Honey is increasingly used around the world for its great uses as a natural sweetener, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial.
1. Things to know about honey
Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees using nectar from flowers, there are about 320 types of honey that vary in colour, smell and taste.
Honey contains mainly sugar, as well as a mixture of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, iron, zinc and antioxidants. It is commonly used as a sweetener in foods as well as used as a medicine.
Honey can be contaminated with germs from plants, bees and dust during production, collection and processing. Fortunately, the inherent properties of honey prevent these bacteria from living or reproducing.
However, some spore-producing bacteria, such as the type that causes botulism, can still grow and thrive. This explains why honey can cause poisoning in infants.
Honey is used to treat coughs, diabetes, high cholesterol levels, asthma and fever. It is also used to treat diarrhoea, mouth ulcers during cancer treatment, and stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Honey also provides a good source of energy during exercise or in people who are malnourished. Drinking diluted honey helps relieve pain and heal wounds after tonsillectomy.
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2. Uses of honey
With its superior properties, honey has many uses in production and food. In foods, honey is used as a natural sweetener. In manufacturing, honey is used as a flavouring and moisturizer in soaps and cosmetics. Some common uses of honey include:
Cough Treatment: Eucalyptus honey and Labiatae honey can act as reliable cough suppressants for some people with upper respiratory tract infections and acute night coughs. Drinking a small amount of honey at bedtime is effective in reducing the number of coughs in children 2 years and older. Additionally, drinking water containing small amounts of honey reduces cough frequency in adults with persistent coughs after they become ill.
Diabetic foot ulcers: Most research shows that applying dressings containing honey to diabetic foot ulcers seems to reduce healing time and prevent the need for antibiotics. But not all studies agree.
Reduces dry eyes: Using honey eye drops or a special eye gel in the eyes (Optimel Manuka plus eye drops or Optimel Antibacterial Eye Gel) helps make eyes less dry. These products can be used along with regular dry eye treatments such as petroleum jelly drops and warm compresses on the eyes.
Mouth ulcers due to radiation or chemical treatment (mucositis): For patients requiring radiation therapy, mouth ulcers are one of the common symptoms. Drinking honey before and after radiation therapy sessions helps reduce the risk of developing mouth ulcers. In addition, applying honey to mouth ulcers or drinking honey also helps heal mouth ulcers caused by chemotherapy.
Honey helps treat mouth ulcers caused by radiation or chemical treatment
Wound healing: Using honey preparations directly on the wound or using bandages containing honey helps significantly improve wound healing such as post-surgical wounds, chronic leg ulcers, abscesses, and burns. , scratches, where the skin is taken for grafting. Honey also helps reduce odour and pus, helps clean wounds, reduces infection, relieves pain and reduces wound healing time. Honey is generally safe in adults and children older than 1 year. It may be useful in treating burns, coughs, and possibly other conditions.
Cardiovascular disease: Antioxidants in honey help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Improves neurological conditions: Studies show that honey may provide anti-depressant, anti-convulsant and anti-anxiety benefits. At the same time, honey also helps prevent memory disorders.
Honey has antibacterial effects: In the laboratory, honey has been shown to hinder the growth of food-borne pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella, and to fight certain bacteria, including including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The darker the honey, the better its antibacterial and antioxidant properties.
3. Instructions for using honey properly
Honey is only safe for adults and children one year of age and older. Never give honey to children under 1 year old, especially infants, as it can cause a rare but serious gastrointestinal condition (infantile botulism) due to exposure to the spores. Clostridium botulinum. Spores of botulism bacteria found in dust and soil can get into honey, and infants do not have a developed immune system to fight infection. Besides, bacteria from the spores can grow and multiply in the baby’s intestines, creating dangerous toxins.
Honey needs to be used properly, avoid overusing honey, which can negatively affect the user’s health
But parents can feed their children cereal containing honey because this is a cooked product.
Some people who are sensitive or allergic to specific ingredients in honey, especially bee pollen, should not use honey. Bee pollen allergy can cause severe and sometimes fatal reactions in the body. Signs and symptoms of a reaction include: wheezing and other asthma symptoms, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, fainting, irregular heartbeat, etc.
Rhododendrons honey contains toxins that can cause heart problems, low blood pressure and chest pain.
For pregnant and lactating women: it is completely possible to use products made from honey, however, you should not use too much.
Diabetics should limit the use of large amounts of honey because it can increase blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Even if honey is natural, it is no better than sugar. white or brown is common for dieters or people with diabetes. A tablespoon of honey has more carbohydrates and calories than white or brown sugar.
To order honey at the best price, please contact:
VLUX VIETNAM IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED
Email: info@vluxexim.com/ hienchi.vlux@gmail.com
Website: vluxexim.com
Address: No. 58A Vo Van Dung Street, O Cho Dua Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam.
Mobile/Whatsapp/Wechat: +84 812 887 858
VLUX VIETNAM IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED
Email: info@vluxexim.com/ hienchi.vlux@gmail.com
Website: vluxexim.com
Address: No. 58A Vo Van Dung Street, O Cho Dua Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam.
Mobile/Whatsapp/Wechat: +84 812 887 858
