Phytochemistry and Medicinal Importance of Honey - A Review
Journal Title: Journal of Integrated Community Health - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Honey is the God gift to human being and has been successfully used for medicinal purpose since antiquity. The medicinal and nutritional properties of honey depend on its chemical constituents. Although the chief constituents are sugars and water, but the presence of other composition as Carbohydrate, Proteins, Vitamins as well as minerals make it very beneficial for nutritional, preservative and therapeutic properties as well. Pharmacological profile of honey is quite large as being having anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immune modulator and anti-cancerous activities as revealed by various studies. Present paper provides a brief review of Phytochemistry and medicinal properties of honey
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Reesha Ahmed,
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