Honey is a latent alkaline food, has the effect of protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa, and can make the acidity of the stomach lower, thus reducing the irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa; honey has an adjusting effect on the gastrointestinal, enzyme substances help the digestion of food.

Honey moisturizes the stomach and intestines and has a stimulating effect on the secretion of gastric juice. When the secretion of gastric juice is too much or too little, honey can play a regulating role to normalize the secretion of gastric juice. Taking honey solution at different temperatures and times produces different medical effects. Taken one and a half hours before the meal, it will inhibit the secretion of gastric juice; taken immediately after the meal, on the contrary, it will stimulate the secretion of gastric juice; warm honey water will dilute the gastric juice and reduce the gastric acid, but the cold honey water can increase the acidity of gastric juice, stimulate intestinal motility, and have a light diarrhea effect.