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Uses:
• Sweetening agent, demulcent for cough.
• Topical treatment of sores and wounds.
• For treatment of gastric ulcer due to Helicobacter pylori.
• Due to its antibacterial activity, honey ingestion inhibits the growth of bacteria
that cause dental caries. It also was shown to have an anti-plaque effect and
thus can be used in the place of refined sugar in the manufacture of candy.

Chemical tests:
• Refractive index
Minimum 1.487 (equivalent to a maximum water content of 20 per cent).
• Test for Adultration:

It gives red color with resorcinol in HCl if adulterated with artificial invert sugar that
contains furfural.

Contra-indications:
• It is best not to be given to infants under-age of 12 months of fear of
contamination with Clostridium botulinum that can cause botulism.

Royal gelly

A milky fluid produced by worker bee, used as essential nourishment for growth and
development of queen bee.

Constituents:
• Proteins which contain the 8 essential amino acids
and other acids.
• Sugar, lipids and vitamins B,C,D and E in low
traces.
• Pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid and inositol.
• 10-Hydroxy decanoic acid
• Potent antibacterial protein royalisin.

Uses:
• An expensive dietary supplement recommended for counteracting the effect of
aging.
• Lowering of cholesterol level
• General tonic
• In topical cream and ointment for revitalization of dry skin.

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