Honey harvested in the autumn must be cooked into mature honey before it can be consumed. The elderly and infants, due to their weaker gastrointestinal function and poor liver detoxification ability, should not eat autumn-harvested honey.
Honey can promote digestion and absorption, increase appetite, calm the nerves and induce sleep, and improve the body's resistance. It has a positive effect on promoting the growth and development of infants. For the elderly with high blood pressure, drinking a glass of honey water in the morning and evening is very beneficial, because the potassium in honey has a sodium-excreting effect after entering the human body, which can maintain the balance of electrolytes in the blood; patients with chronic hepatitis and poor liver function can improve their liver function by eating honey regularly; for patients with chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and gastrointestinal ulcers, honey is a good nutritional supplement that can enhance physical fitness.
However, there are many precautions to take when consuming honey. Most people know the taboos about eating honey, but many do not know that eating raw honey harvested in autumn can also easily lead to poisoning. Medical experts remind that many plant pollens in the autumn are toxic. Honey harvested during this season often contains toxic alkaloids, so eating fresh, raw honey directly can easily lead to poisoning.
According to experts, plants in nature can be divided into two major categories: non-toxic and toxic. Non-toxic plants mostly bloom in spring with a shorter flowering period, while toxic plants bloom after autumn. Eating raw honey harvested in autumn directly can lead to poisoning, with symptoms such as dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, skin allergies, and it can also affect mental and emotional state and sleep.
Many people like to buy fresh, raw honey from bee farms, but honey harvested in autumn must be cooked into mature honey before it can be consumed. The elderly and infants, due to their weaker gastrointestinal function and poor liver detoxification ability, should not eat autumn-harvested honey.