Since ancient times, pumpkin honey has been considered a symbol of longevity and health. Thanks to the daily consumption of this sweet product, there are quite a lot of long-livers among the inhabitants of the Caucasus. Pumpkin is a rich source of many beneficial minerals and trace elements. And in combination with honey, it is an excellent remedy with virtually no contraindications.

Medicinal properties of the product

This nectar brings great benefits to the body, namely:

Daily consumption of pumpkin syrup will serve as an excellent cure or prevention for the above ailments. If you completely or partially replace regular sugar with pumpkin honey, you can avoid a number of problems with the intestines and liver. Pumpkin honey at home The most useful product is considered to be a natural product collected by bees. However, buying one is a great success, and its cost is quite high. But don’t despair, because there are quite simple recipes.

preparing pumpkin extract at home.

Cooking process - pumpkin cutting
1. It is very important to use a mature, medium-sized pumpkin with a dry tail. You should not choose a large vegetable, because... The finished product can be stored for no more than a month. It's better to make a fresh batch later.
2. Rinse the fruit well and dry it. We cut off the top and tail to form a “lid”.
We cut the edges of the pumpkin a little to make a funnel of sorts.
Through the resulting hole, use a spoon to select the seeds along with the fibers.
3. After this, the pumpkin is placed in a clean and dry sealed container of suitable size with a lid: a saucepan, a tank, a bucket, a pot.
4. When everything is ready, begin the process of preparing the fermented product.

Once the pumpkin is filled, the final step in cooking begins:

The pumpkin filled with sugar or honey must be carefully closed with a pumpkin lid, and the container with the fruit itself must be placed on top.
Place the container in a dark, dry place for fermentation. This process usually lasts up to two weeks at room temperature.
When the prescribed period has passed, they begin to express the finished medicine. This is the most difficult moment. In two weeks, the fruit becomes soft and the only way to express the resulting pumpkin honey is to make a hole in the bottom without lifting it and wait until it flows into the container in which the pumpkin was standing. Therefore, it is important to take a sealed and clean container initially.
Once the entire finished product is free, the softened pumpkin is carefully supported with both hands and removed. Her further fate may be different - candied fruits, marshmallows, or cook porridge with her. Be careful, during the fermentation process the fruit becomes moldy. It is better to cut off these parts and not eat them.

The resulting pumpkin honey is a product known to folk medicine, the preparation of which is already a fascinating and unforgettable process. If it was based on a natural bee product, then it is a truly unique medicine.

Quick Pumpkin Honey Recipe

If you don’t have time to wait 10 days, you can prepare pumpkin extract in a quick way.
To prepare you will need:

Preparation
How to make pumpkin honey quickly? Take a ripe, juicy pumpkin, wash it and dry it.
Cut the fruit into segments, remove the core, remove the skin.
Cut the pumpkin pulp into small thin pieces and place in a deep bowl.
Pour granulated sugar into the contents, mix and leave for half an hour.
After the specified time, the pumpkin pulp will release juice.
Drain it into a separate bowl, and boil the pulp for a quarter of an hour over medium heat, adding cloves or other spices.
During cooking, constantly scoop out the released juice.
At the end of cooking, place the pumpkin in a colander, straining out the remaining juice.
Pour pumpkin juice through a sieve into a clean saucepan.
Boil the contents until thickened over low heat for 10 minutes. During the cooking process, add citric acid so that the finished product is not too sweet.
Cool, pour into a glass jar, store at room temperature, use as directed.

How to store pumpkin honey?

storage
The finished product can be stored for no more than a month in the refrigerator. To ensure longer storage, heat treatment is indispensable.
In this case, the nectar is boiled until thick. However, the medicinal properties of pumpkin honey after processing will be less pronounced, because High temperatures cause the breakdown of certain chemical compounds and vitamins. During cooking, you can add some spices (cinnamon, cloves). This will enrich the taste and give the drug a pleasant aroma.

How to take pumpkin honey?
Although the product is considered a practically harmless medicine, you need to know exactly how you can take pumpkin honey. You can add it to tea instead of sugar, pour it over pancakes or season fruit desserts. Cottage cheese with honey is especially useful. To prepare such a dessert you need to combine 200 grams. cottage cheese and 20 gr. pumpkin syrup, stir everything and enjoy. To cleanse the liver and kidneys, you can undergo a three-week course of treatment. To do this, three times a day, half an hour before meals, you need to eat 1 tablespoon. pumpkin honey prepared with natural honey. Healing recipes with pumpkin honey This product is included in many traditional medicine recipes. Such drugs can partially or completely replace medications. But be sure to consult a doctor before using them, because... pumpkin honey can be both beneficial and harmful to the body under certain conditions.

Chicory and honey: medicine for the liver

To support and restore liver tissue, you can regularly prepare a medicine from chicory. Ingredients 0.5 liters of water; 2 tbsp. chicory; 1 tsp lemon juice; pumpkin honey to taste. Brew chicory with boiling water. Cool the mixture until warm, add pumpkin syrup and lemon juice. We drink the drink as much as we want. The product will help heal not only the liver, but also relieve colds and flu. liver

Medicine for hepatitis

The state of health in such a serious disease as hepatitis can be improved by herbal infusion

Ingredients

We take a collection of herbs from equal proportions of yarrow, knotweed and nettle, and pour it into a clean jar. Fill the contents with 0.5 liters of boiling water and leave for a day in a dark place.
Drink half a glass of the decoction every day, adding a teaspoon of pumpkin honey.

Kidney cleanser

You can cleanse your kidneys with this recipe.

Ingredients

Wash the pumpkin and cut it into pieces without removing the skin or seeds. We grind all this through a meat grinder, combine it with honey, and leave it in a closed container for 10 days. Be sure to stir the mixture daily. After the specified time, squeeze and filter the resulting juice. Throw away the pulp or use it to bake pumpkin pie. Take 50 ml of juice before each meal.

This recipe requires special attention.
The drug can be taken only after consultation with a doctor and firm confidence that there are no large stones in the kidneys that could begin to move out. This is fraught with blockage of the ureters and, as a result, the need for surgical intervention.

Contraindications for use

Despite the many useful properties, the product has its contraindications. The high calorie content of the product can cause weight gain.

It should not be consumed

In addition to its medicinal properties, the product has a very bright and multifaceted taste. This makes it possible to use it to prepare delicious and very healthy dishes.

flower honey

• 1. Calorie calculation
• 2. Composition of natural honey
• 3. Natural and unnatural types of honey
• 4.Usage
• 5. Contraindications
• 6. How to choose?

Honey card

One of the most controversial products you may hear about is pumpkin honey. Strictly speaking, natural pumpkin honey cannot be found in the list of varieties, since melons, onions, herbs, carrots and other vegetables are used by bees as supporting bribes of nectar and plant pollen. They are not considered as monofloral sources of raw materials for bees and most often participate in the polyfloral background.

The melon lands do not have enough area to yield watermelon honey on any serious scale. Therefore, information about such a natural variety is more than scant, but nevertheless, such a variety takes place in the southern regions, famous for their melons.

There is another pumpkin honey known in herbal medicine. It cannot be called unnatural, since there is a recipe based on real flower honey. Although, sometimes it is replaced with sugar, and even if it loses a little in taste, it retains the medicinal properties of pumpkin.

Calorie calculation

* – nutritional value directly depends on the region of collection and the presence of other plants; there may be a deviation of no more than 10%.

Composition of natural honey

All natural flower varieties, and pumpkin honey is no exception, have the following composition:

Of course, the composition contains bioactive compounds, which necessarily contain:

• vitamins (a large proportion of ascorbic acid and carotenes, a smaller proportion of folic acid, almost all B vitamins are present, in addition, vitamins K, E and PP are contained);
• amino acids and antioxidants, enzymes and proteins;
• micro and macroelements (most of all contains potassium and iodine, less - various compounds of manganese, sodium, magnesium, calcium, selenium, phosphorus, cobalt, aluminum and other metals).

Pumpkin honey differs from other varieties in the content of specific essential oils and organic acids that pumpkin is rich in: stearic, linoleic, palmitic, oleic; amino acids and phytosterols. It surpasses other varieties in terms of carotenoid and flavonoid content.

Natural and unnatural types of honey

A product such as pumpkin honey, which is prepared at home, deserves special attention, and its recipe is passed down from generation to generation. Family recipes for its preparation, containing special nuances, are usually kept secret, but they have the same principle.

You can prepare it with honey and sugar. Of course, there will be more benefit if you make it based on a natural bee product.

The preparatory and final stages coincide and consist of several manipulations with the pumpkin.

Preparation:

1. To get aromatic honey, full of all the benefits, you first need to choose the ripest, whole and aromatic pumpkin.
2. Then it is washed and turned into a vessel with a lid: the lid is carefully cut off in the area of ​​the tail and the seeds are thoroughly cleaned, freeing up a kind of cavity inside.
3. After this, the pumpkin is placed in a clean and dry sealed container with a lid of a suitable size: in a saucepan, tank, bucket, pot.
4. When everything is ready, the process of preparing the fermented product begins.

Recipe one, with sugar: You need to pour as much sugar into the pumpkin as the empty cavity inside will allow.

Recipe two: Pour liquid honey into the pumpkin, if you have it, or, if you only have solidified honey, fill it with natural honey with a spoon. However, it cannot be melted. Otherwise, all its beneficial properties will be lost.

Once the pumpkin is filled, the final step in cooking begins:

1. The pumpkin filled with sugar or honey must be carefully closed with a pumpkin lid, and the container with the fruit itself must be placed on top.
2. Place the container in a dark, dry place for fermentation. Typically this process at room temperature lasts up to two weeks.
3. When the prescribed period has passed, they begin to express the finished medicine. This is the most difficult moment. In two weeks, the fruit becomes soft and the only way to express the resulting pumpkin honey is to make a hole in the bottom without lifting it and wait until it flows into the container in which the pumpkin was standing. Therefore, it is important to take a sealed and clean container initially.
4. Once the entire finished product is free, the softened pumpkin is carefully supported with both hands and removed. Her further fate may be different - candied fruits, marshmallows, or cook porridge with her. Be careful, during the fermentation process the fruit becomes moldy. It is better to cut off these parts and not eat them.

The resulting pumpkin honey is a product known to folk medicine, the preparation of which is already a fascinating and unforgettable process. If it was based on a natural bee product, then it is a truly unique medicine.

Pumpkin honey with sugar

Usage

In the case of any other natural honey, the scope of application is quite wide. However, pumpkin honey has its own specifics.

Natural honey, produced from the nectar and pollen of this melon crop, contains a huge reserve for restoring the body's strength. Of course, it can be used to strengthen the immune system, improve sleep, stabilize the nervous system and blood pressure. Its bactericidal properties are undeniable. The general strengthening and regenerating effect is reflected in all body systems. It is stored for a long time and does not lose its properties.

The folk method of creating a sweet medicine determines some of the nuances of its use. Pumpkin honey, fermented at home, can be stored without loss of properties for no longer than a month, and, of course, it is a concentration of the beneficial properties of this melon culture rather than the honey itself.

Prepared from natural honey or sugar, it finds narrow application in traditional folk medicine. It is used as:

• hepatoprotective;
• anthelmintic;
• biliary;
• diuretic;
• laxative.

Pumpkin honey should be drunk by people who have problems with the digestive system. In addition, kidney disease and gallbladder problems are indications.

Contraindications

Oddly enough, the contraindications for pumpkin honey of the described varieties are the same:

1. Allergies come first. In the case of natural honey and fermented honey prepared on its basis, the aggressive component is pollen. If the fermentation process was stimulated with sugar, then a food allergy to melons may occur. The phenomenon is rare, but it is still worth warning and checking.
2. Diabetes. It is better not to use pumpkin honey at all for this diagnosis. If there is an urgent need to use traditional medicine, especially such controversial ones, it is necessary to consult with your doctor, and use pumpkin separately, and sweets separately.
3. Obesity or dieting and carbohydrate control. Garbuzo honey is pure carbohydrates. The harm from the uncontrolled use of traditional medicine will not be comparable to the benefits.

How to choose?

If you have the opportunity to try natural pumpkin honey, you must immediately request a certificate for this product. There are a huge number of fakes of such rare varieties on the market. If the quality is not in doubt and the beekeeper’s reputation is proven, then you can recognize watermelon honey by its characteristic melon aroma.

If there is an objective need to use a fermented product, it is better to make it yourself. No one has yet come up with a certificate for such a medicine, and you can be sure of the composition and expiration date only by personally monitoring the process of its preparation.

One of the rare varieties that is quite difficult to find on sale is pumpkin honey. The product can be purchased in regions where the cultivation of melons and melons is traditionally practiced. But even there it is sold in small quantities and has a high price. Let's consider how to prepare it yourself and what benefits or harm pumpkin honey can have.

Honey collected by bees from pumpkin pollen is an extremely rare commodity. From a hectare of crops, bees can collect about 25–30 kg of this valuable nectar. The medicinal properties of this product make it effective in the treatment of many pathologies:

• The product normalizes the activity of the gastrointestinal tract: eliminates heartburn, relieves nausea;
• Stimulates intestinal motility - promotes better digestion of food. Used in small quantities to combat excess weight;
• Promotes the removal of toxins, recommended for increased stomach acidity and constipation;
• It has a bactericidal effect and is used for food poisoning and infectious intestinal pathologies;
• Due to the high carbohydrate content, it activates brain activity;
• As an adjuvant, it is actively used in the treatment of acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections, throat diseases and other colds;
• Has a mild diuretic and choleretic effect.

Actively used for pathologies of the liver and cardiovascular system. Effective in various inflammatory processes.

Composition, characteristics, calorie content

A distinctive feature of this product from other varieties is its high content of carotenoids - natural organic compounds. These substances function as antioxidants, which can slow down the aging process and strengthen the body's immune defense. The composition also contains:

• vitamins – A, B, E, K, PP, C;
• proteins fats carbohydrates;
• cellulose;
• calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and more.

This product is considered low-calorie. 100 grams contain from 180 to 300 calories.

How to cook

It is difficult to purchase natural pumpkin nectar, that is, a product collected by bees from melon crops. For this reason, it is most often prepared artificially. In addition, this process is quite simple and can be organized by any housewife. So, let's look at the steps of making pumpkin honey at home. To do this you need:

• Take a small ripe pumpkin;
• Wash the outside of the vegetable and dry with a towel;
• Carefully cut off the top to create a lid of sorts. For convenience, it is not recommended to get rid of the “tail” - it will act as a handle;
• By hand or using a spoon, scoop out the seeds and stringy fibrous pulp from inside;
• Fill the space with sugar, cover with the cut top;
• For convenience, it is recommended to place the pumpkin in a pan of suitable size;
• Place everything in a dark place where the temperature does not exceed 20°C.

The ripening period of the product is about 10–15 days. During this period, the sugar will dissolve and turn into healing pumpkin nectar. To get even more benefits, use any honey instead of sugar. According to experts, the latter option is the most preferable.

After 2 weeks, pour the contents into a glass storage container. To make it convenient to drain the contents, use someone’s help: one person holds the pumpkins over the container into which the contents should be poured, and the other carefully makes a hole in the bottom of the fruit with a knife. This way you won't spill a single drop of valuable product.

How to take for medicinal purposes

Traditional medicine knows many options for drinking pumpkin honey. The simplest and most common way is to consume several spoons of the product per day. However, popular experience shows that in order to achieve the greatest therapeutic effect, it must be used correctly, according to the recommendations below.

For immunity

To increase the body's protective properties, it is recommended to consume about 3 tablespoons of honey daily. In the morning, in order to wake up, cheer up and activate intestinal motility, honey should be diluted in a glass of water and consumed on an empty stomach.

It can be combined with various foods throughout the day. It is known that 70% of human immunity depends on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Products such as cottage cheese or yogurt with honey have the best effect on intestinal function. It is recommended to use them as a dessert for constipation, infectious intestinal diseases and other disorders.

During pregnancy

Numerous studies have shown that consuming honey during pregnancy helps:

• the birth of healthier children;
• energizes women;
• helps you endure physical activity more easily.

Pregnant women should consume honey twice a day. In the morning, immediately after waking up, you should drink a glass of water with 2 teaspoons of honey. At night, to improve sleep, it is better to drink warm tea with honey - 2 tsp. The product is consumed no later than 2 hours before bedtime.

For liver diseases

Consuming honey for liver pathologies promotes faster cell regeneration and bile removal. The most effective remedy for hepatitis is a decoction of yarrow, nettle and knotweed.

So, how to make pumpkin honey to treat the liver? To do this, you need to take 1 tablespoon of herbal mixture, which contains the above herbs in equal proportions. Pour the mixture with half a liter of boiling water and leave for about 10 hours in a thermos.

After this, the infusion should be filtered and consumed half a cup 3 times a day with the addition of 1 teaspoon of honey. Before performing a liver cleansing procedure using this method, you should consult a doctor.

It is recommended to use honey in treatment in courses of 2 weeks. Then you need to take a break for the same period. Otherwise, the body will quickly get used to regularly taking the product and the therapeutic effect of its use will decrease.

Shelf life and storage methods

A distinctive feature of artificially prepared pumpkin nectar is its short shelf life - no more than one and a half months. It is recommended to store the product in glass containers in the refrigerator or in a dark basement where the temperature does not exceed 5°C.

To protect honey from the negative effects of light, the container should be made of dark glass or wrapped in paper or foil. In this form, the product can be stored for no more than 45 days without loss of beneficial properties.

If it is necessary to extend the shelf life to 3 months, you can resort to the pasteurization procedure - heat the product for about an hour in a water bath at a temperature of 65–70 degrees.

However, it should be borne in mind that during this process, some of the beneficial microelements are destroyed and the product loses some of its medicinal qualities. As a result, this leads to the fact that you just get a tasty treat, and not medicine. Moreover, with longer heat treatment, honey may begin to release carcinogenic substances and become classified as harmful products.

Another way to extend the shelf life and at the same time increase the medicinal properties is to add seasonings that have an antiseptic effect to honey. These include:

• cinnamon;
• carnation;
• pepper and others.

This will not only make the product more healthy and aromatic, but will also make it possible to preserve honey for a longer time without losing vitamins.

Contraindications and possible harm

Like many other beekeeping products, pumpkin honey, despite its obvious medicinal properties, also has contraindications. The most common problem that a person may encounter is an allergic reaction. In order to make sure that it is absent, you can conduct a small experiment.

You need to drop a little honey on the skin on the inside of the elbow. If within 10–15 minutes there is no redness or itching in this area, then there is no allergy. Contraindications also include:

• type 2 diabetes mellitus;
• cardiovascular pathologies: tachycardia, heart failure, etc.;
• diseases of the liver, pancreas;
• It is not recommended to use the product for women during lactation.

It is not recommended for use by persons suffering from atherosclerosis and obesity, patients with gallstones and kidney stones. If chronic diseases worsen or any discomfort occurs from using the product, you must stop taking it. Since pumpkin honey can be not only beneficial, but also harmful, you should consult a doctor to avoid complications.

Natural products of plant origin have many properties that have a positive effect on human health. But even against their background, honey and pumpkins stand apart, the benefits and harms of which are determined by their chemical composition and physical characteristics. It is used for intensive cleansing of the liver and the entire body, restoring the immune system and eliminating signs of deficiency of certain elements. If desired, the healing mass can be prepared even at home using a simple and affordable recipe.

Methods for making pumpkin honey

Pollen and nectar collected by bees from pumpkin flowers are processed by passing through special insect glands. As a result, the plant mass is additionally enriched with useful substances and acquires the desired texture. There is a lot of pollen on pumpkin flowers, but nectar is in short supply, so from a pumpkin field of 1 hectare you can get only 30 kg of honey. Of course, if you wish, you can find a specialized apiary and order a pure product, but it is much easier and cheaper to prepare pumpkin honey yourself. You don't even have to involve bees in this process. The manipulation will look like this:

1. Take a small pumpkin, cut out a part around the stalk, taking a small amount of pulp. It turns out to be a cork, which we pull out, but do not throw away.
2. The hole should be large enough to allow the contents of the pumpkin to be handled through it. We take out all the seeds from it, but try not to disturb the pulp.
3. Then pour granulated sugar into the resulting container or pour in any floral liquid honey. We return the “plug” from the stalk to its place and put the workpiece in a warm place. Exposure time is 10 days.
4. We check the quality of the product and transfer it to glass containers. This mass can only be stored in the refrigerator.

The resulting product will differ in composition and taste from the original pumpkin honey; it is less concentrated. But its healing properties are confirmed by experts. If desired, it can be consumed as a dessert for a general strengthening effect on the body or used according to treatment program schemes.

Composition of pumpkin honey and its properties

The beneficial substances that make up pumpkin pulp are also contained in the derived parts of the plant’s flowers. After undergoing processing, they only change their shape, due to which they only begin to be better absorbed by the body. First of all, pumpkin honey owes its properties to the following substances:

• Vitamin C. An antioxidant that helps improve the health of the body and strengthen the immune system.

Tip: From the pumpkin rind that remains from making honey, you can make aromatic and healing ones. They are no less useful than honey itself; the main thing is to thoroughly dry the preparations so that they do not spoil.

• B vitamins. Substances without which normal metabolic processes are impossible. These elements also take part in reactions responsible for stimulating brain function.
• Vitamin T. Stimulator of metabolic processes. It is often used by athletes to quickly lose weight.
• Vitamins E and D. They are responsible for the removal of harmful substances from the body, tissue rejuvenation, and the absorption of mineral elements by cells.
• Carotenoid elements. Prevent cell degeneration and the formation of malignant tumors.
• and pectins. They start cleansing the intestines, which allows for the absorption of beneficial substances by the mucous membrane of the digestive organs.
• Enzymes. Helps improve digestion, facilitating the process of food processing.
• Plant proteins. They act as a building material and are necessary for the restoration of damaged cells. Absorbed better and faster than analogues of animal origin.

These are not all the beneficial compounds in pumpkin honey. The healing mass is also rich in mineral components, without which the chemical reactions necessary to maintain human health at the required level are indispensable.

Benefits of pumpkin honey for the body

Regular consumption of pumpkin honey can lead to improvement in the condition of a person suffering from any ailment. True, it is better to use it as a preventive measure. The introduction of healing mass into the diet has the following positive consequences:

• The gallbladder, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract organs begin to work better and cease to cause discomfort.
• Due to the abundance of iron in the product, hemoglobin levels increase, which helps prevent anemia or reduce its severity.
• Toxins are actively removed from tissues, thanks to which pumpkin honey can alleviate the condition even in cases of poisoning.
• The use of the composition can relieve sudden pain in the liver or stomach, nausea, swelling, and constipation.
• Cleansing of the body occurs even at the blood level; harmful cholesterol is actively removed from it.
• Reducing the activity of free radicals reduces the risk of developing cancer.

To obtain the above results, you just need to add pumpkin honey to your diet in a small amount. You should not overuse sweet treats; 2-3 teaspoons of the composition per day will be enough. It can be consumed in its pure form, added to cottage cheese or warm porridge, milk. The mass can also be added to tea, but only on condition that its temperature does not exceed 50ºC. Otherwise, a significant amount of beneficial substances will be destroyed.

Pumpkin honey to restore the liver

The liver serves as the main filter of the human body. Its tissue cleanses the blood of toxins, as a result of which the organ cells are gradually destroyed. Consuming pumpkin honey helps restore cell colonies, keeping the complex system in working order. Traditional healers often use pumpkin honey to treat hepatitis. In this case, a special decoction gives the maximum positive effect:

• Take a tablespoon of herbal mixture, which should contain knotweed and. Fill it with 0.5 liters of boiling water.
• Let the mixture sit for at least 8 hours and filter. After this, filter the mixture and drink half a glass 4-5 times a day. Add a teaspoon of pumpkin honey to the liquid.
• Chronic hepatitis is best treated with a mixture of honey (a tablespoon) and royal jelly (0.5 teaspoon). This mass should be consumed morning and evening.

To get rid of other liver diseases or speed up the recovery process of the organ, you need to prepare another product. Take a couple of tablespoons of chicory and brew it with two glasses of boiling water. Strain the cooled mass, add a teaspoon of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of pumpkin honey. The preparation should be drunk during the day.

Pumpkin honey during pregnancy

Regular consumption of pumpkin honey during pregnancy can provide the woman and child with many beneficial substances. The abundance of antioxidants helps cleanse tissues of toxins, allowing you to maintain health and beauty. Flavonoids reduce the risk of cancer cell formation and prevent the development of pathological processes in the body of a growing fetus.

Numerous studies have proven the fact that pregnant women who consumed pumpkin honey while pregnant produced healthier offspring. They were much less likely to encounter such unpleasant consequences as anemia or vitamin deficiency in newborns. The abundance of chemical elements in the composition significantly reduces the risk of developing deficiency conditions in expectant mothers, charges them with energy and vigor, and allows them not to fully feel the increased physical activity.

Harm and danger of pumpkin honey

Natural or homemade pumpkin honey remains a sweet and fairly high-calorie product. It should not be used if you have diabetes, are prone to obesity, or are trying to lose weight. Do not exceed therapeutic doses of the medicinal product; this can lead to weight gain even in the absence of metabolic problems. Each time after using the composition, you should brush your teeth, otherwise the likelihood of developing caries increases.

If you have kidney stones or gall bladder stones, as well as heart disease, you should consult your doctor before introducing the composition into your diet. The mass can significantly help with these conditions, but if the treatment regimen is violated, there is a possibility of aggravating the situation. It is worth noting that if you have a history of such conditions, it is better to use a preparation that is prepared not with sugar, but with flower honey.

Some housewives prefer to additionally boil homemade pumpkin honey to increase its shelf life. This is not the best option for processing the product, because... During thermal exposure, many useful substances in the composition of the mass are destroyed. It is better to prepare several pumpkins for the winter and process them as needed.

Among the products of the plant world, honey has a special place. The pollen collected by the bees is processed and placed in honeycombs to feed the offspring. Before this, it undergoes treatment with the glands of the worker bee; the healing product preserves the beneficial substances of the pollen and increases them. The healing properties of pumpkin honey have been proven for centuries. The product is unique in its composition, but the bribes from the bees are small. Therefore, real honey is often replaced with home-made honey. Read for the human body!

How is honey made from pumpkin?

A beekeeper can set up hives to collect pollen from flowering plants among the melons, but the bees fly up to three kilometers for a bribe, and only in the endless pumpkin fields can the healing product be collected. At the same time, no more than 30 kg of honey is collected per hectare. Pumpkin has a lot of pollen, but not enough nectar. That’s why insects prefer to fly further away, to other honey plants.

So true pumpkin honey can only be obtained with a special order to the beekeeper and subject to the presence of large pumpkin plantations in the area. Only pumpkin honey has a bright yellow color, not very sweet, without bitterness and with a melon aftertaste. Honey has a special composition; it contains delicate substances not present in other products.

They learned how to obtain healing honey in the Republic of Bashkortostan. It is there, on the endless melon fields with pumpkins, that hives are taken out during pumpkin blossoms and natural honey is obtained.

However, people have learned to produce pumpkin honey without the participation of bees. It has a less concentrated, slightly modified composition, but the medicinal properties of pumpkin honey obtained independently are confirmed by practice.

To obtain honey, a small pumpkin is opened from the stem, creating a plug. Seeds are selected through the hole, the cavity is filled with granulated sugar or any honey, closed with the removed cork and placed in a warm place for 10 days. The resulting honey is stored in the refrigerator, and the nectar-soaked rind can be used to make candied fruits.

Pumpkin honey - benefits and harms

All beneficial substances contained in pumpkin pulp become dissolved and ferment in heat for 10 days. Their composition is represented by the vitamin group:

• ascorbic acid or vitamin C;
• a nicotinic acid;
• group B;
• rarely present T (carnitine) and E. D, PP;
• carotenoid components.

The low-calorie product is a storehouse of health benefits for humans:

• fiber;
• pectins;
• enzymes;
• vegetable proteins.

All the beneficial ingredients go into syrup, which is called pumpkin honey. The rich content of elements determines the benefits and harms of pumpkin honey.

Using pumpkin honey for medicinal purposes

It is well known that a disease is easier to prevent than to cure. This fully applies to the use of our product.

Those who have problems with blood vessels, heart disease or stones in the organs should take honey sparingly, listening to how they feel. The product is contraindicated for diabetics. These patients can consume honey only after consulting a doctor.

At the same time, pumpkin honey is a healing drug for those who have diseases:

• kidney;
• gallbladder;

For preventive purposes, it is recommended to consume it daily in small quantities. The product helps relieve anemia due to its high iron content. Centenarians have been using it for years, maintaining their ability to work into old age.

Honey helps with poisoning, as it collects and removes toxins, helping the human cleansing systems. For problems associated with sudden onset, not chronic:

• pain in the liver;
• nausea and stomach pain;
• constipation and colon problems;
• with edema.

Relief will come without the use of dosage forms, only by taking honey in the form of warm tea or with cottage cheese. Honey cannot be added to hot tea; the enzymes it contains are destroyed. As a strong diuretic, the product copes well with edema, painlessly removing excess water from the body. With cholecystitis or bending of the gallbladder, the outflow of bile is restored. Pectin helps remove toxic substances from the body.

If a composition is used where the pumpkin is cooked with honey instead of sugar, the usefulness of this secondary honey increases significantly. This honey is already used even to combat kidney stones and gall bladder.

Pumpkin honey - liver balm

Most of all, consuming pumpkin honey benefits the liver. This organ is the most important in cleansing and restoring the blood and removing toxins. However, the cells themselves also wear out and begin to perform their functions poorly. It is believed that pumpkin honey is a balm for the liver.

Liver cells are called hepatocytes. It is pumpkin honey that contains a substance that restores cell membranes, which serve as the main filters at the cellular level. When hepatitis occurs, it is the hepatocytes that die first. Therefore, it is important to keep them in working order.

In addition to cleaning from unnecessary elements, the liver synthesizes proteins, regulates the rate of blood clotting, and other vital functions. Good liver function is a prerequisite for the health of the entire body. Therefore, helping the liver with regular consumption of pumpkin products will benefit anyone.

For additional healing effects for hepatitis, use honey with low-fat cottage cheese in a ratio of 1:10. This composition is most favorable for the patient. You can drink tea made from medicinal herbs, one of its components will be a spoonful of pumpkin honey. This infusion is prepared in advance, and honey is added before use.

Possible contraindications to consuming pumpkin honey

In the stage of chronic diseases of internal organs, this product can only be taken with the permission of a doctor. Those who are watching their weight should not consume pumpkin honey, as it contains glucose, which is quickly and completely absorbed in the body. For the same reason, honey is contraindicated for diabetics. After eating honey products, you need to brush your teeth, as sweet foods lead to the development of caries.

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