ReviewIntegrative medicine insights2017
Honey as a Complementary Medicine.
Review in Integrative medicine insights, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.
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51 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Clinical and toxicological trends in mad honey research: A global bibliometric analysis of scientific evolution (1954-2025).Medicine · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Phenolic Acid Profiles, Antioxidant Capacity, and Antimicrobial Activity of Honeys from Different Botanical and Geographical Origins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Faith, food, and healing: a global cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to Islamic complementary and alternative foods and remedies.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Medicinal Honeys from Oceania: An Updated Review on Their Bioactive Constituents and Health Applications.Biotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2026Review
- Macroscopic Evaluation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy valerate), PHBV-Based Nanofiber Scaffolds with Aloe Vera or Honey in Murine Wound Healing.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
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- Dual-Action flavonol carbonized polymer dots spray: Accelerating burn wound recovery through immune responses modulation and EMT induction.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Characterization of Honey Microbiome Using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Physicochemical Study.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polyphenols as the Main Compounds Influencing the Antioxidant Effect of Honey-A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Honey as a Sugar Substitute in Gluten-Free Bread Production.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The prevalence and pattern of complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer patients in a tertiary oncology center: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial Properties, Functional Characterisation and Application of Fructobacillus fructosus and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Isolated from Artisanal Honey.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2023Article
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- The anti-allergic potential of stingless bee honey from different botanical sources via modulation of mast cell degranulation.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- The Antioxidant and Prebiotic Activities of Mixtures Honey/Biomimetic NaDES and Polyphenols Show Differences between Honeysuckle and Raspberry Extracts.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Different Strategies for the Microfluidic Purification of Antibiotics from Food: A Comparative Study.Biosensors · 2023Article
- Honey: A Promising Therapeutic Supplement for the Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis and Breast Cancer.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Physicochemical Characteristics and Bioactive Compounds of Different Types of Honey and Their Biological and Therapeutic Properties: A Comprehensive Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The beneficial effects of honey on human health have long been recognized. Today, many of those positive effects have been studied to elucidate its mode of action. This review briefly summarizes the best studied features of honey, highlighting it as an appealing alternative medicine. In these reports, the health benefits of honey range from antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory activity to anticancer action, metabolic and cardiovascular benefits, prebiotic properties, human pathogen control, and antiviral activity. These studies also support that the honey's biological activity is mainly dependent on its floral or geographic origin. In addition, some promising synergies between honey and antibiotics have been found, as well as some antiviral properties that require further investigation. Altogether, these studies show that honey is effectively a nutraceutical foodstuff.
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