Rape honey: features, useful properties, contraindications
Do you know the phrase "honey rapeseed"?Unsurprisingly, if you've heard about it, but have never seen it on the shelves of stores, because this type of product is rare. The very name says that in the composition of delicacies - a plant of rape, which is used for feeding animals and grown only for these purposes.
A few years ago, rapeseed honey was very common only in European countries where this plant is used as biofuel and grown in huge quantities. A honey treat is a byproduct, from which everything is delighted: from small to large. You can hear another name - May honey, and this shows that the culture begins its flowering very early, therefore the product of the activity of bees can be tried already in the beginning of summer.
Rapeseed honey, whose useful properties are known for a long time, is very simple to distinguish from another subspecies - it has a very thick consistency, completely opaque, white-yellow color. Aromatic it is difficult to call it - just two weeks after pumping it almost completely loses its smell. After the same period of time, it begins to crystallize, and if stored incorrectly, it quickly sours. Due to the density of honey, rapeseed is poorly soluble in water, which makes it difficult to use.
This species is prized, first of all, not because of its taste qualities, but due to its exceptional medicinal properties. Very good honey helps rapeseed in diseases of the cardiovascular system. This and hypertension, and hypotension, ischemia of the heart, myocardial dystrophy. It helps lower cholesterol and strengthens all the muscles of the body. The positive effect of use and in the treatment of pulmonary diseases was noted.
It is important that this type of honey does not cause allergic reactions. It is completely absorbed by the intestine, therefore, for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract it is simply irreplaceable. It can also be used as a preventive agent for peptic ulcer, colitis, gastritis, constipation and enteritis.
Rape honey can normalize the liver and bile ducts, regulate metabolism, increase hemoglobin levels, and also remove heavy metals from the body. Whether it is necessary to speak about such diseases as a cold, when with the help of honey it is possible to cure even a severe sore throat.
Cute women need to pay attention to the cosmetic properties of rapeseed honey. His unique ability to rejuvenate the skin has long been used by leading cosmetics manufacturers in the manufacture of creams, masks and shampoos for hair. Moreover, it awakens regenerative cells in the layers of the epidermis, due to which it is possible to heal even the most severe scars from burns and injuries.
Rapeseed honey: contraindications to
But there are practically no such. The only case is a special reaction of the human body or hypersensitivity. In such people, the use of any honey can cause a runny nose, hives, headaches and itching. Patients with diabetes mellitus also should not be particularly affected by such a delicacy, yet honey is a sugar-containing product.