Sweet clover honey: features of use and contraindications

Honey of any kind has a mass of beneficial properties. It is used not only in cooking and cosmetology, but also in the fight against various diseases. For a long time, the tributary, from which honey is produced, grew like a weed on the roads. Then, on the territory of Russia, this plant began to be used as fodder for livestock, and only later they brought out a special variety of this medicinal sweetness.

Features of sweet clover honey

If honey has a pronounced vanilla smell, then it is clover. Such a product of beekeeping has a light taste, without sharp notes. It is used more often than other varieties by experienced chefs who claim that it is best suited for baking. The main feature of this honey is that it does not interrupt other smells and tastes. The color of this honey is pale, even white, with a yellowish tinge. This honey is called reference.

Chemical composition

The main components of sweet clover are fructose (40%) and glucose (35%). The following elements are also present:

  1. Vitamins A, B, PP, E.
  2. Ascorbic and folic acids.
  3. Zinc and iron.
  4. Boron, chromium and calcium.
  5. Retinol.
  6. Dicoumarol
  7. Coumarins.

Glucose slows down the crystallization process, so sweet honey can be stored for a very long time if the conditions are appropriate. Its viscosity and viscosity is similar to condensed milk.

The effects that clover has on the human body:

  1. Stimulates the heart muscle and strengthens the blood vessels. Helps with the first signs of hypertension.
  2. Normalizes pressure and blood circulation.
  3. Thins the blood and prevents the formation of blood clots.
  4. Increases immunity.
  5. Suppresses viral infections.
  6. Useful for colds.
  7. Relieves cramps and pain in the throat and stomach.
  8. Fights headaches.
  9. It has an expectorant effect.
  10. Relieves inflammation. Practicing regular use for tuberculosis and pneumonia.
  11. Quickly saturates the body.
  12. Facilitates the arrival of milk in nursing mothers.
  13. Beneficial effect on the skin of a person.
  14. It is used to restore hormonal levels and metabolism.
  15. It calms the nervous system and improves the bowels.
  16. Increases appetite.
  17. It acts as an antiseptic.
  18. It has a rejuvenating effect.
  19. Restores the hair structure.
  20. Displays slags.
  21. Removes puffiness and normalizes the work of the urinary system.

How to distinguish donikovy honey from a fake

Sweet clover honey is very similar to rapeseed, but there are serious differences in composition. Some sellers fake sweet clover with sugar syrup and vanilla.

When buying, pay attention to the fact that the vanilla flavor should be delicate and subtle, not sharp. If crystallization processes are clearly visible, then, most likely, it is a fake. Young honey color should be golden, and more mature - cream. The consistency should be homogeneous and similar to condensed milk. Fake crystallizes quickly, turns sour and starts to ferment.

Honey from clover in medicine

Honey clover is actively used in traditional medicine. For the first time, they began to add it to face and body masks, because it has an antiseptic effect, heals wounds well and reduces inflammation. Helps to remove the swelling of the throat with respiratory disease. They even treat severe forms of the common cold. It helps with dry cough and has an expectorant effect.

It is used in the treatment of leukopenia and vascular thrombosis. Relieves people from insomnia, improves the tone of the whole body. Helps with headache and nerve overload. Often used against cramps and spasms. It helps with female diseases and normalizes the menstrual cycle. It helps to remove excess fluid from the body and is used during diets for rapid saturation.

Help in improving the body

Donnik has a positive effect on the entire body. It has a laxative and diuretic effect, removes toxins and slags, relieves puffiness, regulates blood pressure. It has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract, improves digestion and restores metabolism.

Used in the composition of the ointment against acne, purulent abscesses and boils. Kills bacteria at the cellular level.

Traditional healers recommend to dissolve 1 teaspoon in a glass of plain water and drink every day on an empty stomach.

Use in women

Besides the fact that sweet honey helps to normalize hormones and the general condition during the menstrual cycle, it is recommended for expectant mothers. When used, nutrients are received not only by the pregnant woman, but also by the unborn child. Gynecologists recommend to use it after childbirth. It has a positive effect on the skin, helps with mastitis and quickly heals nipple cracks.

Experts recommend using 1-2 tablespoons 3 times a day, but not more. There is a risk of an allergic reaction, because honey is a strong allergen. Older women take melon honey for menopause. It normalizes the general condition, eliminates hot flashes and nervous tension.

IMPORTANT! You should not use grass during the pregnancy clover, because it is poisonous.

Use in children

Honey has a positive effect on the nervous system of the child. Helps adolescents cope with overwork during school hours and relieves neuroses before exams. Fights insomnia and migraines. In children with weak appetite, honey causes a feeling of hunger.

IMPORTANT! Restrictions for children: age up to three years, the rate is not more than 5 teaspoons per day.

Application in cosmetology

Sweet clover honey is not only able to prevent skin aging, it gives it an attractive appearance. The components in the composition act at the cellular level, and regular use of masks and ointments will make the skin young and beautiful.

Main application:

  1. Face masks Normalize the water and fat balance. Give the skin softness and elasticity. After several uses, it creates a protective film on the face that prevents bacteria and infections from penetrating into the delicate skin cells. Tightens pores and provides deep cleansing.
  2. Body Scrub. With donnikovy honey spend an easy body peeling. It is necessary to apply honey gruel on the skin with massaging movements. Due to small grains, not only micro-massage occurs, but also deep cleansing. Dead particles are removed, pores are narrowed, and the skin is tightened.
  3. For slimming honey clover is used in the form of wraps. To do this, apply the composition to problem areas of the skin and wrap with cling film.
  4. It helps with skin diseases. If you make a mask with this honey 2-3 times a week, you can relieve inflammation, rash and peeling. After masks, creams or cosmetics should not be applied to problematic skin. It is better to do this procedure before bedtime.
  5. Hair masks. Sweet clover honey has a positive effect on hair and stimulates the growth of new hair follicles. It also regenerates the skin and restores damaged hair.

Beauticians recommend regular use of honey, but you should not carry out cosmetic procedures daily. Optimal: 2 times a week.

Contraindications and side effects

Honey is the strongest allergen, so people who are prone to allergic reactions should not regularly use this product. During pregnancy, you need to remember about the norm, as in lactation.

Do not use this product to people who are allergic to beans. Donnic honey is not recommended to be taken together with milk. This can cause side effects in the form of pain and cramps in the stomach. Due to diuretic properties, it is not recommended to eat honey at night and drink plenty of water. Also honey clover is prohibited in the following cases:

  • diabetes;
  • with obesity;
  • kidney disease;
  • with poor blood clotting;
  • with bleeding.

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