How useful hawthorn honey: healing properties and contraindications

Everyone knows about the benefits of honey. Yes, and 4-5 varieties of this product will call any. In fact, there are many more of them, and many valuable species remain exotic for us, requiring a more detailed description of their qualities. Let's see what is interesting hawthorn honey, what are its useful properties and what can show its contraindications.

Features of hawthorn honey
Calorie and chemical composition
Beneficial features
Contraindications
How to choose when buying
How to store at home
Medical Use: Recipes

Features of hawthorn honey

This variety is considered to be monoflorous - there are no “impurities” from the collections of other plants. Bees collect it from cream or white leaves of a bush at the beginning of summer.

The rarity of the product is partly due to its “range” of collection. These are areas with a temperate and subtropical climate - the European part and the Caucasus.

This geography affects the color - it varies from dark yellow to deep brown with a characteristic reddish tint. Possesses saturated aroma which is inherent only in this grade. It tastes pleasant, it feels weak "bitterness".When compared with the flower, the hawthorn collection is more viscous (the difference is immediately visible).

Important! If life is full of stress, then bee products in small quantities must be included in the daily menu. It relaxes the nervous system and "unloads" the heart.

Pros single out another feature: moderate in terms of crystallization rates. At normal temperature, the material pumped out of the cells will crystallize within a month. This is due to its unique composition.

Calorie and chemical composition

Like any honey, hawthorn product refers to high-calorie. 100 g contains 316 kcal. If you translate into the usual "honey" measures, then it turns out that there are 38 kcal per 1 teaspoonful, and all for the dining room.

In the 250-gram cup filled by him there will be already 790 kcal.

As part of such nutritious "snacks" are listed:

proteins and amino acids (threonine, methionine and others);
vitamins of groups B, PP, C, H and minerals;
compounds of fructose, sucrose and glucose;
organic acids;
pollen and microflora;
elements of microflora and water.

According to the “weight” in this list, vitamin C is the leader - in 100 g of it not less than 52 mg. The following vitamin PP smaller (up to 0.8 mg), while the proportion of B2 comes to 0.3 mg.

Did you know? Some varieties of this plant are full-fledged trees up to 7-8 m in height. A single-pedicted hawthorn line “blows up” to such dimensions.

The main macronutrients are potassium (30-35 mg), phosphorus (18) and calcium (15). Iron is also present, but as a trace element (800 μg).

Such a list is enough to make sure of the exceptional qualities of a rare product, which you should take a closer look at.

Beneficial features

With moderate consumption, it has a beneficial effect on the main body systems. If you "decompose", it turns out that the beneficial effect of sweetness is manifested in:

improving the work of the heart. Minerals tone the heart muscle;
strengthening the arteries and capillaries (they are cemented by the same elements and "light" for the development of enzymes);
lowering cholesterol;
normalization of blood circulation, especially in the "cerebral" highways and coronary vessels;
dilatation of the vessels of internal organs and peripheral bloodways. This "accelerates" the blood, thereby improving metabolism;
normal functioning of the gastric walls and highways of the gastrointestinal tract;

Important! For better effect, honey can be taken with royal jelly.At the same time, the proportion is calculated - such nutrient complex in large quantities causes hypervitaminosis.

general immunity strengthening and accelerated treatment of catarrhal diseases;
as an analgesic, it relieves spasms and helps to get rid of dizziness and pain of a different nature. Such a tool, for example, helps with severe recurrent pain in women.

As you can see, the list is impressive. The list of diseases in which the help of hawthorn honey will be very useful, is also impressive. It includes:

arrhythmia (including atrial fibrillation);
heart failure;
atherosclerosis;
vascular dystonia;
hypertension in the initial stage;
increased thyroid function;
menopausal syndrome.

Any therapeutic agent (including honey) should be taken in reasonable doses. So, for a day, adults can eat up to 100 g of a sweet product. For children, this number will be smaller - a maximum of 40 g.

No less useful are such types of honey as chestnut, lime, rapeseed, buckwheat, coriander, acacia, espartsetovy, phacelium, sweet.

Contraindications

There is a similar ration and "reverse side".There are few contraindications, but you should not forget about them. These include:

allergy;
acute asthma;
diabetes mellitus, converted to insulin dependence.

Did you know? In medicine, hawthorn has been used since the 16th century as an astringent for stomach problems. The cardiovascular action of the plant was discovered at the beginning of the twentieth century, and since then it has become an indispensable medicine.

True, there is one nuance. People who suffer from diabetes of the second group or "lethargic" asthma can take hawthorn honey in doses prescribed by a doctor (and under his supervision).

Yes, and for others, the consultation will not be superfluous - reasonably consider the benefits and risks to health, do not practice self-treatment.

How to choose when buying

In order for hawthorn honey to show its beneficial properties, you need to approach the purchase fully armed.

Due to its rarity, such a product is a little more difficult to choose than the usual varieties. But even here there are a few moments, knowing that you don’t “miss”:

Immediately look at the color. Hawthorn variety is darker than the rest. If you offer a product of bright yellow color, it is better to refuse the purchase.
Open the can.Felt a sharp flavor - great: this is a real product.
Take a closer look at how honey comes off the spoon. Visible thin viscous thread - so you can take. In the "counterfeit" drops immediately fall from the spoon. Remember that this particular grade is a bit more viscous.

Important! When stored improperly, the honey begins to flake, let the white streaks or light foam. But a couple of small bright spots should not be afraid - it comes out glucose.

Ask for a taste. It should be bitter, without the usual bright "habit" for other types of honey. On the contrary, bitterness should "pinch" a little throat.

These simple knowledge will help with the choice. Although there is another point: it is better to buy such a rare product at large fairs, where sellers from different regions come - in many areas simply collecting hawthorn honey is not practiced, and in a small market you can run into a dangerous fake.

It has long been known that beehives are small factories that produce very useful products, such as wax, zabrus, perga, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom.

How to store at home

Storage is simple, although it is better to keep containers by the rules. Here they are:

It is better to store a jar in a dark and dry place. Direct rays neutralize beneficial enzymes, and the moisture effect is the same.
Do not allow temperature drops. Simply put, there is no need to drag the container from place to place. Room "degrees" are also not quite suitable for honey, the ideal mode is the interval between 0 ... +20 ° C. A small "minus" does not harm, but it is better not to allow it.
Eliminated proximity with stocks that emit a strong smell. Fish, spices, and even more colors almost immediately suppress honey "amber".

Did you know? Surprisingly, the first legendary hawthorn tincture learned to prepare the German, and not domestic, doctors. This recipe came to Russia back in the time of Anna Ioannovna, who ruled in the first half of the 18th century.

Finally, the packaging itself. The best option would be a bank with a tight lid. Ceramic and whole enamelware also fit. We have not for nothing mentioned the condition of the dishes - chips on enamel oxidize honey (this also applies to iron and galvanized containers).

Medical Use: Recipes

The healing properties of hawthorn honey are reflected in a variety of recipes. Let us dwell on the most massive and useful.

To strengthen the heart is prepared such compounds:

1 tbsp. ldogrose diluted with two cups of boiled water and heat over low heat for 10 minutes. After allowing to cool, add 1 tbsp. l hawthorn composition. "Mix" is kept in a tightly closed container, using 0.5 cups twice a day.
Two glasses of honey mixed with pre-crushed lemon (tinder it directly with the skin). Add garlic cloves to them. After cooking, the mixture is kept at a normal temperature for another week, then sent to the refrigerator. Reception - three times a day and 1 teaspoon.

Important! For therapeutic purposes, try to harvest the red berries. Darker fruits do not have a powerful effect, and are more suitable for "soft" prevention.

To combat ischemic disease or arrhythmia, the following composition is prepared. 1 kg of ground berries is mixed with 300-350 g of already cooked oatmeal. Pour a glass of honey and stir again. This tool is taken half an hour before meals three times a day.

Prevention and treatment of vascular disruptions also implies the use of hawthorn mixtures. 2 tbsp. l honey is added to a mixture of crushed oranges and lemons (2 things each).

After falling asleep in a glass dish, the mixture is infused in the room for 24 hours and then stored in the refrigerator.A three-time intake is 3 spoons half an hour before meals.

For the best effect, the consumption of this agent lasts a month, often with a week break. If the doctor gives you a "good" for such a prescription, you will significantly reduce the risk of heart attack, angina, or stroke. Hypertension will decrease if such mixtures are used:

In a glass of honey, you can add lemon juice (one is enough). 1 tbsp. l taken with tea, and the best self-made medicine is suitable before bedtime.
Take 1 kg of honey and ground black ash. Means is used on 1 tablespoon (not more than 3 times a day).

A running sore throat is removed by rinsing. Prepare a simple solution of honey with warm water (in a ratio of 1/3) and make 3-4 approaches per day. The same recipe helps to get rid of unpleasant sensations arising from inflammation of the gums.

Did you know? Among cabinetmakers, cabinetmakers from hawthorn wood are very much appreciated. They have a beautiful structure and noble color of the material.

When ORZ brew tart hot tea with added honey and lemon. This fluid quickly eliminates the infection. This is what hawthorn honey is, the benefits are undoubted.It is excellent heals, if not overdo it with a dose. We hope our readers will pick up real honey in the market and will eat it with benefit.