItstimulates the growth of native beesItincreases the polinization of native plants, biodiversity and it preserves thespecies.by Christiano Figueira