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Mad honey is a natural type of honey obtained by honey bees collecting, dehydrating, and maturing the flower nectars of Rhododendron ponticum and Rhododendron luteum species, which naturally grow along the coastal areas of the Black Sea Region and belong to the Ericaceae family. Commonly known among the public as “bitter honey” or “dizzy honey,” this honey is distinguished by its high content of grayanotoxins. The primary characteristic of this honey is that the grayanotoxins it contains directl

Delibal (Eng. Mad Honey) is a natural type of honey produced by honeybees processing the nectar collected from certain plants belonging to the Ericaceae and Sapindaceae families, particularly the species Rhododendron ponticum (purple-flowered rhododendron) and Rhododendron luteum (yellow-flowered rhododendron). The presence of neurotoxic compounds called grayanotoxins in the nectar of these plants imparts the toxic properties of mad honey. Visual of the Purple-Flowered Rhododendron Plant (AA) "