Honey is the most famous of the products of beekeeping, which has a whole range of useful properties and is used both in nutrition and for medicinal purposes.
Types of honey
Honey is usually divided into flower and pad. Flower honey, in turn, is divided into:
- monoflearny, obtained from nectar of one plant species ( buckwheat , acacia, etc.);
- polyflora, obtained from nectar collected from several different plants (forbs, meadow, forest, fruit, etc.).
Honey bees are produced by bees in the dry summer from excrement of insects or from sugary substances emitted by plants (so-called honey-dew).
The medicinal and taste properties of honey depend on its variety. It is believed that antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties are best expressed in brown honey and polyfloral varieties. These same types of honey usually have bitter tints of taste. Light varieties are sweeter and better absorbed by the body, but their bactericidal properties are somewhat lower.
The honeydew honey species is rare enough, has a specific taste and contains a large amount of mineral substances, but its medicinal, especially bactericidal, properties are still quite low.
Honey sorts and their medicinal properties
Acacia honey
The sweetest kind of honey, light yellow color. Becomes white during crystallization. Has a restorative, immunostimulating and mild soothing effect. It has a beneficial effect on digestion, it is used in the treatment of urinary incontinence.
Lime honey
Color from light yellow to amber. It has very pronounced bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. Used in the treatment of diseases of the bronchopulmonary system, to improve the heart, in diseases of the liver and kidneys.
Buckwheat honey
Color from greenish brown to dark brown. Contains a large number of active enzymes, vitamins, amino acids, iron. Used for anemia, blood loss, iron deficiency, cholelithiasis and liver diseases. To strengthen the heart muscle.
Clover honey
Sweet enough and almost transparent. Used for the treatment of gynecological diseases and hemorrhoids, as well as for colds, liver, heart, joints.
Meadow honey
Often it is called honey herb. Has a rich herbal odor, the color varies from light yellow to amber. Has a very strong antimicrobial effect. Used for colds, nervous disorders, headaches, insomnia , indigestion.
In addition, it should be noted that the honey collected in the forest area, the smell is a coniferous hue, and this product has the strongest antiseptic and wound-healing properties.