Honey is a natural health food that has been used since ancient times. It has high nutritional value and many benefits for the body. The basic function of honey is to regulate the spleen and stomach, improve immune function, and detoxify and kill bacteria. It is a great natural product that can be used as both medicine and food, and it has significant benefits for the human body.
1. Nourishing the Spleen and Relieving Pain
Honey is rich in nutrients and has a gentle medicinal effect. In addition to providing nutrients to the body, it can also nourish the spleen and stomach, replenish qi, and relieve pain. It has a fast pain-relieving effect on acute abdominal pain and severe abdominal pain, and long-term consumption can also treat the root cause of the problem.
2. Moistening the Intestines and Promoting Digestion
Honey enters the lung meridian and moistens dryness in the lungs. Regular consumption can prevent lung diseases. For those who suffer from persistent cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and dryness in the mouth and throat due to long-term fatigue and consumption of yin and bodily fluids, honey is the preferred remedy. Honey is beneficial for moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and it has significant therapeutic effects on constipation or dry and hard stools. When combined with herbs like Thunbergia laurifolia and Centella asiatica, it can treat dry cough and chronic cough. When used to treat dry cough, coughing up blood, and other symptoms caused by weakened constitution, it can be combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, radix scrophulariae, and ginseng.
3. Detoxification and Reducing Swelling
Honey can also detoxify the body. In addition, raw honey can promote the regeneration of skin tissue and has a beneficial effect on detoxification and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat wounds, skin ulcers, burns, and scalds.
4. Enhancing Immunity
Honey can also be used to treat moderate skin damage, especially burns. When honey is used as a dressing for skin wounds, bacteria cannot grow.
5. Beauty and Weight Loss
Modern medicine has proven that honey has a regulatory effect on gastrointestinal function, normalizes gastric acid secretion, and enhances intestinal peristalsis. It significantly shortens bowel movement time, making it the preferred choice for weight loss.
6. Promoting Sleep and Enhancing Immunity
The glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, and other substances in honey can regulate the nervous system and promote sleep. Taking 1 tablespoon of honey (dissolved in 1 cup of warm water) before bed can help you fall asleep quickly. In addition, the enzymes and minerals in honey help enhance immunity.
Warm reminder: Do not eat honey together with onions. Diabetic patients should use it with caution. It is prohibited for those with diarrhea, abdominal distension, and thick tongue coating.
