What is bush nectar and what are its benefits?
The abbreviation of Vitex negundo L. Honey is also called Vitex negundo L. Honey. It is one of the four famous honeys (Vitex negundo, Jujube Honey, Sophora japonica Honey and Litchi Honey); It is also one of the most stable honey products in China every year. It is the first-class honey clearly pointed out in the bee industry regulations. Characteristics of Vitex negundo honey Vitex negundo honey is light amber, transparent, fragrant, sweet, slightly sour and easy to crystallize. After crystallization, it is delicate and milky, and its lustre is aggravated after being left for a long time. Vitex negundo honey has the functions of beauty, body building, moistening dryness, expelling pathogenic wind and removing toxic substances, moistening defecation, promoting digestion and absorption, stimulating appetite and strengthening spleen, regulating stomach and intestines, benefiting qi, nourishing middle warmer, sweating and dissipating heat, dispelling cold and clearing eyes. Suitable for people with deficiency of qi and blood, cold, headache, red eyes and insomnia. The honey source of Vitex negundo is Vitex negundo, and Vitex negundo is a shrub. Vitex negundo is also called Vitex negundo, Vitex negundo and Vitex negundo. Verbenaceae Deciduous shrub Palmately compound leaves with notched serrations at the edge of leaflets; Panicle, basket purple, drupe. Widely distributed, it is the main honey source in North China and the southern part of Northeast China. Generally, it grows in ravines, valleys, roadsides on both sides of rivers and wasteland below 1000 meters above sea level. Drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant, but it grows better in places with deep soil layer, fertile soil and sufficient water, and more honey flows. In the blooming season of Vitex negundo, each colony of bees can produce Vitex negundo honey 15 to 50 kg. Among them, the yield of Vitex negundo honey in the roof of Taihang Mountain in Jinzhong, Shanxi, Chaoyang in Liaoning, Yanshan Mountain in Beijing and other areas is large and the quality is high. Vitex negundo honey contains more glucose, so it is easy to crystallize. Glucose is the most consumed nutrient in brain cells, so Vitex negundo is very suitable for brainworkers, students and office workers. Vitex negundo honey can promote physical recovery, and it is also very suitable for those who are prone to drowsiness, physical exertion and mental stress after meals. Glucose is the food of intestinal beneficial bacteria, and eating Vitex negundo honey with high glucose content is beneficial to intestinal health. The characteristics of jujube nectar are amber and dark. Due to different varieties, the nectar is transparent or slightly turbid and shiny. The texture is sticky and difficult to crystallize, and sometimes a small amount of coarse-grained crystals can be seen at the bottom. Smell: The smell is turbid and fragrant, with a special strong smell (jujube flower fragrance). The taste is sweet and greasy, with great sweetness, slightly spicy throat and heavy aftertaste. Sweet and delicious, especially for ladies. Nutrients are rich in glucose, fructose and various vitamins and minerals. Mainly: sugar: fructose content is extremely high. Vitamins: The content of vitamin C is particularly high. Minerals: contains more iron and copper. Ziziphus jujuba Mill., a honey plant, is a deciduous tree or shrub of rhamnaceae, which is native to China. There are 100 species in the world and 13 species in China, all of which are honey plants. The nectary of jujube is located on the disk of stamen and daughter room, and the disk is developed and specialized into thick nectary tissue. There are two types of jujube flowers: day blooming and night blooming. The former blooms at 10-14, while the latter blooms at 22: 00 -3 or 5: 00. The honey secretion of jujube flowers is positively related to the number of jujube hanging on jujube stocks and the number of jujube hanging on leaves. Generally, there are more than 3 jujube hangers on jujube stocks, and 1 jujube hanger has more than 7 leaves, which is rich in flowers and honey. Jujube flowers secrete rich honey, and the nectar accumulates in drops on the disk, crystal clear as pearls. Each group can collect 20-40 kg of honey all the year round, more than 50 kg in good years, with more honey and less powder. Jujube trees are most cultivated in North China and Northwest China. Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces account for more than 50% of the total area of jujube trees in China, followed by Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Beijing and other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. The flowering period of jujube varies with varieties, propagation methods and distribution. Jujube blooms the earliest, followed by jujube, and long jujube is the latest, with a difference of about 7 days among varieties in turn. Graft propagation blooms early and germinates late. The main producing areas in southern North China start flowering in mid-May, and the northern part in early June, with a flowering period of 25-30 days. Health-care functional temperature deviation. It has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer, nourishing blood, calming the nerves, protecting the spleen and nourishing the stomach. Indications are helpful to improve the function of human system and have auxiliary effect on spleen and stomach weakness; It has the effect of enriching blood. It is effective for children with dyspepsia, anorexia and recovery after illness. Suitable for women, children, the elderly and the infirm. How to eat 10-30g/ time, 1-2 times/day, directly taken or mixed with warm (cold) boiled water, preferably added to milk and soybean milk. Can also be smeared on the surface of food for eating. Storage method is sealed, and placed in a cool and dry place. Natural temperature or low temperature storage can be used. The shelf life of the finished jujube nectar is generally 18 months, and it can be stored in the refrigerator for longer. Note: Although jujube nectar is not easy to crystallize, it is still a natural phenomenon if there is a small amount of crystallization. Please feel free to eat it. Precautions: Children under one year old should not take it. Robinia pseudoacacia L. English name: Black Locust Family name: Leguminosae Sophora japonica honey, also known as Robinia pseudoacacia honey, Sophora japonica honey, Sophora japonica and Sophora japonica. Deciduous trees, height1-25m; Bark is brown with longitudinal cracks. Pinnate compound leaves have 7-25 leaflets, alternate, oval or ovoid, 2-5.5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with rounded or slightly concave tips and rounded bases. The flowers are white with red stripes on the calyx tube. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to June. It is widely distributed in the north of the Yangtze River in China, with the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River being the largest. Robinia pseudoacacia is an important timber tree species in the north of the Yangtze River. Its wood is hard and water-resistant. Seeds contain oil and can be used as raw materials for making soap and paint; Aromatic oil can be extracted from flower fragrance; Stem bark, roots and leaves are used for medicine, and have diuretic and hemostatic effects; It is also an important nectar source plant. Sophora japonica honey is water-white, transparent, clear in color and sweet in taste. It has the unique fragrance of Sophora japonica, has the fragrance of Sophora japonica, is not easy to crystallize, has a high fructose ratio, is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body, and its ability to convert fructose into fat is less than that of glucose. It is suitable for teenagers and middle-aged and elderly people to take, and is a first-class honey. Robinia pseudoacacia honey also contains Robinia pseudoacacia glycoside and volatile oil, which can resist bacteria, prevent corrosion and relieve cough; It is cool and refreshing, and has the functions of relaxing blood vessels, improving blood circulation, preventing arteriosclerosis, lowering blood pressure, etc. Taking acacia honey before going to bed can play a hypnotic role, and taking this product regularly can improve people's mood and achieve the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves. Sophora japonica honey is the first-class honey in China, which is characterized by light color, fresh and clean taste, sweet but not greasy, unique fragrance of Sophora japonica, and difficult to crystallize. It is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, such as Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. Sophora japonica honey contains robinin and volatile oil, which is cool and refreshing, and has the functions of relaxing blood vessels, improving blood circulation, preventing arteriosclerosis, lowering blood pressure, etc. Taking it before going to bed can play a hypnotic role, and taking it regularly can improve people's mood and achieve the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves. Sophora japonica honey is more fragrant, delicious, sweet and refreshing, sweet but not greasy, and is loved by people all over the world.