‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide

By Prayan Pokharel, Research scientist, University of Hohenheim

A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that his father-in-law had been rushed to the hospital after eating some wild honey brought back from the hills of Nepal.

Within about 30 minutes, his heart rate had dropped dangerously low and his blood pressure had collapsed. He recovered, but the episode was terrifying for the whole family.

As a chemical ecologist from Nepal, I knew immediately what had happened. My friend’s father-in-law had eaten wild…

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