Abstract
Honey, besides being a nutrient has been a subject of renewed research interest in the last few
years for its multiple medicinal values. Evidence indicates that honey can exert several
health-beneficial effects such as gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, reproductive,
hypoglycemic, antioxidant, antihypertensive, antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory
effects. Several different surveys have been compiled on the nutritional and health aspects of
honey. However, the nutritional value and medicinal properties of natural honey are too
numerous to be comprehensively documented by these manuscripts. This review presents a
synopsis of experimental studies performed in the recent years, which support honey as a
novel antioxidant and anti-diabetic agent that might be of potential significance for the
management of diabetes and its complications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199 - 216 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |