The main components of honey are fructose and glucose - the most useful sugars. The main minerals contained in honey are magnesium, sodium, chlorine, sulfur, calcium, potassium, iron, zinc, iodine, copper and phosphorus. Also, honey contains a number of vitamins, namely vitamin C and vitamins of group B (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6). Also in small quantities contains hormones in its composition. But, in general, the properties of honey depend in each case on where and with what flowering plants it was obtained.
Choose a quality honey is not easy. Natural honey slightly throats and has a floral-herbal aroma. From a spoon, it flows smoothly, without rupture, the last drop elastically springs, on the palm of her hand, from her heat, a drop of honey spreads evenly. In the bank, honey does not break. Over time, especially when exposed to low temperatures, honey can be sugared, however, while it does not lose its useful properties. But honey can lose all its benefits when heated over 45 degrees.
In cooking, honey is used in a variety of ways. Baking, desserts, drinks, sauces and even meat dishes - that's not a complete list of where honey can be used. Honey in many of the tested recipes can be replaced with sugar, this will give the already familiar dishes a new piquant taste and aroma. This is especially useful for people suffering from obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol. It is very good to add honey to tea or milk, only you need to make sure that the temperature of the drink does not exceed 45 degrees, otherwise the honey will not retain all its useful properties.
In cosmetology, honey is good as masks and scrubs, very well affects the condition of the skin and hair. A body scrub is prepared from one part of honey, one part of olive oil and three parts of granulated sugar. Scrub the face from equal parts of honey, oat flakes and almonds grated. To give shine to your hair, rinse them with water with a small amount of lime juice and honey. Even just applied to the skin 10 minutes before bathing, it significantly improves the capillary circulation and appearance of the skin.
The most daring application of honey found in medicine. This, of course, and the famous honey massage, especially on the back and chest, where honey shows its antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties. This is a special applied mass on the joints, because honey can keep the body in the calcium. In particular, such a recipe is known from equal proportions of honey and aloe pulp, with rye flour added in the amount to produce a thick mass, you need to put a cake to the sick joints. Mixing in equal proportions honey, lemon and garlic, we get a tremendous immunomodulating agent, necessary especially during the mass epidemics of colds. On the basis of honey prepare a special vitamin mass with dried fruits and nuts to combat chronic fatigue and spring avitaminosis. Honey can be lubricated by burns, abrasions, scratches and frostbite, since honey has serious healing properties, it is desirable to apply honey more often several times a day to a sore spot. Among other things, this product has not only antiviral and antibacterial properties, but also antifungal. Honey is the first assistant with a hangover syndrome, just two teaspoons can bring you back to normal, helping to eliminate and the body not only of alcohol breakdown products, but also of alcohol itself. Honey is an active fighter with a cough, it liquefies and displays phlegm, for this it is desirable to use it with tea or milk.
Yeshte honey, its usefulness has been tested for many generations. The use of honey for the body is very huge.