What are the health functions of honey? How to use honey to achieve the best health
Honey is a kind of natural food, which is made by bees collecting the juice secreted by plant nectaries. It tastes sweet and contains monosaccharide, which can be absorbed by the human body without digestion, and has a good health care effect on women, young people, 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. Common efficacy 1, honey can improve the composition of blood and promote the function of heart, brain and blood vessels, so it is very beneficial for cardiovascular patients to take it often; 2. Honey has a protective effect on the liver, which can promote the regeneration of hepatocytes and inhibit the formation of fatty liver; 3, eating honey can quickly replenish physical strength, eliminate fatigue and enhance disease resistance; 4, honey also has a bactericidal effect. Eating honey regularly not only does not hinder teeth, but also plays a role in oral sterilization; Honey can treat moderate skin injury, especially burns. When honey is used as a skin wound dressing, bacteria cannot grow; 6. People with insomnia take 1 tablespoon of honey (plus 1 cup of warm water) orally every night before going to bed, which can help them fall asleep as soon as possible; 7, honey can also be laxative (as long as it is natural and mature real honey has the effect of laxative).