Benefits of honey for health

Posted on May 3, 2014 by john in Health care, Weight loss and diet plans

Honey has been used since ancient times for its health benefits as an antiseptic and antibacterial.

Honey is a sweet fluid produced by bees. Bees use nectar from flowers to produce honey by a process of collecting, processing and combination with an enzyme in saliva have to finally store the honey in honeycombs to ripen. The resulting honey has a sweet taste due to its high content of monosaccharides, glucose and fructose, plus minerals and water. It contains minerals like iron, calcium, phosphate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium chloride, and is rich in vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6.

Since ancient times the various benefits of honey for health are known. Among its most popular benefits for your health is antiseptic and antibacterial power. Already in traditional medicine honey to imbalances in the body material was used, and has been used for thousands of years to treat wounds. The Qur’an also refers to honey for its health benefits and healing ability. The ancient Egyptians went further and believed that honey consumption helped to live longer. In modern science we ‘ve managed to find useful applications of honey for the treatment of chronic wounds.

Benefits of honey for health.

To prevent acid reflux : according to a study published in the British Medical Journal honey may be beneficial to prevent gastroesophageall reflux.
To treat childhood gastroenteritis : Honey can be used in oral rehydration solution for children and infants with gastroenteritis. The consumption of honey in case of gastroenteritis was useful, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal, to shorten the duration of acute bacterial diarrhea and to replace glucose electrolyte oral rehydration.
Heal wounds and burns : Topical application of honey can treat diabetic ulcers in cases that do not respond to antibiotics, as well as burns and wounds, as demonstrated by the study published in The Cochrane Library. It is also cheaper than other alternatives and has fewer side effects.
Allergy treatment : a spoonful of honey a day can help reduce seasonal allergies, reducing and relieving cough.
Treatment of Infections: Honey is effective in treating chronic wound infections, according to a study published in Microbiology.
Treatment of nocturnal cough in children : honey eases nighttime cough in children with upper respiratory tract infection. Moreover, by reducing nighttime cough also relieves difficulty sleeping.