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🌿 Herb

Honey

38
Clinical Trials
28
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT04382079
Honey Products for Cancer Patients With Oral Mucositis: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Unknown
NCT05209646
Bee Honey and Functional Dyspepsia in Children
Completed
NCT04207281
Honey to Improve Sleep Quality
Recruiting
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42022336793
Efficiency of apitherapy for the treatment of oral mucositis in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Treatment and/or prevention of oral mucositis in cancer patients
CRD42020193847
Honey bee products for the prevention, treatment and/or recovery from COVID-19 and other coronavirus-related respiratory tract infections: a rapid review
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, tho condition being studied in this sys
CRD42021205806
Honey for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis
Vulvovaginal candidiasis
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.
🌿 All Herb data fields for Honey
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Feng Mi
中文名 (Chinese)
蜂蜜
Latin Name
Mel
English Name
Honey
Alias Names
石蜜; 石饴; 食蜜; 蜜; 白蜜; 白沙蜜; 蜜糖; 沙蜜; 蜂糖
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Spleen; Large Intestine
Part Used
Honey
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Reinforcing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
补气药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To supplement stomach and spleen, relax tension and relieve pain, moisten lung and relieve cough, moisten intestines and free stool, moisten skin and engender flesh, resolve toxin.
Indication (主治)
Pain in stomach duct and abdomen, lung heat dry cough, intestinal dry and constipation, red eyes, mouth sore, enduring sores, wind papule itching, burns and scalds, cracking of hands and feet.
Clinical Manifestations
1. expectorant. 2. astringent, nourishing and accelerating healing on wounds. 3. laxative. 4. detoxifying aconite.
🔗 External References
TCMID
7863
TCM-ID
583
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (29 fields)
name
Honey
chinese name
蜂蜜
pinyin name
Feng Mi
latin name
Mel
english name
Honey
properties english
Sweet; Calm
meridians english
Lung; Spleen; Large Intestine
use part
Honey
tcmid id
7863
herb id str
HERB001711
function text
To supplement stomach and spleen, relax tension and relieve pain, moisten lung and relieve cough, moisten intestines and free stool, moisten skin and engender flesh, resolve toxin.
indication
Pain in stomach duct and abdomen, lung heat dry cough, intestinal dry and constipation, red eyes, mouth sore, enduring sores, wind papule itching, burns and scalds, cracking of hands and feet.
clinical manifestations
1. expectorant. 2. astringent, nourishing and accelerating healing on wounds. 3. laxative. 4. detoxifying aconite.
therapeutic en class
Qi Reinforcing Drugs
therapeutic cn class
补气药
tcm id id
583
alias name
石蜜; 石饴; 食蜜; 蜜; 白蜜; 白沙蜜; 蜜糖; 沙蜜; 蜂糖

📋 Clinical Trials

12 · subject of clinical study
NCT04382079 Honey Products for Cancer Patients With Oral Mucositis: a Randomized Controlled
→ Oral Mucositis
NCT05209646 Bee Honey and Functional Dyspepsia in Children
→ Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
NCT04207281 Honey to Improve Sleep Quality
→ Poor Quality Sleep
NCT02987322 Honey in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
→ Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
NCT03391310 Use of Honey for Pressure Ulcers in Critically Ill Children
→ Bed Sore|Pressure Ulcer|Pressure Sore|Critically I
NCT05258955 Title: Comparison of Anti-plaque Efficacy of Natural Honey With Chlorhexidine Mo
→ Dental Plaque
NCT05025306 Healing Effect of Ziziphus Honey on Extracted Tooth Socket in Humans by Evaluati
→ Healing Wound
NCT03567395 Honey to Improve Sleep Quality: a Feasibility Study
→ Poor Quality Sleep
NCT05247008 Effectiveness of Thyme Honey in Management of Xerostomia in ESRD
→ Xerostomia
NCT02488018 Investigation of the Glycemic Index of Ethiopian Honey
→ Hyperglycemia, Postprandial
NCT01554566 Metabolic Effects of Honey in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
→ Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
NCT03931395 Honey Used as Adjunct Therapy to Tylenol for Post-Op Tonsillectomy Patients
→ Tonsillectomy

📊 Meta-Analyses

12 · systematic review
CRD42022336793 Efficiency of apitherapy for the treatment of oral mucositis in cancer patients:
→ Treatment and/or prevention of oral mucositis in c
CRD42020193847 Honey bee products for the prevention, treatment and/or recovery from COVID-19 a
→ In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, tho condi
CRD42021205806 Honey for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis
→ Vulvovaginal candidiasis
CRD42021285433 Honey and natural agents for Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Rev
→ Oral mucositis is the most frequent, distressing,
CRD42015023580 Effect of honey on cardiometabolic risk in humans: systematic review and meta-an
→ To assess the effect of oral honey intake on cardi
CRD42016049741 Honey use in asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
→ Bronchial asthma is a common disease with high mor
CRD42017067582 The clinical effects of honey in infectious and atopic upper respiratory tract c
→ Clinically and laboratory-diagnosed infectious or
CRD42017070873 Topical application of honey in the management of chemo/radiotherapy-induced ora
→ Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide
CRD42018108486 The prophylactic and therapeutic effect of honey in radio-chemotherapy-induced m
→ Cancer patients suffer from mucositis. Treatment o
CRD42018117056 Assessment in the use of honey compared to conventional management in the treatm
→ Chronic leg ulcers in adults; honey dressings; com
CRD42019123998 The antimicrobial activity of honey in periodontal disease: a systematic review
→ Periodontal disease is a polymicromial infectious
CRD42019128480 The effect of honey as a treatment for oral conditions: a systematic review
→ Honey is a food product recognised for its potenti
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