Iranian Researchers Produce Honey with Nutritional, Medical Value
Patenting and acquiring the know-how for bee pollen supplement production process (with a certificate of authenticity, health, quality and plant origin) in cooperation with Hadi Maleki, a faculty member of Biological Sciences and Technology department of Shahid Beheshti University, as well as patenting the technical know-how for rating and production of the medicinal-grade honey is one of the achievements of the knowledge-based company.
The company has also been able to gain a license for its product from the Food and Drug Administration of Iran.
Also, researchers of the company have cooperated with the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and the Tehran General Directorate of Standards in compiling the national and international standards for bee products.
In addition to its use as a natural sweetener, honey is used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent.
People commonly use honey orally to treat coughs and topically to treat burns and promote wound healing.
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