The Importance Of Honey In Medicine

Introduction

Honey is a natural product that has been widely used for its therapeutic effects. It has been reported to contain about 200 substances that is composed primarily of fructose and glucose but also contains fructo-oligosaccharides (1) and many amino acids, vitamins, minerals and enzymes (2). The composition of honey varies depending on the plants on which the bee feeds.

For over centuries and decades has passed, honey has a valued in this world and had already been discovered of its effectiveness in curing the sicknesses. This can be proven for such a long time, honey has been observed of its used to overcome liver, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal problems. Other than that, Ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese, Greeks and

This had bring the pharmacist to be an expertise on researching the benefits of using honey in medicine in curing most of the dangerous diseases as it is said when we practice the traditional medicine. Many researchers need to be carried out, to prove on how rigid the statement is by conducting test in laboratory. As the pharmacist plays its role in digging deeper about the importance of honey in medicine products, they are acquired to follow several steps in which to ensure how sterile will the final product be and also they also need to undergo some precaution before starting

One of the most important natural products is honey. It has been widely used for different medicinal purposes ever since ancient times. In addition to important role of honey in the traditional medicine, scientists also accept honey as a new effective medicine for many kinds of diseases. The most well-known effect of honey is antibacterial activity. Honey has also been reported to exhibit an inhibitory effect on yeast, fungi, leishmania and some viruses. Topical application of honey has been effectively used on mucocutaneous injuries such as genital lesions, superficial skin burns and post operation wounds. Plus, honey also has been used in some gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, inflammatory and neoplastic states. The antioxidant capacity of honey which plays an important role in its useful effects, related to a wide range of compounds including phenolics, peptides, organic acids, enzymes, and Maillard reaction products. As it is discuss, pharmacist must take its responsibility in preparing all of this products effectiveness in accordance with their quantity and