The History of the Three Kingdoms records such a thing, which shows that honey has been used as a common drink in the Han Dynasty.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he suffered a devastating siege and had to go north to his younger brother Yuan Shao. I don't want to be defeated by Liu Bei who borrowed soldiers from Cao Cao on the way. After fleeing to Shouchun, Shu Yuan asked for honey, but she couldn't find it. Yuan Shu shouted, "Is Yuan Shu like this?" He vomited blood and died. "This technique was rejected by Rabe and others. They kept it for three days, and everyone was deprived of food, but they returned to Jiangting and went to Shouchun Bali. Ask the kitchen, and there are 30 pieces of wheat crumbs. When summer is full, I want honey pulp, but there is no honey. Sitting on the bed and sighing for half a day, he said, "Shu Yuan, how about this! "Died of lying under the bed vomiting blood." -"the reflection of Shu Yuan biography" Pei Songzhi quoted "Wu Shu".

China is one of the countries that domesticated bees earlier in the world.

Composition and characteristics of honey (from apiculture)

Honey contains glucose and fructose, accounting for about 65-80%; Sucrose is very little, not more than 8%; Moisture16-25%; The content of dextrin, non-sugar substances, minerals and organic acids is about 5%. In addition, it also contains a small amount of enzymes, aromatic substances and vitamins. Different varieties of honey plants have different honey components.

Fresh and mature honey is a viscous transparent or translucent colloidal liquid, and some honey can gradually condense into crystals when placed at a lower temperature. The specific gravity of honey is1.401-1.443.

The color of honey varies greatly from water-white to deep amber, because different varieties of honey plants have special fragrance of different flowers.

Honey is a nutritious food. Fructose and glucose in honey are easily absorbed by human body. 1 kg of mature honey has a calorific value of 3280 kcal.

Honey has certain curative effect on some chronic diseases. Taking honey regularly has a good auxiliary medical effect on heart disease, hypertension, lung disease, eye disease, liver disease, dysentery, constipation, anemia, nervous system diseases, gastric and duodenal ulcers, etc. External use can also treat burns, moisturize the skin and prevent frostbite.

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Honey is made by bees collecting the juice secreted by plant nectaries. It is produced in most areas of our country. It is as thick as jelly, sweet and pure in taste, clean and free from impurities, and does not ferment. The main component of honey is sugar, of which 60% ~ 80% is glucose and fructose easily absorbed by human body. It is mainly used as nutritional tonic, medicine and processed candied food, and is also used for brewing honey wine, and can also be used as a condiment for sugar.

Honey is a kind of natural food, which tastes sweet and contains monosaccharides. It can be absorbed by the human body without digestion, and has a good health care effect on women, children, especially the elderly, so it is called "milk for the elderly".

Honey is a nutritious natural nourishing food and one of the most commonly used tonics. According to analysis, it contains a variety of inorganic salts, vitamins, iron, calcium, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus and other organic acids and trace elements beneficial to human health, as well as fructose, glucose, amylase, oxidase, reductase and so on. It has the effects of nourishing, moistening dryness and detoxifying.

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1. Honey can improve the composition of blood and promote the functions of heart, brain and blood vessels, so taking it regularly is very beneficial to patients with cardiovascular diseases;

2. Honey can protect the liver, promote hepatocyte regeneration and inhibit the formation of fatty liver;

3. Eating honey can quickly replenish physical strength, eliminate fatigue and enhance resistance to diseases;

Honey also has the function of sterilization. Eating honey regularly will not only hinder teeth, but also play a role in sterilization and disinfection in the mouth;

Honey can treat moderate skin injury, especially burns. When honey is used as a skin wound dressing, bacteria cannot grow;

6. People with insomnia can take 1 tablespoon of honey (added to 1 cup of warm water) every day before going to bed, which can help them fall asleep as soon as possible;

7. Honey can also relieve constipation.