(A) skin care and beauty
When fresh honey is applied to the skin, it can moisten and nourish the skin, making the skin delicate, smooth and elastic.
Usage:
1, honey mask: diluted with honey and 2-3 times of water, applied to face every day. You can also use cereal, protein and honey as facial mask, and massage your face for 10 minute when using it, so that the nutrients of honey can penetrate into skin cells.
2, glycerin honey mask: take one part of honey, half of glycerin and three parts of water, add a proper amount of flour to make a mask, apply it to the face for about 20 minutes each time, and then wash it with water to make the skin smooth and delicate.
3, egg honey film: a fresh egg, a spoonful of honey, mix them evenly, brush on the face with a soft brush and massage. After natural air drying, rinse with clear water. Once a week, it has the effects of moistening skin, removing wrinkles, benefiting face and beautifying face.
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Hey? Wash it off with clean water after 0 minutes. This method is often used for oily skin, which can make the skin smooth and tender.
5, dry skin in winter, can be mixed with a little honey and applied to the skin to prevent dry skin, or you can use honey instead of anti-crack cream.
(2) Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, promoting tissue regeneration
High-quality honey will not rot for several years at room temperature, which shows that it has a strong antiseptic effect. Experiments have proved that honey has a strong inhibitory effect on gram-positive bacteria such as streptococcus, staphylococcus and diphtheria.
Usage: When treating a wound, apply honey to the affected part to reduce exudation, relieve pain, promote wound healing and prevent infection.
(3) promoting digestion
Studies have proved that honey can regulate gastrointestinal function and make gastric acid secretion normal. Animal experiments have confirmed that honey can enhance intestinal peristalsis and significantly shorten defecation time.
Usage: Honey has a good effect on colitis and habitual constipation without any side effects. Honey can make stomachache and burning sensation disappear, and the values of red blood cells and hemoglobin increase. People with gastroduodenal ulcer often take honey, which also has auxiliary effect.
(4) improve immunity
Honey contains a variety of enzymes and minerals, which can improve human immunity after synergistic action. Experimental studies have proved that feeding honey to mice can improve their immune function.
Usage: Honey is often used to treat colds and laryngitis abroad. The method is to add 2 spoonfuls of honey and 1/4 spoonfuls of fresh lemon juice to a glass of water and take 3-4 cups a day.
(5) promoting longevity
Scholars in the former Soviet Union investigated more than 200 elderly people over 100 years old, among whom 143 were beekeepers, which confirmed that their longevity was related to eating honey frequently. The mechanism of honey promoting longevity is very complicated, which is a comprehensive conditioning of the human body, rather than simply acting on an organ.
(6) improve sleep
Honey can relieve nervous tension, promote sleep and have a certain analgesic effect. Glucose, vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium in honey can regulate the nervous system and promote sleep.
Usage: For neurasthenia, a spoonful of honey before going to bed every night can improve sleep. The calming effect of apple honey collected from apple flowers is more prominent.
(vii) Liver protection
The protective effect of honey on liver can provide energy preparation for liver metabolism, stimulate liver tissue regeneration and repair damage.
Usage: People with chronic hepatitis and poor liver function can often eat honey to improve liver function.
(8) fatigue resistance
Fructose and glucose in honey can be quickly absorbed and utilized to improve blood condition. When people are tired, taking honey 15 minutes can obviously eliminate fatigue symptoms.
Usage: For mental workers and people who stay up late, taking honey water can make them energetic. It is helpful for athletes to take honey 0/5 minutes before the competition/kloc-to improve their physical fitness.
(9) Promote children's growth and development.
Large-scale clinical experiments by researchers at the University of Tokyo show that compared with children who eat noisy candy, children who eat honey gain weight, height, chest circumference and subcutaneous fat faster, their skin is brighter, and there are fewer diseases such as dysentery, bronchitis, conjunctivitis and stomatitis.
Usage: Sick children can eat more honey. Preschool children with rickets can take honey 30-50g, 2-3 times a day, which can improve the symptoms of rickets. Children with colds, drinking a cup of honey water twice a day, can promote the recovery of colds. Children with poor sleep should drink a cup of warm honey water 30 minutes before going to bed, and they can sleep peacefully soon after going to bed. Babies under one year old are not suitable for taking honey.
⑽ Protect the cardiovascular system.
Honey can dilate coronary artery, nourish myocardium, improve myocardial function and regulate blood pressure.
Usage: Patients with heart disease can improve their condition by taking 50-140g of honey every day for 1-2 months. People with high blood pressure drink a cup of honey water every morning and evening, which is also good for their health. People with arteriosclerosis often eat honey, which can protect blood vessels and lower blood pressure.
(1 1) moistening lung and relieving cough
Honey can moisten the lungs and has a certain cough relieving effect. It is often used as an adjuvant treatment for tuberculosis and tracheitis.
Usage: People who are weak and cough often eat honey. Honey can be used for adjuvant treatment of rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis and asthma. Among them, loquat honey has outstanding antitussive effect.
(12) promotes calcium absorption.
Experts from the Human Nutrition Center of the US Department of Agriculture found that honey can prevent osteoporosis caused by calcium loss in middle-aged and elderly women. This is because boron in honey can increase estrogen activity and prevent calcium loss.
Usage: A spoonful of honey and a proper amount of calcium supplement can increase the absorption rate of calcium.