What are the effects of sunflower honey?

Sunflower honey is an extract of sunflower, which is a way of extracting nectar from sunflower. Sunflower honey tastes very good, with a sweet taste and not greasy. It is thick and crystalline with a fragrant smell. Sunflower honey contains a large amount of zichol, which can effectively protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems after consumption, and can also clear away heat and detoxify, which is very good for the human body.

The role and efficacy of sunflower honey

It can dilate blood vessels, soften blood vessels, lower blood pressure, blood lipids and cholesterol, purify blood, and has a good protective effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels. When used, it has the effects of clearing away heat and reducing fire, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and can enhance the body's immunity. Sunflower contains triterpenoid saponins and other substances, which can prevent and treat high blood pressure, prevent cerebral hemorrhage, dilate blood vessels, nourish the heart, invigorate the stomach and spleen, strengthen the brain and improve intelligence. Sunflower honey is sweet and light in nature. Ji'antang sunflower honey has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on hyperlipidemia and chronic hypercholesterolemia.

Sunflower honey has the effects of diuresis, laxative, sedative, analgesic and blood circulation promotion. It is used in folk medicine to treat heart disease, bronchial asthma, gastrointestinal colic, malaria, influenza, respiratory tract inflammation and annuli.

Sunflower honey is very useful for patients with arteriosclerosis, osteomalacia, neuralgia and fever, especially for those with sinusitis.

People with inflammation. It also has the effect of restoring physical strength.

Sunflower honey contains quercetin, triterpenoid saponins, and helianthus annuus, whose aglycone is oleanolic acid. Pollen contains sterols, which have the effects of tensioning blood vessels, softening blood vessels, lowering blood pressure and blood lipids and cholesterol, purifying blood, and having a good protective effect on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems. When used, it has the effects of clearing away heat and reducing fire, moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and can enhance the body's immunity.

Flowering time

The flowering time of sunflowers in different regions is different. The flowering period in Hebei Province is from May to August, in Heilongjiang Province is about late July to late August; in Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it is from early August to early September. The flowering period of oil sunflower is 7 to 10 days later than that of edible varieties. The suitable temperature for honey secretion is 20-30℃. Sunflowers have a long flowering period and are rich in honey and pollen. The nectar has a high sugar content, which is conducive to bee colonies collecting and reproducing. Generally, each bee colony can produce 10 to 20 kg of honey per year, and 30 to 40 kg in a good year. If the weather is dry and the soil lacks water during the flowering period, they can only provide pollen and rarely secrete honey.

Sunflower is one of the main sources of nectar in Northeast and Northwest China in autumn. In the northeast, after collecting pine honey, part of the apiary moved to the Lespedeza field, while the other part took advantage of the difference in the flowering period of sunflowers and moved from north to south twice to breed overwintering bees and increase honey production and feed reserves.

Sunflower, native to Mexico, has now become one of my country's four major oil crops. The nectaries of sunflower are located around the base of the flower tube. The nectary tissue is thick and dark yellow. The order of flowering is that the ligulate flowers open first, and the tubular flowers open from the outside of the disc to the center. In the early stage, 3 to 4 rings open every day, in the peak stage, 4 to 5 rings open every day, and in the late stage, 3 to 4 rings open every day. Sunflowers are rich in honey and pollen, and each colony usually produces 20 to 40 kg of honey, and some can produce more than 100 kg.

Sunflowers are mainly distributed in Northeast, Northwest and North China, with the largest cultivation in Northwest and Northeast regions, such as Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Hebei and other provinces and regions. The main flowering period of sunflower is from mid-July to mid-to-late August, and the group flowering period is 20 to 30 days.