About Honey...!
Honey is composed of sugars like glucose and fructose and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron and phosphate.
It contains vitamins B1, B2, C, B6, B5 and B3 all of which change according to the qualities of the nectar and pollen. Copper, iodine, and zinc also exist in it in small quantities.
Health Benefits of Honey:
Cancer:
Honey has been promoted as being potentially of use in the treatment of cancer.[86] However, while experiments have found honey can—in common with many substances—kill cancer cells in the laboratory, there is no evidence of its benefit treating cancer in people.
Cough:
There is little evidence for or against honey as treatment of coughs for children. For chronic cough and acute cough, Cochrane systematic reviews found that there is no strong evidence for or against the use of honey.
Regulatory authorities in the US and the UK recommend avoiding giving over the counter cold medication to children.The UK authorities recommend "a warm drink of lemon and honey or a simple cough syrup that contains glycerol or honey" in children instead, but warn that honey should not be given to very young children because of the risk of infant botulism.
Boosts memory:
According to research reported by Reuters, 102 healthy women of menopausal age were assigned to consume 20 grams of honey a day, take hormone-replacement therapy containing estrogen and progesterone or do nothing. After four months, those who took honey or hormone pills recalled about one extra word out of 15 presented on a short-term memory test. That said, some critics of the study say that it wasn’t scientifically sound because it was small and didn’t last long. But still
Immune system:
People who are immunocompromised should not eat honey because of the risk of bacterial or fungal infection.
Allergies:
Consumption of honey is sometimes advocated as a treatment for seasonal allergies due to pollen, however, honey is generally considered ineffective for the treatment of rhinosinusitis.Many people swear by honey’s ability to lessen symptoms of seasonal allergy. As honey has anti-inflammatory effects and is known to soothe coughs, it may not seem like much of a stretch; but honey’s efficacy for treating allergy hasn’t been proven in clinical studies. That said, some experts say that honey can contain traces of flower pollen, and exposure to small amounts of allergens works as good treatment to combat reactions. Whether it can be proven by science or not is one thing; but at its worst, it makes for a delicious placebo.
Burns dressing:
There is some weak evidence that honey may help treat mild burns if used in a dressing.
Ingrown toenail:
Honey is of no benefit in treating ingrown toenail.
Ulcers:
Evidence does not support the use of honey-based products for the treatment of venous leg ulcers.
Kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria:
In clinical studies, medical grade honey has been shown to kill food-borne illness pathogens like E. coli and salmonella, as well as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, both of which are common in hospitals and doctors' offices.
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