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Goldenrod honey is a tasty and healthy, but quite rare delicacy. To appreciate the properties of a product, you need to study its unique characteristics.
What goldenrod honey looks like
Goldenrod honey is obtained from nectar collected from the plant of the same name with bright yellow flowers. Fresh bee product has a caramel hue, as it crystallizes, it darkens and acquires an amber color. The aroma of honey is spicy, with a slight tart note, the taste is bitter up to four months after harvest, and then sweet. By consistency, the bee product is thick and viscous.
It takes about six months to sugar goldenrod honey.
Scent of honey
The smell of goldenrod honey should be rich and sweet, with a sharp, spicy note. A variant of the norm is also the absence of a pronounced aroma; essential oils are responsible for it, which quickly disappear. As a rule, only fresh combs give off a particularly strong smell.
In some cases, the bee product has a distinctly unpleasant odor. If goldenrod honey smells like manure, this does not always mean its low quality. The treat easily absorbs extraneous odors, so a specific fragrance may appear if the bee product was kept near a livestock farm or in a utility room with poor air circulation. Such nectar is suitable for food; to eliminate the manure aroma, you can hold it open in a well-ventilated room. But if the smell is strong and does not go away, and the product is simply unpleasant, you can use it for medicinal or cosmetic purposes.
But the aroma of urine from honey from goldenrod most often indicates the heating of the delicacy during processing or a violation of storage conditions. The product is not dangerous, but it no longer has any nutritional or medicinal value. It is better to get rid of such nectar, since it will not be useful even in traditional medicine recipes and in home cosmetology.
When and how to collect
Goldenrod honey is especially valuable because it is obtained late - until October. The collection is carried out in the traditional way. The frames are removed after the bees begin to seal the honeycomb and the fresh treat is sent to the honey extractor.
From 1 hectare of goldenrod plantings, you can get about 150 kg of bee products
Since the goldenrod variety is harvested late, it is not pumped out in full. Most of the nectar is used to maintain the bee population and to prepare for wintering. For this reason, the delicacy is highly prized and considered quite rare.
Composition and value of the product
Goldenrod honey contains a large amount of valuable substances. Among the main ones you can list:
- a complete set of essential vitamins;
- alkaloids and saponins;
- essential oils;
- amino acids;
- insulin;
- organic acids and trace elements;
- enzymes;
- tannins.
Most of all, the product contains carbohydrates - about 81 g. Also, the delicacy contains 0.8 g of proteins, but there is no fat in it at all.
Vitamin content and calorie content
Vitamins in goldenrod nectar deserve special attention. They are distributed as follows:
- B1 - about 0.6 mg;
- C - 70 mg;
- E - up to 0.9 mg;
- PP - 0.9 mg;
- H - 0.004 mg.
Also, the product contains a small amount of vitamins B2, B6 and B9. 100 g of the treat contains about 329 calories.
Useful properties of goldenrod honey
Goldenrod honey is appreciated not only in the gastronomic field, but also in folk medicine. It has numerous beneficial properties, namely:
- strengthens the immune system and helps in the treatment of colds;
- improves condition with colitis and liver diseases;
- relieves sore throat and is beneficial for coughs, rhinitis and sinusitis;
- promotes recovery in inflammatory processes of the genitourinary system;
- helps with gastritis;
- accelerates metabolic processes;
- has a beneficial effect on the state of blood vessels and strengthens the heart;
- thins the blood.
You can use the bee product for cosmetic purposes. Honey masks refresh the skin, nourish it with valuable substances and slow down the aging process.
Goldenrod honey improves insomnia and chronic fatigue
Application in traditional medicine
In home health recipes, goldenrod honey is used in pure form and in combination with other components. It is used to treat:
- SARS, flu and sore throat;
- cystitis and bladder inflammation;
- ailments of the kidneys and liver;
- skin diseases and injuries.
You can use the bee product as a healthy dessert, in the form of a sweet aqueous solution or as part of healing mixtures. Goldenrod honey is used externally - applied with compresses for skin lesions or joint pain.
Recipes
Traditional medicine offers many recipes based on goldenrod honey. Vitamin mixtures, infusions and homemade ointments can be prepared using the product.
Honey infusion
For renal ailments, swelling and inflammation of the bladder, the following remedy is beneficial:
- a small spoonful of nectar is poured with 100 ml of mineral water;
- stir the mixture thoroughly.
Drink the infusion immediately after preparation, in total it needs to be taken twice a day for 20 days.
Water for honey infusion is taken not hot, but at room temperature
A mixture of goldenrod honey with walnuts
With anemia, anemia, vitamin deficiency and chronic fatigue, the following mixture brings an excellent effect:
- 300 g of honey is slightly warmed up to a warm state;
- grind 300 g of walnuts in a blender;
- mix the components until smooth.
You need to take the remedy three times a day in a small spoon. This amount of the mixture will provide the body with a daily dose of vitamins and minerals.
Taking a mixture of nuts and honey is beneficial for boosting brain function
Goldenrod honey with garlic
For colds, the following mixture brings a good effect:
- fresh goldenrod honey is poured into a glass up to half, if necessary, it can be slightly warmed;
- rub three cloves of garlic and add to the bee product;
- stir the ingredients.
The mixture should be consumed in the morning before breakfast and in the evening shortly before bedtime. For medicinal purposes, take 15 g of the product.
For the prevention of garlic with goldenrod honey, you can use only 5 g
Goldenrod honey ointment with fish oil
For cuts, burns, or other skin damage, you can prepare the following mixture:
- 80 g of honey is combined with 30 g of fish oil from pharmaceutical capsules;
- bring the ingredients to homogeneity.
The agent is applied to the affected areas and covered with a bandage or gauze on top.
Goldenrod Honey & Fish Oil Blend Relieves Inflammation & Softens Skin
Admission rules
Traditional medicine recommends the use of goldenrod honey for acute and chronic ailments. To obtain a good effect, you should follow the rules for taking the product.
With liver diseases
A medicinal mixture of honey and black currant helps to cleanse the liver and start the processes of its recovery. They prepare it like this:
- a glass of fresh ripe berries is washed, dried and ground through a sieve;
- the resulting mass is mixed with 2/3 cup of goldenrod honey.
You need to take the remedy in a small spoonful on an empty stomach three times a day. The blend contains high amounts of vitamin C and anthocyanins, which have strong anti-inflammatory properties.
With diseases of the genitourinary system
With inflammation of the urinary tract, with kidney ailments and cystitis, the following medicine helps well:
- squeeze juice from half a lemon and mix with 100 ml of rosehip broth;
- pour a solution of 1/2 cup of honey;
- mix the components thoroughly.
You need to take the product on an empty stomach in a small spoon up to three times a day. In total, the treatment is continued for ten days, and then they take a break for two weeks and, if necessary, repeat the course. The mixture not only helps to relieve inflammation, but also dissolves small stones in the kidneys and bladder.
For diseases of the nasopharynx
With rhinitis, sinusitis and other diseases of the throat and nose, you can take honey from goldenrod in its pure form. Drink it three times a day, two small spoons on an empty stomach. The treat is not swallowed immediately, but slowly dissolves in the mouth. Continue treatment until you feel better.
How much can you eat per day
Goldenrod honey is a fairly high-calorie product and should not be consumed in large quantities. In addition, an excess of vitamins and minerals can also have a negative effect and lead to rash, redness, headache and nausea.
Adults are allowed to take no more than 100 g of bee products per day. For children, the dosage is even less - only 50 g per day.
Before using goldenrod honey for the first time, you need to make sure that there is no allergy.
Limitations and contraindications
The benefits and harms of goldenrod honey depend on the individual characteristics of the organism. It is necessary to refuse its use:
- if you have an individual allergy;
- with stomach ulcers and pancreatitis in acute form;
- with gallstone disease;
- with severe renal and hepatic failure;
- with exacerbation of hyperacid gastritis;
- during lactation.
During pregnancy, a sweet product is taken with caution and with the permission of a doctor. Even if a woman did not suffer from an allergy to honey before, intolerance may appear during the period of bearing a child.
Conclusion
Goldenrod honey is quite rare, but has great benefits and good taste. It can be used both for pleasure and as a therapy for colds and inflammatory ailments.
