Biological and therapeutic effects of honey produced by honey bees and stingless bees: a comparative review
Honey is a natural product produced by both honey bees and stingless bees. Both types of honey containunique and distinct types of phenolic and flavonoid compounds of variable biological and clinical impor-tance. Honey is one of the most effective natural products used for wound healing. In this rev...
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Elsevier Editora Ltda
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| Online Access: | http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8426/ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0102695X16301843?via%3Dihub |
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| Summary: | Honey is a natural product produced by both honey bees and stingless bees. Both types of honey containunique and distinct types of phenolic and flavonoid compounds of variable biological and clinical impor-tance. Honey is one of the most effective natural products used for wound healing. In this review, thetraditional uses and clinical applications of both honey bee and stingless bee honey – such as antimicro-bial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antihyperlipidemic, and cardioprotective properties; thetreatment of eye disorders, gastrointestinal tract diseases, neurological disorders, and fertility disordersand wound healing activity are described. |
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