OBJECTIVES Honey has had a valued place in traditional medicine for centuries. Renewed interest in honey for various therapeutic purposes, including treatment of infected wounds, has led to the search for different types of honey with antibacterial activity. In this study, we have assessed the antibacterial activity of different types of honey (manuka honey from Australia, heather honey from th...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to evaluate the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of Malaysian monofloral honey samples-acacia, pineapple and borneo honey-and compare them with tualang honey. Acacia and pineapple honey are produced by Apis mellifera bees while borneo and tualang honey are produced by Apis cerana and Apis dorsata bees, respectively. METHODS The physical pa...

Introduction. Valproic acid (VPA) is a widely used drug in the treatment of emotional and nervous depression, mental imbalances, epilepsy, control bipolar disorders. Despite its therapeutic effects, VPA has toxic effects on male reproduction. The testis an organ sensitive to oxidative stress. On other hand, thyme honey contains antioxidant compounds. aim this study was investigate effect histop...

The predominant compounds found in honey are carbohydrates, mainly composed of fructose and glucose. Honey is a supersaturated solution with more than 70% sugar less 20% water content. Crystallization solutions expected from physicochemical point view. However, since the crystallization phenomenon not fully understood by consumers, crystallized generally liked. Beekeepers and/or marketers bee p...

RNA interference has been frequently applied to modulate gene function in organisms where the production and maintenance of mutants is challenging, as in our model of study, the honey bee, Apis mellifera. A green fluorescent protein (GFP)-derived double-stranded RNA (dsRNA-GFP) is currently commonly used as control in honey bee RNAi experiments, since its gene does not exist in the A. mellifera...

Ethiopia has huge potential for beekeeping because of its endowment with diversity in climate and vegetation resources that potentially favor beekeeping. The gap honey marketing is the main problem though Gera district known high production honey. Thus, this research attempted to analyze determinants marketed surplus Oromia regional state. Multi stage sampling procedure was employed draw sample...

The use of natural honey (NH) as a nutraceutical agent is associated with nutritional benefits and therapeutic promises. NH is widely accepted as food and medicine by all generations, traditions and civilizations, both ancient and modern. The nutritional profiles, including its use in infant and children feeding reported in different literatures as well as health indices and biomarkers observed...