Honey is sweet and peaceful. Compendium of Materia Medica says that honey has five functions as medicine: clearing heat, tonifying middle warmer, detoxifying, moistening dryness and relieving pain. Honey moistens dryness, can moisten intestines, clear heat and moisten lungs, and relieve pain. Honey mainly contains glucose and fructose, as well as a variety of essential amino acids, protein, malic acid, vitamins and other ingredients.

Therefore, honey is the most ideal healthy drink in spring. Washing a cup of honey water every morning and evening can not only relax the bowels, but also prevent colds and eliminate toxins in the body. There are many ways to keep honey healthy.

■ Eliminate fatigue, especially after staying up late.

Of all natural foods, honey requires the highest energy for brain neurons. Fructose and glucose in honey can be quickly absorbed and utilized by human body, improving the nutritional status of blood, especially after staying up late.

Usage: a cup of honey water at noon.

■ Eliminate accumulated food after a big meal.

Honey can promote the normal secretion of gastric acid, enhance intestinal peristalsis, and significantly shorten the defecation time.

Usage: Take 25g honey on an empty stomach every morning and evening.

■ Moisten the lungs

Honey has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, lung moistening and cough relieving effects, and loquat honey has the best cough relieving effect.

Usage: one pear, sliced and mixed with honey, several times a day.

■ Relieve hangover

Honey contains a kind of fructose that most fruits don't have, which can promote the decomposition and absorption of alcohol, help to sober up quickly and relieve headaches after drinking.

Usage: Eat 50 grams of honey or some biscuits and bread coated with honey before drinking, and then drink honey water after drinking.

■ Let the excited nerves sleep.

Glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium in honey can regulate nervous system function, relieve nervous tension and promote sleep without side effects.

Usage: a spoonful of honey before going to bed every night.

■ Soothes the skin

Honey is the most ideal skin care product. It can replenish nutrients to the skin, make the skin elastic, and kill or inhibit bacteria attached to the skin surface.

Usage: add a spoonful of honey to a spoonful of grape juice, add flour and stir well to form a grape juice honey mask.

■ Protect the heart.

Honey can nourish myocardium, improve its metabolic function and ensure the normal blood circulation of coronary vessels.

Usage: Drink a cup of honey water every morning and evening.

Special note: adding honey to milk can help absorb calcium in milk; Adding it to soybean milk can treat gastritis and gastric ulcer. However, it should be noted that honey should not be boiled or taken with boiling water above 60℃, because high temperature will destroy the nutrients of honey.