Honey is one of the greatest gifts given to us by the Creator.
Bee honey is one of many nutrients provided by nature.
However, it is not an ordinary substance. It is a precious gift given to us by nature and bees. It is produced by the honey bee from nectar or honeydew, or both. When forager bees bring nectar to the hive, it undergoes many chemical changes to become honey. Honey most often comes from the nectar of many different flowers that bloom near the apiary, and then we call it multifloral honey. However, in regions where vegetation of one species dominates, you can obtain the so-called varietal honeys. Different types of honey have different colors, textures, smells and tastes. The healing properties of honey have been known to mankind since the beginning of time. Due to the medicinal substances they contain, simple sugars, organic acids and enzymes, quality honeys are used as an aid in certain diseases. Let us discuss them briefly.
Please remember that honey crystallization is a natural phenomenon.
Light honey
Acacia honey – light cream in color, turning colorless, and after crystallization, from white to straw-colored. It is used in the treatment of gastric and duodenum ulcers, hyperacid gastritis, inflammation of the mucous membrane and spasms of the small and large intestines. Due to the high fructose content, it takes a long time to crystallize.
If you suffer from heartburn,
If the stomach ulcer flares up,
Acacia honey will help you,
It will add mucus and reduce acids.
Rapeseed honey – in its liquid state, it is colorless or straw-colored. After crystallization, it is cream-white in color. It is used in diseases of the circulatory system (atherosclerosis), liver diseases and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, as well as skin diseases. Rapeseed honey compensates for potassium deficiencies in the body and lowers blood pressure. When used externally, in case of burns, it prevents the formation of blisters and related infections. Due to the high glucose content, it crystallizes quickly and its appearance resembles lard.
My heart hurts, my side goes numb,
Already atherosclerosis has hope.
Heart attack, stroke, hypertension?
Nothing like that, recovery.
What caused the state of renewal?
Propolis and rapeseed honey.
Linden honey – liquid, has a color ranging from greenish yellow to light amber. After crystallization, it has a fine-grained consistency and changes its color to white-yellow or golden-yellow. It is distinguished by a strong aroma reminiscent of linden flowers. The taste is quite sharp and even slightly bitter. It has diaphoretic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, expectorant and sedative properties. Linden honey is used in the treatment of acute and chronic colds, angina, sinusitis, bronchitis and in urinary tract and rheumatic diseases. It is classified as honey with high antibiotic activity.
When the flu hits you again,
Linden honey will help you.
He will cure you of angina,
Without taking tetracycline.
Raspberry honey – golden or straw in color. It brightens as it crystallizes. It contains a lot of organic acids and pectin. It has diaphoretic, antipyretic and antiseptic properties. It is also served in anemia and atherosclerosis.
Clover honey – made from white clover, it has a straw color and a sweet taste; from red – salmon, slightly sour. It has a calming effect and is used for nervous exhaustion and anemia.
Goldenrod honey – light yellow color, has a unique, slightly sour taste, often crystallizes to a creamy consistency.
Medicinal use: used to treat the urinary system, prostate, bile duct and joints. It has diuretic and choleretic, anti-inflammatory and disinfecting properties. It has a lot of rutin and querticin, which improve blood supply to the kidneys and veins of the lower limbs.
Dark honey
Multifloral honey – collected from various crops, flowers and herbs. Color from light to dark brown. The scent depends on the collected nectar. Used against anemia and anti-allergic.
Buckwheat honey – color from amber to dark brown. It has a strong smell of buckwheat flowers, a sharp and slightly burning taste. Contains a lot of magnesium and vitamins. Used in circulatory system diseases, atherosclerosis, memory impairment, and after fractures.
Heather honey – is brown in color and has a sharp, bitter taste. It has healing properties for urinary tract inflammation, kidney stones and enteritis. It has a calming effect and is used for nervous exhaustion and anemia.
Honeydew honey
Honeydew honey from coniferous trees – usually grey-green, with a delicate flavor, not very sweet. It has anti-inflammatory, expectorant and antiseptic properties. Used in case of reduced immunity, diseases of the lungs, joints and nervous system. Counteracts ionizing radiation. Recommended for children.
Honey from deciduous trees – mainly linden, maple, sycamore. Color from greenish-gold to grey-green, tart taste. It has diuretic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory and disinfecting properties.
Mixed honeydew-nectar honey – brown-green color. It has high antibiotic activity.
The above information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Fragments of Jerzy Gala’s poems were used.