Honey

Honey contains 13-20% of water, 75-80% of carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, sucrose), vitamins ‚1, ‚2, ‚6, …, Љ, ‘, provitamin A-carotene, and folic acid. Honey is beneficial to the nervous exhaustion, helps with heart problems and gastric diseases, hepatic diseases, softens the mucous membranes and that is why it is recommended for coughs and infections of the throat. Honey can be used therapeutically for many gastrointestinal diseases, especially for gastric and duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis with hyperacidity or hypoacidity. Honey is also an alternative sweetener.