Phenomena and Processes

Honey

A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations.

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Abstract

A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations.

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1 entry terms
  • Honeys

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, classification, economics, history, microbiology, parasitology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, toxicity, virology.

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for medical use, coordinate with APITHERAPY

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  1. G07.203.300w.581w
  2. J02.500w.581w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Honey. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006722
  2. Honey. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey
  3. Honey. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10987