Health Benefits of Acacia Honey
- Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal: Consumption of honey promotes an increase is beneficial antioxidant agents, stimulates antibodies and combats harmful microbial activity. Studies showed that infected wounds became sterile within one week of honey application.
- Increase athletic performance: Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their performance. This has now been verified with modern studies, showing that it is superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time as compared to other sweeteners.
- Reduce cough and throat irritation: Acacia honey’s thick consistency helps line the throat while the sweet taste is believed to trigger nerve endings that prevent coughing. It can be used in treating upper respiratory tract infections.
- Heal wounds and burns: Honey is a natural antibiotic that can act both internally and externally. It can be used as a conventional treatment for wounds and burns by disinfecting wounds and sores from major species of bacteria. External application of honey has been shown to be as effective as conventional treatment with silver sulfadiazine. It is speculated that the drying effect of the simple sugars and honey’s antibacterial nature combine to create this effect.
