"Compendium of Materia Medica" has such a description of honey: "there are five functions of medicine, namely, clearing heat, tonifying, detoxifying, moistening dryness and relieving pain. If you are born, you will be cool, so you can clear away heat; if you are ripe, you will be warm, so you can nourish the middle school; if you are sweet and peaceful, then you can detoxify; if you are soft and moist, then you can moisten the dryness; if you are slow, then you can go to the urgent, then you can stop the pain of heart and abdomen muscle sores; if you are moderate, then you can reconcile all kinds of herbs, and work with licorice.
Honey contains a variety of inorganic salts, vitamins, iron, calcium, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus and other organic acids, microelements beneficial to human health, as well as fructose, glucose, amylase, oxidase, reductase, etc., which are similar to the concentration of human serum. Honey has the functions of nourishing, moistening and detoxifying.And honey nature is gentle, whether it is good for the elderly or children. A large-scale clinical experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Tokyo shows that compared with the children who eat sugar, the weight, height, chest circumference, subcutaneous fat of the children who eat honey increase faster, the skin is glossier, and they suffer less from dysentery, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, stomatitis and other diseases.
Although honey is very helpful for children's growth, it should also be noted that babies under one year old are not suitable to eat honey, and they can eat it at ease when they are over one year old. Honey is pure and natural. Children's intestines and stomach are fragile. It's better not to rush to eat it. Honey contains Botox, which can cause toxic symptoms in infants and children. Infants less than 6 months old are prone to infection and diarrhea. Although the probability of Botox infection in infants is very small, xunling still suggests that children should not be given honey and its products before they reach 1 year old. When the child is one year old, the resistance increases and the body becomes stable, then you can drink honey freely. Moreover, a cup of honey water every day can help the child absorb more nutrients.
Especially the weak and sickly children can eat more honey. The preschool children with rickets can take 30-50g honey two or three times a day, which can improve the symptoms of rickets. Children with cold, drink a cup of honey water twice a day, can promote the recovery of cold. Children who do not sleep well can fall asleep safely after drinking a cup of warm honey water 30 minutes before going to bed.
Honey is a kind of natural nutrition which is very beneficial to the body. It is suitable not only for the elderly but also for the children. Friends of the elderly and children can always have honey water at home to keep the body healthy.
