Dhurba Saud is an agricultural researcher specialising in bee ecology and honey research. He holds a B.Sc. in Agriculture from Tribhuvan University and has led FAO-supported sustainable honey-harvesting projects across Nepal. He authored the research paper "Mad Honey of the Himalayas" and presented on Apis laboriosa at the 49th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. His field research and editorial oversight inform the scientific rigour behind every entry on this index.
The effects of mad honey on the body are a direct consequence of grayanotoxin I (GTX I) and grayanotoxin III (GTX III) binding to voltage-gated sodium channels across multiple tissue types. These channels govern the electrical signalling of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and neurons. Under normal conditions, they open briefly in response to a voltage […]
