Features and properties of chestnut honey

Honey is real natural wealth. He is able to improve health, give beauty, prolong youth.Many people remember the taste of milk with honey, which moms prepared to cure colds. Honey is an excellent ingredient for baking, a tasty addition to tea. There are many well-known varieties of this useful sweet: lime, buckwheat, floral, chestnut, sunflower and others. Chestnut honey is in great demand.

As the name implies, bees produce this product from nectar collected from chestnut flowers. It has a unique composition, rich in copper, manganese, zinc, iodine, sucrose, fructose, salts and vitamins. Especially there are a lot of vitamins C, PP, K, E, as well as vitamins of group B. Chestnut honey differs from other varieties by its high sucrose content. But less acid in it than in other varieties.

Due to the high content of enzymes, the chestnut treat is a rich, dark amber product. Chestnut pollen also affected the color. This product is also different from others in its taste. It is bitter, so some people may find this type of honey low-grade, but this is not the case.

This honey, like any other, is widely demanded for medical purposes, in cooking. To improve health, it is used quite widely, namely:

• as one of the components of complex treatment of colds, diseases of the upper respiratory tract;
• able to remove swelling;
• helps to treat the urogenital system of women, men, and also be a means of prevention in such cases;
• acts as an antiseptic;
• able to heal wounds;
• helps improve immunity;
• fights fatigue, general body fatigue;
• possesses the invigorating action;
• fights neurosis, neurasthenia and insomnia.

This variety is distinguished by its enhanced anti-bacterial property; therefore, it is an excellent natural antibiotic. It is able to treat respiratory diseases, it is often used to treat wounds, burns, cuts and abrasions. Regular use of this product will help get rid of inflammations of almost any kind. It is used in the treatment of bronchitis, asthma, prostatitis, nephritis and cystitis. Due to its low acidity, this delicacy is well absorbed in the body.

It increases appetite, stimulates the activity of the liver, gallbladder. Chestnut honey is an effective remedy in the fight against a stomach ulcer. It does not irritate the mucous membrane, gives strength, energy due to the rapid absorption by the body of a large amount of sugars contained in the product. Therefore, it is so necessary for people with increased fatigue. This variety is often recommended for patients during the period of enhanced nutrition.

Chestnut product favorably affects the state of the nervous system, calming, normalizing its activity. It is able to improve the circulatory system, the state of the vascular walls, which under the action of the product become stronger and more elastic. This variety improves blood consistency. Thanks to all these properties, chestnut honey is a great remedy against thrombosis and varicose veins. It is recommended the use of this particular variety for people suffering from hypertension, to normalize pressure and improve well-being. In general, this product is a real treasure for the body, but it has not only healing properties.

Housewives who love to pamper their households with sweet pastries often use honey. He makes the dough fragrant, elastic. The finished product is soft and fragrant. If you add chestnut to baking, the confection will sparkle with new flavors, because, as mentioned above, its taste is different from other kinds of honey.Do not forget that bee honey is a natural product, without any chemical impurities, so a good housewife always has a jar of this useful sweetness.

Unfortunately, chestnut honey is able to bear not only benefit, but also harm, namely:

• This product is a dangerous allergen, because it is chestnut honey that is distinguished by its ability to cause allergies; if you are prone to allergic reactions before consuming chestnut honey or products that make it up, you should consult a doctor;
• idiosyncrasy of this product is a contraindication to its use;
• honey should be given to small children with special care, because of the content of chestnut pollen particles, the variety can cause an allergic reaction;
• This variety contains a large amount of sugar, so the chestnut variant can be dangerous for people with diabetes;
• when using a chestnut product should be aware of the sense of proportion, be careful, then the unpleasant consequences can be avoided.

Take honey of this variety can be different. But it should be remembered that it is not recommended to use this product in excess of 60 g per day. This is not just a delicacy, but a healing raw material that requires knowledge of the measure. It can simply be eaten one teaspoon in the process of tea drinking. It is best to do this in the morning at breakfast. Some people prefer to dilute it in tea or a glass of warm water. This mixture is also recommended to use in the morning on an empty stomach.

Often, doctors recommend eating 1 teaspoon half an hour before meals, which improves digestive processes, helps to recharge your batteries, activates brain cells and boosts immunity. If in a glass of warm boiled milk to dissolve one teaspoon of the product, you get an effective remedy for colds. It is recommended to drink at night before bedtime. Even for the same purpose will serve tea with chestnut honey and lemon. It is necessary to pour a glass of ordinary black tea, add a slice of lemon and one teaspoon of the product.

An interesting fact: despite the fact that chestnut honey invigorates perfectly, and some even claim that it can replace a morning cup of coffee, this product with the same success helps to fight insomnia. By sucking up one teaspoon of chestnut honey in your mouth before bed, you can get rid of the problem of lack of sleep.

To disinfect the wound or abrasion, make honey lotions. It is necessary to wet a piece of cotton with chestnut honey, attach it to the affected skin area and hold it for a while. It is worth remembering that the chestnut product is capable of maintaining not only health, but also beauty. Masks are often made from it, and various mixtures for skin and hair care. For example, in order to strengthen the hair, stop their loss, rub one onion on the grater, mix it with five spoons of the product, apply the mass on the scalp, hold for half an hour, and then rinse with warm water.

If you mix one teaspoon of potato starch, a spoonful of salt, one spoonful of honey and milk, then the result is an effective wrinkle mask. To moisturize dry skin, you need to mix slices of banana with one teaspoon of cream with an average fat content, a teaspoon of chestnut honey. Strengthen the action of anti-cellulite scrub can be, if you add a half cup of ground coffee and a glass of chestnut honey. As you can see, the scope of use of chestnut honey is wide, and the methods are numerous, diverse.

Today in the markets there is a huge amount of fakes of this useful, not cheap product.For natural honey give thick sugar syrup, melted candy and more. Often, one variety may give out another, more expensive. There are cases of putting up for sale honey, the variety of which is fictional by the seller. Therefore, there are cases when opening a jar of cherished sweetness while drinking tea, the purchase leads to disappointment. Best of all, of course, purchase a product from trusted, reliable people, but if at the moment there are no familiar sellers of beekeepers, then you should familiarize yourself with some ways to buy real chestnut honey.

• The most accurate of them is chemical analysis of honey.. If the product is purchased at an exhibition, in a specialized store, then the results of the examination should be requested. Usually such an analysis reveals the absence or presence of pollen in the product. If the honey is fake, then it does not contain pollen. Natural chestnut honey most often has up to 45% of pollen in its composition.
• Before you buy a product to the bank, you need to open and try the honey. Do not hesitate to ask about it, because chestnut honey is always more expensive than many other varieties, it is especially insulting to make a mistake in it. In the natural product there is no smell of caramel or burned sugar, no taste impurities will be present.
• This honey is devoid of fermentation processes. You should carefully consider the product, it should not be any foam bubbles.

• You can drop a drop of honey on the paper, and then burn it. This honey does not burn. If there are no impurities of sugar, the drop will remain intact. Another option is to hold a small amount of the product above the cigarette lighter. If sugar is added there, the product will catch fire.
• It is worth trying to drip honey on blotting paper. A watery stain that appears on the other hand, will tell about not the quality or falsification of raw materials.
• In the product, you can drop the bread slice. After five minutes, the bread firmness should increase, because honey is able to absorb moisture perfectly.
• A small amount of iodine can be added to the product. If starch or ingredients containing it are added to it, then iodine will color the raw material in a bluish color.
• To understand that the product is chestnut, you can by characteristic color and specific taste, as mentioned earlier.

So, the choice is made, the honey is checked for authenticity. Now we should make sure that he retains all his useful qualities for as long as possible. To do this, it must be stored, observing the following rules:

• the product should be stored in glass containers, tightly closed lid;
• honey is not stored in the refrigerator, because condensate adversely affects the healing properties and consistency of the product;
• Avoid contact with the container with the sweetness of direct sunlight, otherwise most of the vitamins will be lost, and the antimicrobial activity will decrease;
• in no case do not need to put this delicacy near the hot battery, because it should not be heated;
• do not leave the container with the sweetness open, especially near products that have a strong smell, for example, spices, smoked meats.

Best of all, the product will remain in a separate dry place, protected from light, for example, in a locker. If after some time on the product will begin to appear white scurf, do not be afraid. This began the process of crystallization, which indicates the high quality of the product.

The following expert advice should be followed:

• do not exceed the dose of honey prescribed by the preparation of the preparation;
• the best effect of chestnut honey treatment can be obtained if for the period of its use to give up alcohol and smoking;
• if you do not like the bitter taste of the product, you should try to combine it with some sweet pastries (pancakes, pancakes) or dessert (ice cream, yogurt).

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