Honey contains 180 kinds of different substances, including fructose, glucose, many essential amino acids and vitamins, trace elements (especially potassium), aromatic compounds, pigments, organic acids and bioactive components, such as enzymes, nucleic acids and acetylcholine. Honey is not only food, but also tonic and natural medicine.
Because honey is rich in fructose, glucose and bioactive components, it is easy to be absorbed by human body, especially suitable for the needs of the elderly, children, pregnant women and the infirm to recover their physical strength quickly. Honey can inhibit bacteria, and many spore bacteria that can cause human diseases cannot survive in honey.
Honey has a significant protective effect on the liver, which is beneficial to the liver to decompose toxins and reduce the burden on the liver. Honey is rich in ferric ions, which has obvious blood enriching effect on anemia patients, and honey has a unique curative effect on constipation, which is very helpful for constipation patients to eliminate toxins in their bodies and keep their complexion rosy.
Bioactive substances such as enzymes contained in honey can improve the circulation balance in human digestive system. Honey has the functions of removing fire and cooling, moistening throat, eliminating sore throat and improving respiratory circulation. Applying honey to scalded skin can relieve pain and help the wound heal.