Chan Boon Keng, Haron Hasnah
Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia.
Med Sci (Basel). 2016 Feb 24;4(1):3. doi: 10.3390/medsci4010003.
Honey has been used as a therapeutic agent since ancient times for health maintenance and the treatment of various ailments. In modern days, researchers reappraised the therapeutic values of honey, such as anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-tumor, and wound healing properties. These findings supported its applications in the modern healthcare system as complementary medicine. Gelam honey (GH) is a monofloral Malaysian honey which has been proven to have considerable health benefits. This paper presents a state of the art review on the therapeutic values of GH. A descriptive elucidation is performed to elaborate a wide spectrum of biological activities of GH using evidence from a considerable body of literature. The compositional and physiochemical characteristics of GH have contributed substantially to its putative biological properties. A brief explanation will be presented on GH attributes to familiarize readers with this novel natural health product.
自古以来，蜂蜜就被用作一种治疗剂，用于维持健康和治疗各种疾病。在现代，研究人员重新评估了蜂蜜的治疗价值，如抗氧化、抗炎、抗菌、抗糖尿病、抗肿瘤和伤口愈合特性。这些发现支持了其作为补充医学在现代医疗保健系统中的应用。吉拉蜂蜜（GH）是一种单一花源的马来西亚蜂蜜，已被证明具有相当大的健康益处。本文对GH的治疗价值进行了综述。利用大量文献中的证据进行描述性阐释，以详细说明GH的广泛生物活性。GH的成分和理化特性对其假定的生物学特性有很大贡献。将对GH的特性进行简要解释，以使读者熟悉这种新型天然健康产品。
