eucalyptus honey
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eucalyptus honey: properties, application, honey plant.
As with any product of beekeeping, eucalyptic honey is very valuable as a therapeutic and nutritious product through antimicrobial activity and antioxidant properties, and due to the presence in it of essential oils, containing cineole.
Cineole has a characteristic smell of camphor and burning taste. This was reflected in the organoleptic properties of eucalyptus honey.
Also, this exotic product south of bees is used in cosmetics as part of ointments, creams and scrubs.
Botanical description honey plant
Eucalyptus – a heat-loving plant, but it feels good and in the countries of the northern hemisphere. In this part of the world is growing wild species of plants – rainbow, it can be seen in the mountains at an altitude of 1800 above sea level.
It prefers tropical and subtropical climate. In Russia it is possible to meet in Sochi, in the south of the Crimean Peninsula, Caucasus, Some eucalyptus species can withstand relatively low temperature of 0 to -15 ° C, and in the mountains growing species, that can withstand temperatures of up to -24 ° C.
Family eucalyptus – Australia, However, some representatives are growing in New Zealand, Indonesia, warm countries: Greece, Israel, Cuba, in Saudi Arabia. Even in the south of France you can find some species of eucalyptus.
Eucalyptus honey is produced by bees from the nectar, collected from the flowers of this plant at different times depending on the time of flowering.
In general, Eucalyptus begins to bloom in the late spring or early summer, When the plant reaches the age of two years or more, sometimes bloom only at the age of 10 years.
The flowers are formed like umbrellas in different seasons depending on where growth, flowering very irregular. Then with flowers shaped box, in which the maturing egg-shaped or round seeds throughout the year.
The properties of eucalyptus honey
Eucalyptus honey has a wide range of shades of dark color – from amber to brown nut. In the nectar of flowers eucalyptus tree high content of manganese, copper, iron, that to some extent and provides a darker shade of this sort.
Interesting fact! Eucalyptus honey is very popular in Cyprus. Apiaries, that collect eucalyptus honey, located mainly in mountainous areas. And honey, gathered there, crystallizes rapidly, just three weeks.
But Cypriots do not appreciate zakrystalizovanyy product and prefer liquid. Because honey is exposed to boiling eucalyptic, and after that he never thickens. But we know, that heat the honey over 40 ° C can not be!
Eucalyptus honey is tart, slightly burning taste and characteristic odor, that will not confuse it with any other sort of, smell of camphor. But the smell should be easy, subtle, and it appears only after, honey hold language.
eucalyptus honey – expensive product, and if the buyers in the market there is a characteristic scent of essential oils, to keep in mind, what, probably, this falsification. This eucalyptic adulterated honey can be found in large quantities in Abkhazia.
Application
This variety has excellent antiseptic properties of natural, because based on it created ointments and creams, used to treat ulcers and wounds dermatitis, burns, inflammatory skin processes, psoriasis.
- In cosmetology eucalyptic is used in the medical scrubs and anti-cellulite creams, part of creams and facial masks and hair.
- When you add it together with the ambrosia of the face masks can see the remarkable effect almost immediately. The face becomes fresh, brightens, fade fine lines, is acne.
- Israeli scientists had conducted several studies on the effect of honey on cough receptors.
- Very well proved itself in the treatment of cough in children and adults eucalyptic honey due to the presence in its composition cineole, substance, part of eucalyptus essential oil.
Cineole used in traditional medicine as an antiseptic and expectorant ingredient.
- In eucalyptic medical pharmacology of the drug was added as a means, which has expectorant effect.
- Apply honey from the nectar of eucalyptus and prevention of infectious diseases. As with any another sort of honey, it is a good immunomodulating agents.
How to make honey
Take eucalyptic preventive medical need up to three times a day on a tablespoon per hour before meals.
Another wonderful recipe: tablespoon of honey dissolved in half a glass of warm boiled water, drink every morning on an empty stomach.
You can see the visible effects of this procedure: improving health, irritability removed, face svizhishaye, hair shine, longer retain teeth whiteness.
Conclusion
We can say, this exotic honey – valuable, but rare and therefore expensive product. Buying it, to be careful, match its choices carefully and wisely, that instead of drug not get sweet syrup placebo effect.
Best buy honey zakrystalizovanyy eucalyptic, because the product is overheated very few healthy substances.
