Natural pumpkin honey is obtained on large pumpkin plantations, where bees can collect as much pollen as they need, without flying to other melliferous plants. The main producer for today is the Republic of Bashkortostan. However, if there is no opportunity to purchase such pumpkin honey , the product of home preparation will bring benefits, but harm is also characteristic for it.
Useful properties of pumpkin honey
Such has both a product of natural origin, and one that is obtained from any other honey that fills the empty cavity of the pumpkin, close the cork and cleaned in a warm place for 10 days. This product has a slightly concentrated, changed composition, but its therapeutic effect is confirmed by practice. First of all, it is due to the composition of honey, which includes vitamins - C, E, B, A, D, PP, as well as pectins, fiber, enzymes, vegetable proteins, mineral constituents, etc. Daily starting your day with tea with honey, can be charged with vivacity and energy, keep working capacity to advanced years and less likely to get sick, including respiratory diseases.
The use of pumpkin honey is the ability to remove toxins and other harmful components from the human body, so it is recommended to use it for poisoning, pain and discomfort in the stomach and intestines, problems with defecation, discomfort in the right hypochondrium. Pumpkin honey is rightly called a balm for the liver, because it is this organ that purifies the blood, and this beekeeping product includes a substance that restores the cell membranes and supports the normal functioning of the hepatocytes. The healing properties of pumpkin honey are a diuretic effect, so this product is indicated for use by persons with edema, edema. He restores the outflow of bile with cholecystitis and bends of the gallbladder.
How to take pumpkin honey?
Here are the most popular recipes in which honey from pumpkin is present:
- With liver diseases, honey is recommended to mix with cottage cheese, preferably home-made in a proportion of 1:10 and eat fractional during the day between basic meals.
- With hepatitis, cholecystitis, dyskinesia, it is recommended to prepare infusion of medicinal herbs - 2 parts of immortelle, 3 parts of bud-ivy and taken by 1 part of Veronica long-leaved, dandelion, chicken, chamomile and celandine. A tablespoon of the collection to brew in a thermos half a liter of boiling water, drink half a glass four times a day for a quarter of an hour before eating and before going to bed, adding a spoonful of honey.
- In intoxication and poor blood circulation, 1 tsp is recommended. Elder flowers pour 1 cup of freshly boiled water, after 5 minutes pass through the filter and drink 1 glass three times a day, adding honey and lemon juice. Complete body cleansing will come in a month, and then this recipe can be resorted only as a means of prevention.
- Reduce the amount of bilirubin in the blood, the viscosity of bile and strengthen its separation will help infusion of corn stigmas. A teaspoon of raw material is brewed with a glass of freshly boiled water and put on a water bath for half an hour. Cool, pass through the filter and drink 1-3 tablespoons. l. before the meal with honey.
Honey from a pumpkin is contraindicated for diabetics and those suffering from obesity, but for those who follow their figure, excessive use should be avoided. It must be remembered that sweet foods have a disastrous effect on the teeth, causing caries, so it is better to clean them after each honey ingestion. In addition, beekeeping products are extremely allergenic and can cause individual intolerance.