Honey

SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Honey

MEDICINAL VALUE :
To treat gastric troubles, ulcers, wounds, burns, coughs, sore throats etc. honey is used in traditional ayurvedic practice for a long time.

NUTRIENT VALUE :
Carbohydrates, sugars, dietary fibre, fat, protein. Fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose etc.

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Can be used as bread spread, a sweetener in tea and other commercial beverges, cool drinks. Used in certain cosmetics.

GLOSSARY :
English : Honey
Tamil : Then
Malayalam : Thean
Telugu : Theene
Kannada : Jenu / Jen Thuppa
Hindi : Shahad / Shaid
Bengali : Mou
Gujarati : Madh
Konkani : Movu
Marathi : Madh
Kashmiri : Maanch