Composition and properties of Apis mellifera honey: A review

AA Machado De-Melo… - Journal of apicultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Honey is a natural sweetener with a complex composition. Honey features vary depending
on the botanical source and geographical origin, as well as climatic, processing and storage …

The toxic impact of honey adulteration: A review

R Fakhlaei, J Selamat, A Khatib, AFA Razis, R Sukor… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Honey is characterized as a natural and raw foodstuff that can be consumed not only as a
sweetener but also as medicine due to its therapeutic impact on human health. It is prone to …

[HTML][HTML] Biological and therapeutic effects of honey produced by honey bees and stingless bees: a comparative review

PV Rao, KT Krishnan, N Salleh, SH Gan - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Honey is a natural product produced by both honey bees and stingless bees. Both types of
honey contain unique and distinct types of phenolic and flavonoid compounds of variable …

Effectiveness of probiotics, prebiotics, and prebiotic‐like components in common functional foods

M Peng, Z Tabashsum, M Anderson… - … reviews in food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The bioactive ingredients in commonly consumed foods include, but are not limited to,
prebiotics, prebiotic‐like components, probiotics, and postbiotics. The bioactive ingredients …

[HTML][HTML] Antibacterial activity of Manuka honey and its components: An overview

M Johnston, M McBride, D Dahiya… - AIMS …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The importance of honey for medicinal purposes is well documented in some of the world's
oldest literature. Honey is well known and studied for its antimicrobial properties. The …

Green alternatives as antimicrobial agents in mitigating periodontal diseases: a narrative review

SA Mosaddad, A Hussain, H Tebyaniyan - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Periodontal diseases and dental caries are the most common infectious oral diseases
impacting oral health globally. Oral cavity health is crucial for enhancing life quality since it …

A review of commonly used methodologies for assessing the antibacterial activity of honey and honey products

ML Hossain, LY Lim, K Hammer, D Hettiarachchi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey, a naturally sweet and viscous substance is mainly produced by honeybees (Apis
mellifera) from flower nectar. Honey exerts a plethora of biological and pharmacological …

Antibiofilm activity of plant polyphenols

L Slobodníková, S Fialová, K Rendeková, J Kováč… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the history of human medicine, antibiotics represent epochal examples of medical
progress. However, with an approaching antibiotic crisis due to the emergence and …

Monofloral honeys as a potential source of natural antioxidants, minerals and medicine

R Mărgăoan, E Topal, R Balkanska, B Yücel, T Oravecz… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: vegetative diversity is based on different climate and geographical origins. In
terms of beekeeping, herbal diversity is strongly correlated to the production of a wide …

Honey in wound healing: An updated review

H Tashkandi - Open life sciences, 2021 - degruyter.com
Wound healing is a complex process with many interdependent pathophysiological and
immunological mediators to restore the cellular integrity of damaged tissue. Cutaneous …