The efficacy and effects of longan honey, taboos

Longan can not only be eaten as flesh, but also made into longan. I didn't expect that there is also longan honey, which can also be used for beauty.

The effect of longan honey

Longan honey, also known as "longan honey", is a top-grade honey. It is mainly distributed in southern my country, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces. The honey is amber in color, sweet in taste, not easy to crystallize, and has a strong aroma of longan. It has the highest protein content in my country's single flower honey, reaching 1.699%. It has the effects of nourishing blood and calming the mind, appetizing and benefiting the spleen, nourishing the skin, clearing away heat and moistening dryness, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It has auxiliary therapeutic effects on palpitations, insomnia and memory loss caused by deficiency of heart and spleen blood. It is especially suitable for women.

Honey has the following therapeutic effects:

① Lubricates the intestines and promotes bowel movements. Used to prevent and treat constipation. Rapeseed honey, camellia honey and loquat honey are the best.

②Moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Eating honey is effective for cough caused by lung deficiency.

③ Detoxification, healing sores, and pain relief. Applying honey directly to the skin or wounds can reduce inflammation, relieve pain, stop bleeding, reduce edema, and promote wound healing. Eating honey can relieve food poisoning, treat gastrointestinal ulcers and abdominal pain. If you drink too much, drinking a tablespoon of honey before going to bed can relieve alcohol and relieve headaches.

④ Zhongzhong Yiqi. Used for auxiliary treatment of the weak and sickly (especially those with weak spleen and stomach), recovery of health, and health care of the elderly.

⑤ Harmonize various medicines and improve their properties. Honey is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and is often used as a guide for medicine.

Longan honey storage method: seal and place in a cool and dry place. It can be stored at natural temperature or low temperature.

[Shelf Life of Longan Honey] The shelf life of finished longan honey is generally 18 months, and it can be stored in the refrigerator for longer.

Taboos of consuming longan honey:

As we all know, honey is a nutritious natural health food. Drinking it regularly can improve gastrointestinal function, maintain skin and delay aging.

But honey should not be mixed with boiling water or boiled at high temperature. This is because it contains fructose, glucose, vitamins, trace elements, organic acids, nucleic acids, multiple amino acids and enzymes that help the human body digest and absorb and promote metabolism. High temperature destroys some of its active enzymes and vitamin C, which makes it no different from sugar water, and its health-care effects are greatly reduced.

Therefore, it is best to use warm or cold water below 40℃ to mix honey, depending on the person and the time. Generally speaking, people with cold constitution, such as cold hands and feet, fear of cold, and pale face, should use warm water to mix honey; people with hot body, red face and eyes, dry mouth and throat should use cold water to mix honey. In autumn and winter, the weather is cold, so it is appropriate to use warm water; in midsummer, use cold water to mix honey to relieve heat and relieve fever, which is still a good cooling health drink.

It is more appropriate to drink honey water 1 to 1.5 hours before meals or 2 to 3 hours after meals. Patients with excessive gastric acid, hypertrophic gastritis, gastric or duodenal ulcers can drink it 1.5 hours before meals, which can inhibit gastric acid secretion, reduce irritation to the gastric mucosa, and help the ulcer surface heal; patients with gastric acid deficiency or atrophic gastritis should drink cold honey water and eat immediately. People with neurasthenia can drink honey water before going to bed, because honey has the function of calming the mind, improving intelligence and improving sleep.

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