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- Title
Medicinal Properties of Honey from Northern Pakistan.
- Authors
M., Kamran Azim; M., Ahmed Mesaik; Simjee, Shabana; M., Auranzeb; Nazimuddi; S., Arshad Saeed
- Abstract
BACKGROUND In Pakistan, honey is obtained from European and Oriental bee colonies foraged on variety of flora such as Acacia modesta, Ziziphus spp., Plectanthrus spp., Citrus spp. etc. Due to the richness in bee flora there is a great diversity in honey types. Honey produced from each plant species and from each geographical area has its own colour, flavour, and medicinal properties. METHODS We have made biochemical and pharmacological analyses of different unifloral and multifloral honeys produced in the plains and Himalayan regions of Punjab and North-Western provinces of Pakistan. RESULTS Honey samples showed antibacterial, antiplatelet and antinociceptive activities. Preliminary in vitro experiments described honey as an inhibitor of protein glycation. These observations pointed to the potential of honey and its constituents in conditions such as gastroenteritis, analgesia and inflammation.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; HONEY; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; ANTICOAGULANTS; PROTEINS; GASTROENTERITIS; ANALGESIA; INFLAMMATION
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 1, p110
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article