Honey is obtained from the nectar of the flowers of the honey plants, which enters the goitre of the working bees; at the same time, under the action of saliva, part of the sugar cane becomes grape, the main component of honey; This honey is regurgitated by bees and is stacked in ossial cells in honeycombs that are sealed with wax caps after the part of the water evaporates and when the bee releases some formic acid from its poisonous sac in the honey (to avoid that the honey ferments).
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Honey is a product of longevity. One of the population censuses and subsequent studies carried out by sociologists have established: among long-term residents (over 100 years), beekeepers or members of their families prevail.
But not everyone knows that different types of honey are useful and suitable for treatment in different ways. You can learn about this through old handwritten texts, which describe the characteristics of many varieties of honey and recommendations on the use of honey for the treatment of various diseases, as well as people of medical age. Good honey has a delicate aromatic aroma. The aroma of honey is characteristic of this variety and is due to the content of several substances brought from the nectar, among which are the esters, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, carboxylic compounds.
The honey produced by the bees from the sugar syrup without impurities of nectar, has no smell. The aromatic substances are volatile, so the smell of honey weakens over time. The color and the smell of the honey depend totally on the respective qualities of the nectar of the flowers, from which it is prepared by the bees.
Recommendations for those who want to buy high quality natural honey: 🍯
- Honey should be purchased in stores where veterinary control is exercised over its quality.
- The honey offered in the network marketing system with home delivery is generally of unknown origin.
- The honey should have a uniform consistency, have the appropriate aroma.
- It is preferable to buy honey from the manufacturer, instead of from the reseller.
Useful properties of honey. 🍯
✔ Honey is of vegetable origin, rich in vitamins (A, B1, B2, B6, C, PP, K, E, pantothenic acid, folic acid) and contains more than 300 trace elements (manganese, silicon, aluminum, boron, chrome , copper, lithium, etc.). nickel, lead, tin, zinc, osmium and others), which significantly accelerate the metabolic reactions that occur in the body.
✔ The combination of trace elements is very close to the content of trace elements in human blood. Honey is a collection of simple sugars (glucose, fructose), a small dose of toxins (pollen) and water.
✔ Honey contains 60 times more vitamin A than beef. Honey also contains organic acids (malic, tartaric, citric, lactic and sorrel), biogenic stimulants (which have a positive effect on the body, activating their vital activity).
✔ Honey is absorbed by the human body 100%, which can not be said of other products. Honey is not only an energy product of carbohydrates, but also a therapeutic and prophylactic agent that strengthens and rejuvenates the body.
✔ Honey improves immunity, has a bactericidal effect, has anti-inflammatory and expectorant effects, has analgesic and restorative properties, has a pronounced antiallergic effect.
✔ In folk medicine with colds, honey has been used for a long time. Honey reduces acute and irritating cough, relieves pain in arthritis. Honey has a calming effect on the stomach. Honey also helps older people maintain their health.
Types of honey and properties
The bees, when collecting the honey from the flowers, are impregnated with pollen, which gives rise to the laboratories to identify the flower from which they have been nourished. The scientists, by taking samples of the sweet delicacy of the bees and, after the corresponding analysis, can identify if it is rosemary, sunflower, orange blossom, linden, mustard ...
Linden honey
His amendment can be called champion among all varieties of honey for its healing properties. It has a pleasant aroma of lime, pale yellow. White crystallized honey crystallizes quickly in small crystals. It has a specific sharp taste. It has high nutritional and healing properties. It has antibacterial properties. It has an expectorant, anti-inflammatory and slightly laxative effect. In folk medicine, it is used in the treatment of angina pectoris, rhinitis, laryngitis, brongitis, tracheitis, bronchial asthma, as a cardio-strengthening agent, for inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, renal and biliary diseases. It has antiseptic properties. It works well for purulent wounds and burns. This honey can be used in the treatment of any disease, if it does not have the appropriate degree of honey that is used in the treatment of a disease.
Acacia honey
White acacia honey has a delicate aroma and a pleasant flavor. Fresh honey has a clear transparent color. It crystallizes very slowly, acquiring a milky white color; Honey can be stored for a long time as a syrup. Of all the honey is the liquid. It is used as a general tonic, as well as for insomnia, gastrointestinal, biliary and renal diseases.
Sunflower honey
This is the main variety of beekeeping products in the southern regions of Ukraine. It has a nice characteristic flavor and a weak aroma. In liquid form, light golden color. The crystals crystallize very quickly, large yellow honey and crystallized. It has good nutritional and therapeutic properties (bactericides).
Mustard honey
In liquid state, it is golden yellow, then, while freezing, it acquires a creamy tinge. It crystallizes the fine grains. It has a pleasant aroma and flavor. It has good nutritional and healing properties. It is recommended for diseases of the respiratory system.