Healing properties of honey
Bee honey has a very wide range of medicinal properties. First of all, it is a powerful source of energy, since it has a high content of carbohydrates, which are the main energy material for the human body. Easily assimilable sugary substances( glucose and fructose), vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, micro- and macro elements are absorbed by the body almost completely. Contained in honey, proteins take part in the formation of hormones and enzymes, minerals have an effect on the circulatory, digestive and nervous systems.
As a biogenic stimulant, honey improves the quality of life.
The unique composition of honey makes it possible to use it not only in nutrition, but also for medical purposes. The proteins in it are necessary for growth, especially for children, and also for restoring the normal state of a weakened organism( for example, after a disease or as a result of overwork, nervous exhaustion, etc.).
Since honey contains phytoncids, it has strong antibacterial and antibiotic properties, which allows it to be used in various inflammatory processes, both internal( for example, angina, influenza, acute respiratory diseases, etc.), and when processing open external wounds.
In folk medicine it has been used for centuries as a cholagogue.
Honey is a powerful diaphoretic that, combined with the vitamins it contains, has a good effect in fighting infectious diseases. Therefore, it is used not only for various colds, but also for pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract, inflammation of the pelvic organs. Bactericidal properties are used in the treatment of skin diseases.
Experts have found that sugars that come with honey in the body perform an active role of antitoxins, contributing to the purification of the body and the removal of various slags from it.
A large number of mineral elements causes an increase in the concentration of alkaline substances in the body, so the reception of honey( especially dark varieties rich in minerals) has a beneficial effect on the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, accompanied by high acidity of the gastric juice.
Well-known calming effect of honey on the central nervous system, so it is often used for nervous disorders.
Regular reception of honey leads to an improvement in metabolism, which in turn stimulates the process of blood circulation in the body, increases its immune resistance to the pathogenic microflora.
The unique composition, including many necessary biologically active substances, allows to consider honey as one of the most important products given to a person by nature to maintain and restore health.