Honey/Madhu - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more
Honey/Madhu - The delicious aroma yellowish liquid that is produced by honey bees is honey. It is a sweet, viscous food substance made by honey bees. Bee's honey is one of the most valued and appreciated natural substances known to mankind since ancient times. The medicinal properties of honey have been known since ancient times. There are many types of bee's honey mentioned in Ayurveda. According to Modern scientific view, the best bee's honey is made by Apis mellifera Capensis . Honey produced by this varieties of honey bees is the best-known, due to its worldwide commercial production and human consumption. Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants (i.e floral nectar) or from secretions of other insects (such as honeydew), by regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation . Bees store honey in wax structures called honeycombs. Traditionally, honey is used in the treatment of eye diseases, bronchial asthma, throat infections, tuberculosis, thi...