Supportive Scientific Investigations on Usefulness of Honey [Asl Khalis]

ABSTRACT

The use of honey [Asl Khalis] in the treatment of external and internal ailments must be much older than the history of medicine itself. According to Unani medicine, it is used as nutritive agent and therapeutically has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, detergent, deobstruent, lithotryptic and wound healing properties. Honey consists of glucose, fructose, water, maltose, trisaccharides and other carbohydrates, sucrose, mineral, proteins, vitamins and enzymes. An attempt has been made here to review the scientific evidences regarding usefulness of Honey [Asl Khalis] as a drug used in Unani medicine.