Velvet Amur honey is often called royal honey. It has a universal healing effect. The product contains many biologically active components. Thanks to this, it promotes rapid regeneration of cells and tissues and helps restore the body's immunity. This product can be used to treat and prevent many pathologies. It is important to strictly adhere to the dosage and monitor your body’s reactions.
Composition of Amur velvet honey
The main feature of a honey variety is its unique composition and place of collection.This beekeeping product is produced in the protected areas of Altai, Bashkiria, and Kyrgyzstan. Many medicinal trees, shrubs and herbs grow in these places.
Unlike other varieties of honey, which are monofloral, velvet honey is polyfloral. This means that it is collected from several types of flowers. To obtain this honey, bees collect nectar from the following plants:
- Linden;
- Melissa;
- mint;
- oregano;
- clover;
- thyme;
- sage;
- fireweed.
These plants have pronounced medicinal properties and are often used to prepare various medicinal formulations and cosmetics.
Velvet honey includes a unique set of useful components. 80% of it consists of hydrocarbons. These include:
- glucose;
- fructose;
- sucrose;
- melicitosis;
- maltose.
The amount of water in honey can be 14-22%. It also contains vitamins and valuable microelements. These include:
- carotene;
- riboflavin;
- niacin;
- pantothenic acid;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- potassium;
- pyridoxine;
- folacin.
Although velvet honey crystallizes or sugars quite quickly, which gives it an unusual appearance, the product is capable of retaining up to 80 valuable components.
Look and taste
Royal honey has the following distinctive features:
- Hue. The fresh product has an amber color with greenish tints. If additional components are present, it may be yellow or whitish. After a certain time, the product becomes thicker and lighter.
- Taste qualities. They depend on the climate and the content of velvet pollen in the nectar. The pure product is characterized by a delicate and sweet taste with a long aftertaste. It is worth considering that honey quickly absorbs foreign odors.
- Aroma. Velvet nectar is characterized by a pronounced smell.It is due to the high content of volatile phytoncides that are present in the pollen of the plant.
- Crystallization. Velvet honey remains liquid for a long time. Crystallization can be determined by a change in shade. In this case, the honey becomes whitish-cream. The process is accompanied by the formation not of grains, but of a kind of flakes. Subsequently, a single oily mass is formed from them.
Beneficial features
This type of honey has unique beneficial properties. It is a natural antibiotic, antidepressant, and biostimulant. Thanks to its use, it is possible to cleanse the body of toxic substances. Honey also has the following beneficial properties:
- In case of acute respiratory viral infections, it quickly neutralizes and removes pathogens.
- Has pronounced anti-inflammatory properties. Thanks to this, honey helps to quickly eliminate foci of inflammation in the genitourinary organs, digestive and respiratory systems.
- Destroys tuberculosis pathogens.
- It has pronounced hepatoprotective properties. This promotes active restoration of liver cells and the outflow of stagnant bile.
- Normalizes the functioning of the hormonal system.
- Restores the functions of the nervous system.
- Removes toxins.
Application in the beauty field
The product has pronounced medicinal properties that allow it to be used in cosmetology. The composition can be used to care for the skin of the face and body. It also helps improve hair condition.
Royal honey helps cope with skin aging. It eliminates wrinkles and sagging. To do this, apply a thin layer of the composition to a cleansed face and leave it to dry. Then you need to wash your face with warm water. This will help make your skin look younger and firmer.
The product is also useful for hair.It has restorative and nutritional properties, and also strengthens the bulbs. To do this, the honey mixture must be applied to the roots of the hair with massage movements and distributed over the entire length. Wrap your head in a towel and leave for half an hour. Then rinse thoroughly with warm water.
Velvet honey is also very beneficial for the body. It saturates the skin with beneficial substances, making it more velvety.
The beekeeping product can also be used for therapeutic massage procedures. It saturates the skin with nutrients, improves blood flow, and copes with cellulite. In the initial stages, massage can be very painful, but it gives a good effect.
ethnoscience
In folk medicine, velvet honey is used to eliminate anemia, pulmonary diseases, and cancer. Systematic use of the product normalizes the functions of the nervous system and eliminates the effects of stress.
Using the substance during viral diseases helps reduce fever, soothe the throat and eliminate pain. Velvet honey is actively used for making tinctures and liqueurs.
The average daily dose for a healthy person should not exceed 90 grams of velvet honey. Moreover, this amount should be distributed throughout the day, and not eaten at once.
To get rid of a severe cough or bronchitis, you can take the following ingredients:
- 1.3 kilograms of velvet honey;
- 200 grams of linden flowers;
- 150 grams of birch buds;
- 1 cup aloe leaves;
- 1 cup olive oil.
1 week before preparing the composition, aloe leaves should be placed in the refrigerator.After this they need to be crushed. It is recommended to brew linden flowers and birch buds in different containers. At the same time, you need to mix aloe with a beekeeping product.
Add herbal decoctions to the resulting composition and mix thoroughly. Divide the finished product into parts and pour half a glass of oil into each of them. The medicine must be stored in a closed container. Shake it well before use. To eliminate cough, it is recommended to take 1 tablespoon of the composition 3 times a day.
Who should not eat this honey?
The product should be used very carefully, as it has certain contraindications. The main restrictions on the use of the substance include the following:
- pregnancy;
- elderly age;
- children under 7 years of age;
- exacerbation of chronic pathologies;
- cancer;
- allergy;
- kidney and liver damage.
Storage
The substance has a long shelf life. At the same time, it does not lose its beneficial properties. The product is best kept in a dark and cool place. When exposed to direct sunlight, the substance loses its benefits. It is best to store the composition in a glass container with a tight lid. It is important to avoid contact of the substance with metal surfaces.
Fragrant velvet honey is considered a very tasty and healthy product. It contains many valuable components. Thanks to this, the substance is actively used in folk medicine and cosmetology.
