A review on the phytochemical composition and health applications of honey.
Heliyon
; 9(2): e12507, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36755588
ABSTRACT
Background:
Though honey has long been used as medicine, there is a scarcity of knowledge on how it interacts with the body. Scope andapproach:
While different types of honey have different chemical and medicinal properties according to their origin, this narrative review seeks to analyse the current knowledge on the chemical composition and therapeutic use of honey. With numerous chemical components, honey has a range of health benefits in multiple disciplines of medicine, and provides an interesting prospect in chemical analysis with regards to identification of its origin. Key findings andconclusions:
There is a great potential for the use of honey in medicine, primarily due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Recent studies on the phenolic and enzymatic components of honey have made honey's therapeutic method of action in relation to the above properties clearer, still more research needs to be conducted and more innovations need to be tested, for the full potential of honey to be understood.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heliyon
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Malta