从古代到现在,无论在中国还是在外国,蜂蜜的”名声”都好极了。
古希腊人认为蜂蜜是神赐的礼物,在现代,蜂蜜被认为是糖的健康替代品,是治疗喉咙痛、细菌感染的天然药物。
但是,蜂蜜真的有人们说的那么神奇吗?
高糖饮食会提高患心脏病等疾病的风险,但我们又爱吃甜的食物,所以健康专家建议人们选择糖的替代品,而最受推崇的就是蜂蜜。
但是事实上,它的热量比糖更高,所以少吃糖是好的,但是转而囤积蜂蜜可能也不怎么好。
蜂蜜作为药物的名声并非完全没有根据,一些蜂蜜确实有抗菌和缓解喉咙痛的功效。
蜂蜜的湿润和黏稠意味着能很容易地覆盖在伤口上,保持伤口清洁,避免皮肤组织干燥脆弱和昆虫叮咬感染。
蜂蜜的这个特点对发炎组织可能也有舒缓作用,但是,这些功效都是有限的。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 还是 | hái shi | or |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì | honey |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 名声 | míng shēng | reputation |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 极 | jí | extremely |
| 了 | le | modal particle (emphasis) |
| 古希腊 | gǔ Xī là | ancient Greece |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 神 | shén | god; deity / spirit; mind; energy / look; expression |
| 赐 | cì | (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 现代 | xiàn dài | modern times / modern age / modern era |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 糖 | táng | sugar |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | healthy |
| 替代品 | tì dài pǐn | substitute / alternative |
| 治疗 | zhì liáo | to treat (an illness) |
| 喉咙 | hóu lóng | the throat |
| 痛 | tòng | ache / pain / sorrow |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium / germ |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection / (fig.) to influence |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural |
| 药物 | yào wù | medicaments / pharmaceuticals / medication / medicine / drug |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 真 | zhēn | really / truly / indeed |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical / mystical / miraculous |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | eating and drinking / food and drink; diet |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise / to increase / to improve |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) |
| 心脏病 | xīn zàng bìng | heart disease |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease; sickness; ailment |
| 风险 | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 专家 | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 热量 | rè liàng | heat / quantity of heat / calorific value |
| 比 | bǐ | (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 少 | shǎo | few / less |
| 转而 | zhuǎn ér | to turn to (sth else); to switch to |
| 囤积 | tún jī | to stock up / to lay in supplies / to hoard (for speculation) / to corner the market in sth |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? / what? / why? |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / as (in the capacity of) / qua |
| 并非 | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 完全 | wán quán | totally; entirely |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 根据 | gēn jù | basis / foundation |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 确实 | què shí | indeed / really |
| 抗菌 | kàng jūn | antibacterial |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 缓解 | huǎn jiě | to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy |
| 湿润 | shī rùn | moist |
| 黏稠 | nián chóu | sticky and thick; viscous |
| 意味着 | yì wèi zhe | to signify / to mean / to imply |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 覆盖 | fù gài | to cover |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound / cut |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve |
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean |
| 避免 | bì miǎn | to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from |
| 皮肤 | pí fū | skin |
| 组织 | zǔ zhī | (biology) tissue |
| 干燥 | gān zào | (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull; dry; boring |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak / frail |
| 昆虫 | kūn chóng | insect |
| 叮咬 | dīng yǎo | sting / bite (of insect) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 特点 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) / trait / feature |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 发炎 | fā yán | to become inflamed |
| 舒缓 | shū huǎn | to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | action; function; activity / impact; result; effect |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 有限 | yǒu xiàn | limited; finite |