Honey between Traditional Uses and Recent Medicine

doi:10.3889/mjms.1957-5773.2012.0213

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“…In traditional medicine, honey was utilized for wound healing and pain treatment, and both propolis and honey were employed for embalming bodies in ancient times. 2 Beeswax is a waxy material generated by glands in the abdomens of bees. Wax extracted from honeycombs is an important element in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.…”

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Bee products and their processing: a review

Kebede,

Gebremeskel,

Dawed Ahmed

et al. 2024

PPIJ

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The goal of this paper was to go over a variety of bee products, such as bee pollen, beebread, propolis, honey, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom, which are all-natural items that have been used in medicine since ancient times. Honey, propolis, and pollen are used to treat burn wounds because they have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, disinfecting, antifungal, and antiviral properties. Beeswax is used in the production of cosmetics and ointments in pharmacies. Their broad biological effects have been studied and used since antiquity. They are all significant not only for their nutritional benefits but also for their functional and biological properties. These actions are ascribed mostly to phenolic chemicals such as flavonoids. Because many approaches and processes are available for bee product processing, this evaluation also includes extraction and quality testing methods for bee products.

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Bee products and their processing: a review

Kebede,

Gebremeskel,

Dawed Ahmed

et al. 2024

PPIJ

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“…Therefore honey is often commercially processed using thermal processing techniques for everyday use and gamma irradiated to be used for the medicinal purpose (Zammit Young & Blundell, 2023). Currently, honey is being clinically administered both orally and as an ointment in the treatment of wounds, peptic ulcers, gastroenteritis, oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology and dental hygiene (Abou El‐Soud, 2012; Mele, 2023).…”

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Effects of different processing methods on the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of honey: a review

Faraz

Fernando

Williams

et al. 2023

Int J of Food Sci Tech

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The use of honey as a food and a medicine date back to prehistoric times. Uses include treating wounds, cuts, burns, coughs and colds. The antioxidant and antibacterial properties of honey are believed to be responsible for its medicinal properties. Honey is usually processed before consumption. Honey is subjected to thermal processing, which adversely affects its quality. Honey can also be processed by nonthermal methods, such as high-pressure processing, ultrasonication, irradiation and microwave processing. In this review, the effects of thermal and non-thermal processing methods on the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of honey have been summarised. Thermal processing and microwave processing of honey adversely affect the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of honey. In contrast to other nonthermal processing methods, high-pressure processing and gamma irradiation have no effect on the antibacterial activity or antioxidant properties of honey. Ultrasound processing increases antioxidant activity of honey.

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“…From ancient times, honey was not only used as a natural sweetener but also as a healing agent (Helmi, 2012). Increased rates of different cancers, autoimmune diseases and chronic non-infective and infective diseases have led to a search for new, reliable, non-synthetic, traditional and natural therapeutic products.…”

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Bioactive Compounds in Honey: A Literature Overview

Baltić,

Ćirić,

Simunović

et al. 2023

Meat Technology

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Honey is a natural product used worldwide and has a multiple nutritional and health benefits. From ancient times, honey was used as a natural sweetener and healing agent. The specific composition of honey includes primarily carbohydrates, but organic acids, enzymes, vitamins, proteins, volatile compounds, phenols, flavonoids and minerals as well. These compounds are provenly related to honeys' antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. This paper shows the latest scientific data about bioactive compounds and health benefits of honey.

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Honey between Traditional Uses and Recent Medicine

Cited by 4 publications

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Bee products and their processing: a review

Bee products and their processing: a review

Effects of different processing methods on the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of honey: a review

Bioactive Compounds in Honey: A Literature Overview

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