Honey :Know The Facts
Honey is a sweet thick fluid prepared by the honeybees from the nectar of flowers
Nutritional facts:
Nutritionally speaking,honey contains about 75-80% sugar and the rest is a mixture of water and minerals like phosphorous,calcium,magnesium,some acids and enzymes.So we see,that together with minerals,honey also gives us energy,about 300 to 320 calories per 100ml of honey.To put it simply,one tsp of honey would give us about 15 to 16 calories.
Ayurved and honey :
According to ayurved madhu(honey) is supposed to be ‘yogvahi’ (catalyst). So it is used with many medicines as ‘anupan’( the thing to be taken with medicine)
· Honey is tridoshnashak if used properly
· Honey is good at healing the wounds, ulcers
· Kaf dosh nashak( mucolytic )
· Honey with its ruksha guna is good for weight loss
· Extenally it is good for aging skin
Why honey with hot water is strictly no no?
The purest and raw honey in the honey comb is naturally maintained at at temp of 118 degrees f. which contains vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, aminoacids and enzymes. this temperature of honey decrease when removed from comb.
honey is said to be denatured when it is heated .the vital contents like vitamins etc., and even the consistency (sticky nature) is lost to a greater extent giving a corrosive effect..
so it should be taken with lukewarm water, which never disturbs the colour, consistency, taste, vital contents etc., of honey ,rather ,increase the absorption and catalystic(yogavahi) properties of honey.
honey is said to be denatured when it is heated .the vital contents like vitamins etc., and even the consistency (sticky nature) is lost to a greater extent giving a corrosive effect..
so it should be taken with lukewarm water, which never disturbs the colour, consistency, taste, vital contents etc., of honey ,rather ,increase the absorption and catalystic(yogavahi) properties of honey.
Dose of honey
So we see that honey is a pleasant,attractive,sweet item of food with plenty of other uses too.This does not mean that you can eat as much honey
· The indigestion of honey is said to be fatal in ayurveda.
· One to two tablespoon of honey in a day is recommended
Medicinal uses of honey
· Honey is good for sore throats,coughs and colds
· Honey is also reputed to be a good stimulant for a weak heart.
· mixture of honey and cornflour and limejuice acts as a good moisturiser and helps in most dry skin problems.
· In nonhealing ulcers , varicose vein ulcers
· In allergies honey in small quantity for long period shown increased immunity in patients. So honey is good anti allergic organic medicine
· In children it is good tonic and natural medicine for various aliments
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