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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.
Usefulness of honey has been known since the days of Ancient Egypt. Even Queen Cleopatra has used to maintain health and beauty. It is also used honey for embalming potion (Embalming) to preserve the mummy of ancient Egyptian kings.
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.
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.
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.
Content of Honey:
Honey has a chemical component which has the effect of the acetylcholine koligemik. Acetylcholine serves for blood circulation and blood pressure mengurango. Sugars contained in honey is absorbed directly by the blood to produce quick energy when compared to regular sugar.
In
addition to the high sugar content (fructose 41.0%, glucose 35%,
sucrose 1.9%) of honey also contain other components such as pollen and
various digestive enzymes. Besides,
honey also contains many vitamins such as vitamin A, B1, B2, minerals
such as calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, iron, iodine salts are
also even radium. In
addition, honey also contains antibiotics and various organic acids
such as malic acid, tartaric, citric, laklat, and oxalate. Because of that honey is extremely high efficacy.
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.
Based on research information sweetest honey from flower nectar Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum).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:
Efficacy and Benefits of Honey:
Honey can be consumed by all levels, from fetus to parents.
1. Fetus: Honey can strengthen a weak fetus in the womb (uterus).
2. Pregnant
Woman: Honey helps maintain stamina and infant health during pregnancy,
and helps a high nutrient intake for healthy fetal growth during
pregnancy
3. Babies: Helping your baby's brain development, because every day the brain continues to develop until the age of 5 years. For that he needed a high nutrition. Growth and development of the brain strongly associated with the intelligence of the mind (IQ) and mental intelligence (EQ). It
can be seen today a variety of additional food products either milk or
formulated infant porridge with honey as Dancow, Frisian Flag, Sustagen,
etc.. For that why do not we just give our hearts for the best fruit, the honey
4. Children:
helps to increase appetite (there is an element of a complete vitamin B
in honey), so that children grow up healthy, lively and cheerful as
well as disease resistance. (H. Mohamad, 2002)
5. Teenagers:
Usefulness of honey on teen puberty baligh make grow very fast, good
nutrition and regular growth of the body would make it perfect.
6. Adults: The level of fatigue and stress resulting in work piling up so that the body becomes weak and susceptible to disease. In
this case factory workers who worked hard all day (long shifts) without
adequate nutrients such as thypus face disease-prone, inflammation, and
other bacterial infections in this case Honey is the best supplementary
food.
7. Seniors:
Honey is the best food that is necessary for the elderly, because honey
is a source of energy and nutrients that can be absorbed directly by
the body, which at that age our digestive organs have started to
decrease function (Health 2001).
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.Source of reference:
