In Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen described honey as "clearing away heat, tonifying middle energizer, detoxifying and relieving pain". Modern Chinese medicine believes that honey can mainly prevent and treat:
(1) Gastrointestinal diseases: constipation, duodenal ulcer, colitis, infantile dysentery, etc.
⑵ Nervous system diseases: insomnia and headache.
(3) Infectious wounds, burns and frostbite.
(4) beauty.
Honey and obesity
Sugar is mainly sucrose. Eating too much sugar from food will lead to excess fat and make people fat. The components of honey are different from sugar, mainly fructose and glucose, and also contain protein, amino acids, vitamins, inorganic salts and organic acids. Fructose and glucose are monosaccharides directly absorbed by human body, which can quickly recover and relieve fatigue. Moreover, honey contains more B vitamins, which can convert body fat into energy and release it. So although honey is sweeter than sugar, it won't make people fat. As early as in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, which was written before the public, it was recorded that honey was "long and strong, but not old." The so-called "intellectual fit" is to lose weight.
How to take honey
(1) Honey in the mouth can treat pharyngolaryngitis, and it has a miraculous effect on getting angry after staying up late.
⑵ When taken in various beverages and foods, the fragrance is elegant and the taste is sweet, but the temperature should not exceed 60 degrees.
(3) Taking concentrated honey after drinking can accelerate the decomposition of alcohol, eliminate headache after drinking and reduce the damage of alcohol to the liver.
(4) coating lips with honey can prevent the corners of the mouth from rotting; Using honey as a mask can make the skin delicate, smooth and elastic.
The dishes cooked and baked with honey instead of white sugar have good flavor, color and nutrition. In particular, jujube nectar is used in roast chicken and roast duck with golden color and unique flavor. Just try it.
[6] Taking honey half an hour before meals can stimulate gastric acid secretion, so it is advisable to take it before meals because of atrophic gastritis (lack of gastric acid). On the other hand, taking honey two to three hours after meals can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid. If you have hypertrophic gastritis (hyperacidity), you should take it after meals.
A complete collection of various honey effects
(1) Baihua honey is collected among hundreds of flowers, collecting the essence of flowers and the complete works of flowers. Sweet and moist, nutritious and nourishing, it has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing the middle energizer, detoxifying and moistening dryness, and astringing honey. It is a traditional honey variety.
⑵ Winter honey comes from nectar, a unique Chinese medicine tree species in Lingnan in winter, so it is commonly known as "winter honey". Light amber color, easy crystallization, excellent texture, sweet and slightly bitter taste. In addition to clearing away heat, invigorating the middle energizer, detoxifying and moistening dryness, honey also has the effects of sweating and relieving exterior syndrome, expelling wind and removing dampness, and has a good auxiliary effect on colds, fever, sore throat and rheumatic joint pain. It is a honey variety with Chinese medicine characteristics and is deeply loved by people in Southeast Asia.
(3) Longan honey is a unique honey variety in South China, which has the aroma of longan. This product is beneficial to the heart and spleen with longan, invigorating qi and nourishing blood, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen, clearing away heat and moistening dryness, caring skin and nourishing the middle energizer. Especially suitable for women.
(4) The south is rich in litchi honey, and litchi is known as the "king of fruits". Litchi honey is collected from the nectar of litchi stamens, which is sweet and slightly sour. It has the special effects of promoting fluid production, nourishing blood, regulating qi, tonifying middle energizer and moistening dryness, which not only moistens honey, but also has the dryness and heat of litchi. It is a unique honey seed in Lingnan and a special honey for distant relatives and friends to be Lingnan people.
5] linden honey is a unique honey variety in Northeast China. Honey is light amber in color, rich in fragrance and easy to crystallize. This product has the effects of nourishing stomach, tonifying deficiency, clearing away heat, invigorating middle warmer, detoxifying and moistening dryness, and has a certain sedative effect. It is deeply loved by Europeans and is a rare forest honey seed.
Milk vetch honey, also known as safflower honey or grass seed honey, is the main honey variety in southern China in spring. It has a natural fresh and pleasant grass fragrance, sweet but not greasy, fresh and clean, sweet, and the color is light amber. This product has the special effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, dispelling pathogenic wind, improving eyesight, nourishing the middle warmer, moistening dryness, reducing swelling and promoting diuresis. It has a certain auxiliary effect on wind phlegm cough, sore throat and fire hemorrhoids. It is a good health care product for people with exuberant deficiency fire.
Once, Sophora japonica honey was a kind of spring honey. The water is white and transparent, the texture is sticky, and it is not easy to crystallize; There is a faint scent of Sophora japonica, sweet and fresh, and the fragrance is palatable. This product has the effects of eliminating dampness and diuresis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can maintain the normal resistance of capillaries and lower blood pressure, and can be used for preventing apoplexy. At the same time, it also has the effects of clearing heat, tonifying middle warmer, detoxifying and moistening dryness. It is the top grade of honey, which is more suitable for the health care of cardiovascular patients.
(8) The rare honey seeds of osmanthus fragrans are collected from wild osmanthus fragrans nectar that blooms and secretes honey in winter in the deep mountain forest. The fragrance is rich and moist, pure and elegant, the taste is fresh and clean, sweet but not greasy, the color is white and transparent, and the crystallization is delicate. Known as the "king of honey". Osmanthus fragrans is also a valuable Chinese herbal medicine. According to the dictionary of traditional Chinese medicine, osmanthus fragrans "dispel wind and remove dampness, cure joint pain ..." Its effective component stevioside has been proved to have good nutrition and health care effects. Sweet-scented osmanthus honey also has the functions of clearing away heat, tonifying middle energizer, detoxifying and moistening dryness, and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad. In ancient times, it was a tribute to the palace.
(9) Coptis chinensis honey is the nectar of Coptis chinensis collected from Chinese herbal medicine nature reserve. It inherits the medicinal properties of Rhizoma Coptidis and the characteristics of honey, which not only has the health and nutritional value of natural honey, but also has the medicinal effect of this precious Chinese medicine. Coptis chinensis honey is yellowish in color and has a special fragrance; Sweet and bitter, sweet but not greasy. It can be said that the good medicine is not bitter, but the effect is still the same. This product has the unique effects of clearing away heat, eliminating dampness, purging fire, detoxicating, resisting bacteria and diminishing inflammation, and has the effects of calming the heart, cooling and removing fire. It is especially suitable for dietotherapy and health care for people who have excessive alcohol and tobacco, strong heart fire and upset.
⑽ Chinese gallnut honey Chinese medicine honey seed. Galla chinensis nectar collected from astringent intestines to stop diarrhea is slightly dark in color, sweet in taste and slightly fragrant with traditional Chinese medicine. This product has the effects of detoxification, antidiarrheal, sterilization and astringency, and has a good auxiliary treatment effect on deficiency of both lung and kidney, deficiency of both spleen and kidney, shortness of breath and phlegm-fire blocking the lung. It is especially suitable for patients with physical weakness, lung deficiency, kidney deficiency, chronic diarrhea and dysentery, hemorrhoids and hematochezia.
⑾ Pogostemon cablin honey is brewed by bees from the nectar of Pogostemon cablin, a rare wild Chinese medicine. Honey is amber, with a unique smell and the aroma of traditional Chinese medicine. Because the ingredients and medicinal properties of Pogostemon cablin honey are inherited from the Chinese herbal medicine Pogostemon cablin, this product is not only generally suitable for nutrition and health care, but also has a good auxiliary role in relieving summer heat and dampness, gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea and vomiting, clearing heat and detoxifying. It is an ideal dietotherapy health product for people with poor gastrointestinal function, dyspepsia and weak constitution.
⑿ Orange honey is collected from the nectar of citrus, with light yellow color, rich orange blossom aroma, sweet and slightly sour taste, fresh and clean, and refreshing. This product has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, sobering up and diuresis, reducing qi after eating, benefiting stomach heat and toxic substances, and relieving restlessness and sobering up. At the same time, it also has the effects of beauty beauty, resolving phlegm and resolving hard mass, nourishing the middle energizer and moistening dryness. This product is suitable for patients with spleen and stomach dryness, abdominal distension and gastrointestinal diseases.
[13] Salvia Miltiorrhiza honey is a pure natural honey brewed by bees from the flowers of Salvia Miltiorrhiza, which has the effect of "promoting blood production and eliminating pathogenic blood". It is suitable for women with irregular menstruation and menstrual abdominal pain. In addition, Salvia Miltiorrhiza honey can also "cool blood and reduce swelling, clear heart and remove troubles".
[14] Astragalus membranaceus honey Astragalus membranaceus is one of the essential drugs for treating qi deficiency. Astragalus honey is collected from natural Astragalus flowers, which has the effects of benefiting middle warmer, consolidating exterior, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, thus playing the roles of ascending middle warmer, diuresis, relieving nephritis, lowering blood pressure and strengthening body. It can replenish qi and consolidate exterior, and is suitable for patients with qi deficiency and hyperhidrosis.
⒂ Platycodon grandiflorum honey Platycodon grandiflorum is the main medicine for treating sore throat, which has the effects of dispersing lung qi, eliminating pathogenic factors, resolving phlegm and expelling pus. Platycodon grandiflorum honey comes from natural platycodon grandiflorum nectar, which not only has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing the middle warmer and moistening dryness, but also is a good food therapy and health care product suitable for exogenous cough, chest tightness and excessive phlegm.
[16] loquat honey is brewed by diligent bees collecting nectar from flowering loquat. Sweet and catchy, the top grade in honey juice. Loquat honey has the effect of "mainly treating cough due to lung heat, vomiting due to stomach heat, hot annoyance and thirst", and has the health care effects of clearing away lung heat and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and asthma, and is an ideal choice for patients with cold, cough and excessive phlegm.
⒄ Codonopsis pilosula honey is a precious Chinese herbal medicine-Codonopsis pilosula nectar brewed by bees, with a sweet taste and amber color. In addition to the characteristics of honey, it is more conducive to invigorating the middle energizer, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It has an auxiliary effect on spleen and stomach weakness, deficiency of both qi and blood, mental fatigue, metrorrhagia and anemia in women, and is suitable for people with physical weakness, stomach cold, chronic gastritis and anemia.
⒅ Motherwort honey comes from the pollution-free medicinal motherwort producing area in the southwest plateau of China. This product has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting tissue regeneration, regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation. It is suitable for women with irregular menstruation, menorrhagia, prenatal and postpartum, and fully reflects the care for women. For men, especially patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and nephropathy, motherwort honey is also an ideal health food for health care and adjuvant therapy.
Lycium barbarum honey comes from the main producing area of Lycium barbarum, a valuable Chinese medicine, and is brewed by bees collecting Lycium barbarum nectar. This product not only has the traditional nutritional and health care value of honey, but also is the essence of Lycium barbarum, and has the effects of tonifying kidney, replenishing essence, nourishing liver, improving eyesight, moistening lung and relieving cough. This product is suitable for people with deficiency of both qi and blood, hypertension, physical weakness, decreased vision, anemia, chronic hepatitis, toxic or metabolic liver disease, liver dysfunction caused by biliary system, etc. It is especially suitable for men with kidney deficiency, lumbago, nocturnal emission and busy work.
⒇ The nectar of this dish is light amber, slightly turbid, with the aroma of rape flowers, slightly spicy, and the spicy taste is reduced after long storage, and the taste is sweet and moist; Easy to crystallize, milky white after crystallization, fine or oily crystals. Warm in nature, it has the functions of promoting blood circulation, breaking qi, reducing swelling, dispersing stagnation and enriching blood.