What Honey Can Do for You?

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Many of us aware that in household because of the Anti-microbial properties of honey, it is use for relieve sore throats either in a hot drink or by the spoonful, by general public.

One spoon of fresh honey, mixed with the juice of half a lemon in a glass of lukewarm water and taken first thing in the morning, is an effective remedy for constipation and hyper-acidity. Fasting on this honey-lemon juice water is highly beneficial in the treatment of obesity without loss of energy and appetite.

Honey is an effective antidote to combat hangover from too much alcohol. It is gents on the stomach and contains a mix of natural sugar, fructose, which speeds up the oxidation of alcohol by the liver and act as a “sobering” agent.

The benefits of honey might seem old fashioned, but they are proven, time- tested and increasingly backed by medical research.



Properties of Honey:-

1.  The honey, when applied topically, rapidly clears wound infection to facilitate healing of deep surgical wounds with infection.

2.  The application of honey can promote the healing in infected wounds that do not respond to the conventional therapy, i.e., antibiotics and antiseptics, including wounds infected with methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Moreover, it can be used on skin grafts and infected skin graft donor sites successfully.

3.  The manuka, jelly bush and pasture honeys are capable of stimulating the monocytes, the precursors of macrophages, to secrete TNF-α. On the other hand, glycosylated proteins can induce TNF-α secretion by macrophages, and this cytokine is known to induce the mechanism of wound repairing.

4.  Furthermore, the ability of honey to reduce ‘reactive intermediates release’ may well limit tissue damage by activated macrophages during wound healing. Thus, the immune-modulatory property of honey is relevant to wound repair.

5.  The support for using honey as a treatment regimen for peptic ulcers and gastritis comes from traditional folklore as well as from reports in modern times.

6.  Honey may promote the repair of damaged intestinal mucosa, stimulate the growth of new tissues and work as an anti-inflammatory agent.

7.  Raw honey contains copious amounts of compounds such as flavonoids and other polyphenols which may function as antioxidants.

8.  Clinical observations have been reported of reduced symptoms of inflammation when honey is applied to wounds. The removal of exudates in wounds dressed with honey is of help in managing inflamed wounds.

9.  The beneficial role of honey is attributed to its antibacterial property with regards to its high osmolarity, acidity (low pH) and content of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and non-peroxide components, i.e., the presence of phytochemical components like methylglyoxal (MGO).






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