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Then eat from every (kind) of fruits and tempuhlah path of your Lord who has made easy (for you). From the bee's stomach out drink (honey) that a variety of colors, in which there is healing for mankind. Verily in this is actually a sign there (Glory) for people who reflect. (QS.An-Nahl 69).
Honey bees (Apis sp) is one sign of the greatness of Allah in this universe. These insects produce substances that we know as honey. Honey is the quintessence of flowers (nectar) collected by bees. A queen bee can lay as many as 2000 points per day. In
one day a bee can collect nectar from 250,000 flowers, and to produce
1kg of honey bees have to do 81,400 times the distance of flight or
equal to 1.056 million km (Edward Arnold).
Honey
is a food containing various nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins,
amino acids, vitamins, minerals, dextrin, plant pigments and Aromatic
components. Even
from the research results of Nutrition and food experts, honey contains
a carbohydrate which is highest among other livestock products are
milk, eggs, meat, cheese and menterga approximately (82.3% higher) Every
100 grams of pure honey is worth 294 calories, or the ratio of 1000
grams of honey pure equivalent to 50 chicken eggs or 5.675 liters of milk or 1680 grams of meat. From
the results of a recent study found the substances or compounds that
are in the honey is very complex, which reached 181 species. Misrepresentation about the honey, just as a drug that is only consumed by the sick or the rich. This leads to the consumption of honey in Indonesia only 5 grams / capita / year. Obviously very, very low when compared with New Zealand or Australia 1.5 ~ 1.6 kg. Though honey is a very high natural foods nutritional content nourish & strengthen the body so that those who consume them. (Fortunately Jaya 1992)
Japanese tradition is to drink honey every night to wake up in a state of fresh and healthy.One of the unique honey is because honey contains antibiotic substances. This
was the result of research Peter C Molan (1992), researchers from the
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikoto, New Zealand. According to Honey proved to contain antibiotic substances active against pathogen attack various disease-causing germs.
In
addition, researchers from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Malaya in Malaysia, Kamaruddin (1997) also
mentions that in the honey contains anti-microbial substances, which can
inhibit the disease.
Some
infectious diseases by various pathogens that can be prevented and
cured by drinking honey on a regular basis include: upper respiratory
tract infection (ARI), cough, fever, wound ulcer disease,
gastrointestinal infections, skin diseases.
Along with the increasing development of Science and Technology, it is sometimes often used for crime. Such
as falsification of honey, that is by mixing a little honey with cane
sugar or brown sugar and citric acid added to a sense of acid and
enzymes to create the impression. (Perhutanioffice 1998)
In addition there is a wrong or mistaken views about the quality of honey. There's a good thought that honey is an explosion caused when the lid is opened or are not surrounded by ants. Indeed,
honey has been damaged fermented by enzymes and leads to the occurrence
of gas and alcohol that is why ants do not go near it. (Perhutanioffice
1992).
At this time the public is more familiar Arabic Honey, Honey Honey Borneo or Sumbawa. Though the quality and the quality of honey depends on nectar from flowers sucked by the bees. So
that the naming of what is commonly known today is not just another
place of origin is produced as mentioned above, but the origin of nectar
as Honey Flower Randu (Ceiba petandra), Honey Flower Coffee (Coffea
arabica), Honey Flower Klengkeng (Euphoria longana sp), Honey
Flower Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), Honey Various types of flowers
(Flower Mix), Honey Flower Durian (Durio sp), Flower Honey Coconut
(Cocos nucifera), etc.. Each honey from various plant species has a distinctive aroma and properties vary.
Based on research information sweetest honey from flower nectar Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum). (Satrio Wibowo 1999).Based on research and research conducted by experts in the field of Biology, Chemistry and Medicine. honey turns out to have a lot of benefits and efficacy for human life, including:Natural Antibiotics:
There is no kind of germs or bacteria that can live in honey. That is why so honey is used as antibiotics kill the bacteria / germs.
Helps Healing Process Disease:
Among
them is a disease: ulcer, wounds stomach / intestinal liver, hepatitis,
thypus, dysentery, tonsillitis, heartburn, kidney, insomnia, anemia,
mouth sores, etc. easily tired and lethargic. In addition, honey also contains folic acid which helps improve blood composition
Beauty:
Honey can tighten skin, eliminate acne. Caring for lush hair, jet black and shiny (the Japanese girl has been using this). Also keep your honey lips are not chapped. Today many cosmetics companies use honey as basic materials, one of which is lipstick
Intelligence:
Based
on the results of medical research honey can stimulate the brain's
neurons to work harder and avoid the fatigue of the brain (Bahreis. H.
1994),
Other:Honey
can be used as a jam to eat bread, high energy drinks, food ingredient,
substitute syrup for children with high nutritional value content of
not just the scent and sweetness of course, the raw material mixture of
drugs in the pharmaceutical world, and so on.
The uniqueness of honey include:
1. Can make a mature egg yolk.
2. Generate enormous energy and instantaneous because it does not need to be digested by the intestine.
3. Amplifier marital sex since time immemorial.
4. Nutrition, vitamins for the growth of brain tissue for intelligence.
Description:
For people who rarely drink honey reactions / side effects that commonly occur are diarrhea, but this will disappear by itself. Many people who take honey when sick. But
did not prevent cheaper than cure, much less under the current monetary
crisis, amid hospital and medical costs are getting soar.
Types of Honey:
The
quality of honey is generally determined from the origin of flowers
like Flower Mix (various forest flowers), Klengkeng Flower Honey, Honey
Coffee flowers, Rambutan Flower Honey, Honey etc. Kapok flower.
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