Today I would
like to post an article about honey. I got this inspiration after I read post
about it and title is the interesting fact about honey from kompas.com, they
found that honey is food resource because honey contains antioxidant, vitamin,
mineral and also water. Honey can make body healthy because honey contains
certain of enzyme that can help body to digest food and to keep the system
immune did well. Honey can also heal allergic, infection, and burn.
You know, honey
is good for beauty, especially to heal acnes; I have some tips for it because I
have tried before, and it worked. That is a mask from honey; you need honey and orange squeeze. Heat the honey and orange squeeze
to low heat, stir to combine or just honey comes to warm. And let it cool to
room temperature, after that you can put the mask on your face just for 20
minutes, you also can do lightly message except the area around your eyes. And
rinse with warm water and cotton, do it regularly and you will find the acnes
recover thoroughly.
Honey produced
by bees using nectar from blooms, honey is sweet because it contains monosaccharide,
fructose and glucose. You know that honey has low water activity; it is just
0.6 that is way most microorganisms do not grow in honey. Even so, occasionally
honey contains dormant bacterium, named Clostridium
botulinium. Scientists found that bacteria can be dangerous to children
less than one year because the bacteria can lead babies to illness and even
death. Even though the risk to infant health is small, it is not suggested to
take the risk (Infant Botulism and
Honey).
In history, it
seemed that humans began hunting for honey no less than 8000 years ago, as
proved by a cave painting in Valencia, Spain. In early Egypt, honey was used to
make sweeter cakes and also biscuits, and many other dishes. Ancient Egyptian
and Middle Eastern peoples used honey for preserving dead body, or often called
embalming.
Honey in
religious meaning, especially in Islam, the Qur’an advances honey as a
nutritious and healthy food. According to hadith, Prophet Muhammad SAW strongly
suggested honey for healing purposes (Sahih Bukhari).
There is Quran Surah
Al-Nahl which means the honey bee. Here is the English translation of those
specific verses.
And
your Lord inspired the bee(s) saying: “Take your habitations in the mountains
and in the trees and in what they erect. Then, eat of all fruits, and follow
the ways of your Lord made easy (for you). “There comes forth from their
bellies, a drink of varying color wherein is healing for mankind. Verily, in
this is indeed a sign for people who think. (Q.S Al-Nahl: 68-69).
Here is a table
of nutrition, courtesy of Wikipedia
Honey in classification by packaging and processing, divided into
several kinds. Those are: Crystallized honey also called granulated honey or
candied honey. Pasteurized honey is honey that has been heated in a
pasteurization process. Raw honey is often labeled as raw honey. Strained honey
is like propolis. Filtered honey, Ultrasonicated honey, Creamed honey, Dried
honey, Comb honey, and Chunk honey.
Truly, I just know there are so many sorts of honey. Well, that is
all I wanted to say. Honey is good for health, so why don’t we eat honey now.