Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Honey: Introduction, History, Composition, and Its Uses -- 1.1 Historical Background -- 1.2 Types of Honey -- 1.2.1 Wild Honey -- 1.2.2 Apiary Honey -- 1.2.2.1 Wild Honey -- 1.2.2.2 Apiary Honey -- 1.3 Extraction, Processing, and Packaging of Honey -- 1.4 Storage of Honey -- 1.5 Composition of Honey -- 1.6 Physical Properties of Natural Honey -- 1.7 Purity Standards -- 1.8 Uses and Benefits of Honey -- 1.9 Health and Medicinal Benefits of Honey -- 1.10 Value-Added Products -- 1.11 Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Pharmacological Properties of Honey -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Pharmacological Properties -- 2.2.1 Antibacterial Properties -- 2.2.2 Antimicrobial Properties -- 2.2.3 Immunomodulatory Properties -- 2.2.4 Antioxidant Properties -- 2.2.5 Inflammatory Properties -- 2.2.6 Prebiotic Properties -- 2.2.7 Antifungal Properties -- 2.2.8 Antiviral Properties -- 2.2.9 Anticarcinogenic Properties -- 2.2.10 Immunity Boosting Activity -- 2.2.11 Antidiabetic -- 2.2.12 Antihypertensive -- 2.2.13 Cardio-Protective Role of Honey -- 2.2.14 Wound-Healing Properties of Honey -- Chapter 3: Herbs as Therapeutics and Healers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Traditional Use of Herbs -- 3.3 Herbs as Therapeutics -- 3.4 Antioxidant Properties -- 3.5 Blood Purification -- 3.6 Healing Properties of Some Common Herbs -- 3.6.1 Achyranthes aspera L. -- 3.6.2 Asparagus adscendens Roxb. -- 3.6.3 |