Honey is a natural food with a sweet taste and is rich in a variety of vitamins and beneficial microorganisms for the human body. Drinking a cup of warm honey water every morning and evening is the most common and popular way to consume honey, which is very beneficial for health. Many people have developed the habit of drinking honey every day. Honey is often referred to as "milk for the elderly" because of its good health benefits for the elderly, especially for women and children.
Honey can promote bowel movement, prevent colds, and remove toxins from the body. Honey has good preservation properties and is not easily spoiled. Honey has low water content, and bacteria and yeast cannot survive in honey. Only certain anaerobic bacteria can exist in honey in the form of inactive spores. Therefore, some people say that honey is the only food that will not spoil. In the summer, drinking a cup of honey water with cold water can not only relieve heat and cool down but also promote health and well-being.
Honey is rich in nutrients, has a fragrant and sweet taste, and is an alkaline food. It is also an ideal natural beauty product. Many women who love beauty often drink honey to achieve the effect of nourishing the skin and also use honey as a mask to moisturize the skin. Honey can also be used as a medicine and is a very good health product. It has a sweet taste and a mild nature. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records the benefits of honey: "Honey has five medicinal properties: clearing heat, tonifying the middle, detoxifying, moisturizing dryness, and relieving pain." It has a nourishing yin effect and is suitable for people with deficiency heat; it can nourish the spleen and is suitable for people with weak constitution and post-illness recovery; it can also treat dry cough with lung dryness, and it is better to use it with ginger; after drinking alcohol, honey water can be used to relieve the hangover and replenish the depleted liver glycogen, protecting the liver.
Although honey has the effects of tonifying the spleen and stomach, moisturizing the intestines, moisturizing the lungs, and detoxifying, the pharmacological effects of honey from different nectar sources and different varieties of honey are also different. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the characteristics and nourishing functions of various honey types and make appropriate choices to find the most suitable honey for the specific conditions of the people who consume honey.
Clover honey, lavender honey, bitter melon honey, loquat honey, and locust flower honey have the effect of reducing internal heat; snow lotus honey (tuber honey), wild rose honey, and motherwort honey have the effect of beauty and skincare; orange honey, goji honey, and loquat honey are beneficial to the lungs; poplar honey has diuretic and laxative effects; osmanthus honey, jujube flower honey, orange honey, schisandra honey, and sesame honey are good for the stomach; longan honey, schisandra honey, jujube flower honey, and royal jelly are best for treating insomnia; cauliflower honey promotes blood circulation, disperses qi, reduces swelling, and clears blockages, and also nourishes the blood and body.
All types of honey have the effect of promoting bowel movements and can promote the body's metabolism. Choosing the right method of consumption can enhance the effectiveness of honey. The best way to consume honey is to eat it raw, without diluting it with water, to preserve the nutritional components. In addition, honey should not be stored for more than 3 months. Although honey is not easily spoiled, storing it for too long can cause some damage to the nutritional substances in honey.
Honey itself is rich in nutrients. In the process of consumption, it is necessary to protect the nutritional components of honey. To ensure that the nutrients and their components are not destroyed, honey is best consumed diluted with water below 40℃ or cold water. Hot water can destroy the unique enzyme in honey, and the content of this enzyme is an important indicator of honey quality. When consuming honey, not only the water temperature of diluting honey should be considered, but also the timing of consuming honey is important. Inappropriate timing of consumption can reduce the utilization rate of active ingredients in honey. It is best to consume honey 1 hour before meals or 2-3 hours after meals. For patients with gastrointestinal diseases, the consumption time should be determined based on the condition.
The editor's tips:
500 grams of fresh celery, after cleaning, crush and squeeze the juice. Add an equal amount of honey to the juice and take 1 tablespoon 2-3 times a day before meals. It has a good effect on urinary stones, prostatitis, and dermatitis. Take 250 grams of honey, 60 grams of orange peel, and 30 grams of ginger. First, boil the orange peel and ginger with water, remove the residue, and take the juice. Repeat the boiling process 3 times, combine the medicine liquids obtained each time, and boil the combined liquid with low heat until it becomes sticky. Mix the honey into the medicine liquid and bring it to a boil. After cooling, bottle it for later use. Take 3 tablespoons of this medicine liquid 3 times a day.
This method has a good therapeutic effect on cough caused by wind and cold. Take a suitable amount of fresh cucumber, crush and squeeze the juice. Mix 1 cup of juice with 1 tablespoon of honey and take 2-3 times a day. It can moisturize the intestines, promote kidney function, and prevent hair loss and hyperthyroidism in the elderly. Take 30 grams of honey and 3 grams of borax. Mix the borax with honey, and then use a cotton swab to apply the mixture to the oral ulcer. After leaving the ointment for 15 minutes, rinse the mouth with clean water. Apply 3 times a day. Generally, the ulcer can be relieved or cured after using the ointment continuously for 4 days.
