Sweet clover honey It is considered to be a very useful variety for both adults and children. This variety has a large number of useful properties and is widely used in traditional medicine and cosmetology. And in this article we will learn how to distinguish real white honey from clover from fake, how it is useful and what contraindications it has.
Taste and appearance
Donnic "amber" very pleasant and delicate to smell with a touch of vanilla. Taste completely depends on what flowers the bees collected nectar from. Honey, which was collected from white flowers, has a bright and rich taste, but its healing properties are weaker. In the collection from the yellow clover, the taste is not so bright, viscous with a weak bitterness, but it is the nectar from the yellow flowers that has greater utility. Freshly mined honey is usually white or light amber in color. Crystallizing, it acquires a white color.
Beekeeping products are one of the most undervalued by mankind medical and prophylactic products in the world, they include not only honey, but also wax, pollen, propolis, zabrus, perga, royal jelly and bee venom.
How is the tributary mined
As mentioned, sweet clover honey is mined from yellow and white clover. This plant, also known as wild buckwheat, belongs to the legume family, is one of the best summer honey plants. It blooms throughout the summer, so the bees collect its nectar all season. It can be found, like a weed, in various wastelands and ravines. And some beekeepers planted this plant purposefully, near their apiaries.
Did you know? Milled flowers and leaves of yellow clover are added to coffee along with cinnamon.
Chemical composition
Donnic "amber" contains:
- fructose - from 40 to 50%;
- glucose - from 45 to 55%;
- maltose, from 3.5 to 4.2%;
- sucrose - about 0.5%.
Familiarize yourself with such varieties of honey as chestnut, buckwheat, acacia, acacia, pumpkin, watermelon, phacelia, linden, rapeseed, dandelion honey and honey from pine sprouts.
Beneficial features
Melilot, as a plant has a large number of useful properties and, accordingly, honey from it is also very useful, it contains a huge amount of nutritional and healing properties. It is very useful in the treatment of atherosclerosis, helps get rid of shortness of breath, has antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, immunostimulating, diuretic, analgesic and sedative effect. Donnik is recommended for women during pregnancy and lactation, as it is rich in vitamins.
Important! During the period of breastfeeding should pay attention to the reaction of the child, with the manifestation of allergies, consumption should be stopped and contact your pediatrician.
Honey application
Nectar from clover reveals its usefulness in almost any form, whether it is an eaten spoon of pure honey or some kind of mixture. But still, the most effective result is obtained with proper treatment and prevention using prescriptions that have been tested over the years. 
In folk medicine
- Melilot has a positive effect on the work of the stomach and intestines, so medicine based on it is often taken to normalize the level of acidity in the stomach. The recipe for this medication is very simple - 1 spoon of bee delicacy is diluted in 120 ml of warm water. With low acidity, the solution should be drunk 10-20 minutes before a meal, and at high acidity, 50-60 minutes.
- For the establishment of kidney work, it is recommended to dilute 3 tablespoons of nectar in 250 ml of birch sap. Take this medicine you need three times a day. And to clean the kidneys still add corn silk.
- A recipe for cystitis. It is necessary to mix one spoon of honey and royal jelly, and then drink it with a decoction of common bearberry and horsetail. Take this medication should be twice a day for five days.
- If a person suffers from insomnia, you can drink a spoonful of honey diluted in warm water before going to bed. It helps to calm the nervous system and thereby improves sleep.
- With poor lactation, young mothers need to eat one teaspoon of clover nectar before eating.
- For the treatment of bronchial and pulmonary diseases, a tablespoon of honey should be diluted in the juice of one black radish and take this medicine one spoon for a quarter of an hour before meals.
Important! When honey is added to tea or just water, the temperature of the liquid should not exceed 60 ° C, otherwise nectar will lose all its beneficial qualities.
In cosmetology
Donnic "amber" is used in cosmetology for the treatment of skin diseases, cleansing and improving the overall condition of the skin. For washing it is dissolved in warm water. Procedures with this solution help to remove boils, acne, acne, remove excess fat from the pores.
For problem skin, it is useful to use a mask on the basis of clover and fresh cucumber. Take 0.2 kg of grated cucumbers and 1 tsp. nectar and stirred. This mask moisturizes and disinfects the skin. 
How to distinguish a fake?
Choosing donnikovy honey, pay attention to its color and thickness. The crystallized "amber" has a white color that resembles melted butter or lard. In structure, it is homogeneous with small, barely noticeable crystals. Also pay special attention to the smell, it should have a light vanilla flavor, if it has a bright vanilla smell, then you will most likely have alfalfa honey with the addition of vanilla flavor.
Did you know? In the old Russian language, the word "bottom" (the name "clover" originated from it) meant gout.
Contraindications
As we have already learned, sweet honey has very useful properties, but, like other varieties, He, too, has contraindications. It is not recommended to use it: for children up to three years old, if a person has an allergy to bees and their products; if there is an allergy to legumes, since the clover refers to legumes. By permission of the doctor, people with diabetes, overweight and high blood pressure should be taken.
Honey from clover has a huge amount of useful properties that can help in the treatment of many diseases, and if you have contraindications to its use, it would be better to give it up.
