蜂蜜抗氧化活性研究进展

A review of antioxidant activity in honey

蜂蜜是一种药食两用的天然甜味食品,具有抑菌、抗炎、治疗烫烧伤及儿童咳嗽等多种功能。这些功能均与蜂蜜中含有抗氧化活性物质有关,该文从体外和体内两方面综述了蜂蜜的抗氧化活性。

Honey is not only considered a part of traditional Chinese medicine, but is also valued as a functional food. Studies have shown that honey has both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, useful in treatment of burn and wound healing as well as childhood cough etc.. These functions may be related to its antioxidant activity. In this paper, we reviewed the antioxidant activity of honey both in vitro and in vivo.