GoKawiilNepalese 'mad honey' laced with toxin sold on global e-commerce sites
Wild honey from Himalayan cliff bees, called 'bhir mauri ko maha' in Nepal, contains grayanotoxin absorbed from rhododendron nectar and can dangerously slow heart rate and crash blood pressure when eaten in excess. A chemical ecologist notes a recent case where a man was hospitalized after consuming the honey brought from Nepal's hills, and warns that such honey is now being marketed internationally on major online platforms without the dosing knowledge Indigenous communities have developed over generations.