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The History of Mad Honey: From Ancient Warfare to Modern Wellness
Mad honey appears in ancient accounts of armies incapacitated near the Black Sea and in long-standing traditions across present-day Türkiye and Nepal. Its modern reinvention as a wellness product draws on that history, but traditional use and dramatic historical stories do not establish contemporary health benefits or safety.
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