From a nutritional point of view, the benefits of eating honey is that it can provide the body with carbohydrates and other nutrients; from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, honey has the effect of tonifying the middle, moistening the dryness, relieving pain and detoxifying the toxins; and externally using it for the production of muscles and astringent sores.
Each 100 grams of honey contains 321 calories, of which 5.4 grams of protein, 1.9 grams of fat, 75.6 grams of carbohydrates, vitamin C 3.0 mg, potassium 28 mg, calcium 4 mg. Consuming honey in moderation can quickly provide the body with energy. From a nutritional point of view, consuming honey can provide the body with carbohydrates and other nutrients.
From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, honey is sweet in flavor and flat. It belongs to the lung, spleen and large intestine meridians. The main effects are tonifying the middle, moisturizing dryness, relieving pain, and detoxifying; externally, it is used to produce muscle and astringent sores. It is used for the deficiency pain in the stomach and abdomen, dry lung and dry cough, intestinal dryness and constipation, and detoxification of aconite; external treatment of sores and ulcers not convergence, water and fire burns. Phlegm and dampness, fullness and bloating and stools are prohibited.
Honey is good, but also need to eat in moderation. Diabetics should not consume honey, and infants under one year of age are not recommended to consume honey.