Is it okay to eat raw honey?

　　Is honey good to eat raw?

　　Honey can promote digestion and absorption, increase appetite, calm sleep, improve the body's resistance, and has a positive effect on promoting the growth and development of infants and young children. It is very beneficial for the elderly with high blood pressure to drink 1 cup of honey water in the morning and evening every day, because the potassium in honey has the effect of excreting sodium after entering the human body, which can maintain the electrolyte balance in the blood. ； Patients with chronic hepatitis and poor liver function often eat honey to improve liver function ； For chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and gastrointestinal ulcers sexually transmitted diseases Patients, honey is a good nutritional product that can enhance physical fitness.

　　But there are a lot of things to pay attention to when eating honey. Most people know the taboos about eating honey, but many people don't know that honey harvested after autumn is also prone to poisoning when eaten raw. Medical experts remind that many plant pollens after autumn are poisonous. Honey collected during this season often contains toxic alkaloids. Therefore, eating raw honey that is harvested and sold directly is prone to poisoning.

　　According to experts, plants in nature can be divided into two categories: non-toxic and toxic. Non-toxic plants mostly bloom in spring and have a short flowering period, while poisonous plants bloom after autumn. Direct consumption of raw honey harvested after autumn may cause poisoning, dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea stomach ache ,asthma, skin allergies Symptoms such as this can also affect mental and emotional well-being, affecting sleep, etc.

　　Many people like to buy raw honey that is picked and sold in apiaries. However, honey picked after autumn must be boiled and matured before consumption. elderly Infants and young children should not consume autumn honey due to weak gastrointestinal function and poor liver detoxification ability.