Abstract
Honey has been used as a therapeutic agent since ancient times for health maintenance and the treatment of various ailments. In modern days, researchers reappraised the therapeutic values of honey, such as anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-tumor, and wound healing properties. These findings supported its applications in the modern healthcare system as complementary medicine. Gelam honey (GH) is a monofloral Malaysian honey which has been proven to have considerable health benefits. This paper presents a state of the art review on the therapeutic values of GH. A descriptive elucidation is performed to elaborate a wide spectrum of biological activities of GH using evidence from a considerable body of literature. The compositional and physiochemical characteristics of GH have contributed substantially to its putative biological properties. A brief explanation will be presented on GH attributes to familiarize readers with this novel natural health product.
Highlights
Honey is a natural concentrated sugar mixture with a series of medicinal properties, such as anti-inflammatory [1], wound healing [2], anti-oxidative [3,4], anti-diabetic [5,6], antimicrobial activities [7], and antitumor properties [8,9]
The results revealed that Gelam honey (GH) extract and its flavonoids reduced MDA production in the cells cultured in hyperglycemic circumstances
The results showed that GH and its extracts significantly reduced the pain indicated through the measurements of infrared withdrawal latency
Summary
Honey is a natural concentrated sugar mixture with a series of medicinal properties, such as anti-inflammatory [1], wound healing [2], anti-oxidative [3,4], anti-diabetic [5,6], antimicrobial activities [7], and antitumor properties [8,9]. Honey has been used since ancient times, as evidenced by apitherapy as one of the branches in folk medicine for the promotion and maintenance of health as well as treatments of ailments [10]. Gelam honey (GH) is a Malaysian honey produced by Apis dorsata bees and its main nectar and pollen source is from the flowers of the Melaleuca cajuputi plant, locally known as the Gelam tree. A body of research has been conducted to characterize the putative health benefits of GH in treatments of various ailments. Within these two decades, GH has come to an exciting stage in healthcare research, in conjunction with the discovery of novel natural therapeutic agents. Sci. 2016, 4, 3 a better elucidation in order to familiarize readers with pertinent evidence related to novel health implications of GH
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