J Tradit Complement Med. 2012 Oct;2(4):276-83. doi: 10.1016/s2225-4110(16)30113-4.
Honey could be considered the most sustainable food produced naturally. It contains sugars, vitamins, minerals and has high anti-oxidant activities. Cancer is on the rise in most countries. Carcinogenesis is a multi-step process and has multi-factorial causes. Among these are low immune status, chronic infection, chronic inflammation, chronic nonhealing ulcers, smoking, obesity etc. Published studies thus far have shown that honey improves immune status, has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties and promotes healing of chronic ulcers and wounds and scavenge toxic free radicals. Recently honey has been shown to have anti-cancer properties in cell cultures and in animal models. The mechanisms suggested include induction of apoptosis, disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential and cell cycle arrest. Though sugar is predominant in honey which itself is thought to be carcinogenic, it is understandable that its beneficial effect as anti-cancer agent raises skeptics. With increasing number of people seeking therapy from nature, this area of research has recently gained attention.
蜂蜜可以被认为是最可持续的天然食品。它含有糖、维生素、矿物质，具有很高的抗氧化活性。大多数国家的癌症发病率都在上升。癌症的发生是一个多步骤的过程，有多种因素导致。其中包括免疫状态低下、慢性感染、慢性炎症、慢性难愈合溃疡、吸烟、肥胖等。迄今为止发表的研究表明，蜂蜜可以改善免疫状态，具有抗炎和抗菌特性，促进慢性溃疡和伤口的愈合，并清除有毒的自由基。最近的研究表明，蜂蜜在细胞培养物和动物模型中具有抗癌特性。其机制包括诱导细胞凋亡、破坏线粒体膜电位和细胞周期停滞。尽管蜂蜜中以糖为主，而糖本身被认为具有致癌性，但可以理解的是，它作为抗癌剂的有益作用引起了人们的怀疑。随着越来越多的人寻求自然疗法，这一研究领域最近引起了人们的关注。
