Honey: food or medicine?

Honey is a natural substance produced by honeybees, Apis mellifera, from the nectar of blossomed flowers or exudates of trees and plants producing nectar honeys or honeydews, respectively. It is a supersaturated solution of sugars, enriched with proteins, minerals, vitamins, organic acids and polyph...

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Main Authors: Saba ZH, Suzana M, Yasmin Anum MY
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Published: Penerbit UKM 2013
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spelling my-ukm.journal.70352016-12-14T06:42:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7035/ Honey: food or medicine? Saba ZH, Suzana M, Yasmin Anum MY, Honey is a natural substance produced by honeybees, Apis mellifera, from the nectar of blossomed flowers or exudates of trees and plants producing nectar honeys or honeydews, respectively. It is a supersaturated solution of sugars, enriched with proteins, minerals, vitamins, organic acids and polyphenols. Honey possesses numerous nutritional, healing and prophylactic properties attributed by the rich components found in honey. Some of the health beneficial properties include wound healing, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. This review relates the nutritional composition, antioxidant and therapeutical effects of honey with emphasis on Malaysian honeys. Penerbit UKM 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7035/1/2.MS164-_Proof_%283-18%29.pdf Saba ZH, and Suzana M, and Yasmin Anum MY, (2013) Honey: food or medicine? Medicine & Health, 8 (1). pp. 3-18. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com
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description Honey is a natural substance produced by honeybees, Apis mellifera, from the nectar of blossomed flowers or exudates of trees and plants producing nectar honeys or honeydews, respectively. It is a supersaturated solution of sugars, enriched with proteins, minerals, vitamins, organic acids and polyphenols. Honey possesses numerous nutritional, healing and prophylactic properties attributed by the rich components found in honey. Some of the health beneficial properties include wound healing, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential. This review relates the nutritional composition, antioxidant and therapeutical effects of honey with emphasis on Malaysian honeys.
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author Saba ZH,
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Yasmin Anum MY,
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Honey: food or medicine?
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title Honey: food or medicine?
title_short Honey: food or medicine?
title_full Honey: food or medicine?
title_fullStr Honey: food or medicine?
title_full_unstemmed Honey: food or medicine?
title_sort honey: food or medicine?
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2013
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7035/1/2.MS164-_Proof_%283-18%29.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7035/
http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com
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