Honey is a unique natural product that brings great benefits to the body. Its healing properties have been known since ancient times when honey was extracted from wild bees. Only later did people learn to maintain apiaries and bring to life a tasty and at the same time medicinal treat.
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The most common types of honey
There are a number of the most commonly collected and sold types of honey. Each of them is unique in its own way and carries a certain set of properties that have a beneficial effect on the body. It is incorrect to think that for any disease, you can take the first honey variety that comes to hand and recover. Each species acts differently.
For example, acacia, almost transparent, but whitening when thickened, helps to cope with insomnia, stomach and kidney diseases. A peculiar bonus is the hypoallergenicity of this variety.
Cornflower blue honey with a slightly greenish tint mixed with golden is not very sweet, giving almonds. It is used as a choleretic and diuretic. It also helps with burns and skin diseases.
Heather honey is very powerful. Red-brown, with bitterness, it does not crystallize for a long time. It is a powerful antiseptic and blood-purifying agent. Serves as a lifesaver for bronchial asthma.
Mustard honey best removes toxins. It is almost white, quickly becomes thick, like a nice fine-grained cream. Improves kidney function.
Buckwheat honey is dark, almost brown in color, has a pronounced aroma, taste with light bitterness. This is a find for people suffering from cardiovascular diseases: strengthens the heart muscle, dilates blood vessels, normalizes blood pressure. Also indispensable for skin inflammations, wounds and abscesses.
Linden honey is the king among fragrant varieties. It has a light yellow tint, immediately after collecting greenery can be seen. This honey is the best medicine for colds and flu, increasing the body's resistance. Helps with gynecological pathologies and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Rapeseed honey (yellowish and very viscous) is effective for microstrokes, as it dilates the vessels of the brain. Helps with varicose veins and gastritis.
More rare types of honey
Some varieties of honey are less common because pollinated by bees, plants occupy a much smaller area than fields or meadows.
Hawthorn honey is necessary for regular use in the recovery period after heart attacks and strokes. It calms, heals the thyroid gland and lowers blood pressure.
Blackberry honey with a very delicate light aroma and almost no thickening consistency. Crystal clear. It may darken slightly to a subtle yellow tint during long-term storage. It is useful for pneumonia and all diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Willow (May honey) will perfectly cope with sciatica and rheumatism. It is used as an antipyretic and for migraines.
Each honey is a small first-aid kit in a jar hidden from heat and light.
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