Honey Functions

Honey as medicine has been used human since the past 2,500 years. Honey as traditional medicine has been used in many countries and also mention on the Holly Qur’an that is a good for medicine. The numerous health benefits of honey have made it an important aspect of traditional medicines. Scientists are also researching the benefits of honey in modern medicine, especially its benefit in healing wounds. In Chinese honey source differ from the kind of bee that can cure better for certain diseases.

There is hardly any region in the world where honey is not cherished. Honey is also known as Honig in German, Miele in Italian, Miel in French, Miel in Spanish, Miel in Portuguese, мед in Russian, Honing in Dutch, Honey in Australia and μελι in Greek .

As medicine, honey will have no effected to other medicine and can be mixed with other medicine to drink, but for chemical medicine can have bad effect if mixed with other medicine.

The health benefits of honey include the following:

• Sweetener: Sugar can be substituted with honey in many food and drinks. Honey contains about 69% glucose and fructose enabling it to be used as a sweetener.
• Energy Source: Honey is also used by many as a source of energy as it provides about 64 calories per tablespoon. One tablespoon of sugar will give you about 50 calories. Further the sugars in honey can be easily converted into glucose by even the most sensitive stomachs. Hence it is very easy to digest honey.
• Weight Loss: Though honey has more calories than sugar, honey when consumed with warm water helps in digesting the fat stored in your body. Similarly honey and lemon juice and honey and cinnamon help in reducing weight.
• Improving Athletic Performance: Recent research has shown that honey is an excellent organic aids and help boosting the performance of athletes. Honey facilitates in maintaining blood sugar level, muscle recuperations and glycogen restoration after a workout.
• Source of Vitamins and Minerals: Honey contains a variety of vitamins and minerals. The vitamin and mineral content of honey depends on the type of flowers used for apiculture.
• Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties: Honey has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties and hence it can be used as a natural antiseptic.
• Antioxidants: Honey contains nutraceuticals, which are effective in removing free radicals from our body. As a result, our body immunity is improved.

Skin Care with Milk and Honey: Milk and honey are often served together as both these ingredients help in getting a smooth soothing skin. Hence consuming milk and honey daily in the morning is a common practice in many countries.