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US 11,304,983 B2Granted
Medicated honey and method of preparation thereof
AssigneeMuniyal Ayurvedic Research Centre
InventorM Vijayabhanu Shetty
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Abstract
Medicated honey and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed honey is obtained by feeding honeybees with bee-feed obtained from medicinal plants. The medicated honey disclosed herein is such that it has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. The embodiments disclosed herein may be instrumental in strengthening the immune system, as an anti-cancer agent and as an anti-oxidant.
Claims10
A medicated honey produced by a method comprising:
- providing honeybees with a bee-feed comprising Plumeria rubra, Vinca rosea, Ageratum conyzoides, Calotropis gigantea, Calotropis procera, Nerium indicum, Thevetia neriifolia, Jasminum officinale, Jasminum auriculatum, Musa paradisiaca, Jasminum humile, Nyctanthes abor-tristis, Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum gratissimum, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Tridax procumbens, Cassia auriculata, Hibiscus vitifolius, Sesbania grandiflora, Nymphaea alba, Saraca asoca, Hibiscus alba, Couroupita guianensis and Plumbago rose, in a controlled system maintained at a temperature in the range of 32° C. to 36° C. and relative humidity in the range of 60% to 75%;
- extracting honey produced by the honeybees;
- and processing the extracted honey by heating the honey at a temperature in the range of 61° C. to 63° C. while maintaining humidity in the range of 18% to 22%, wherein said honey exhibits antioxidant activity.
A method of producing medicated honey, comprising of:
- providing bees with a bee feed comprising Plumeria rubra, Vinca rosea, Ageratum conyzoides, Calotropis gigantea, Calotropis procera, Nerium indicum, Thevetia neriifolia, Jasminum officinale, Jasminum auriculatum, Musa paradisiaca, Jasminum humile, Nyctanthes abor-tristis, Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum gratissimum, Tabernaemontana divaricata, Tridax procumbens, Cassia auriculata, Hibiscus vitifolius, Sesbania grandiflora, Nymphaea alba, Saraca asoca, Hibiscus alba, Couroupita guianensis and Plumbago rosea in a controlled system maintained at a temperature in the range of 32° C. to 36° C. and relative humidity in the range of 60% to 75%;
- extracting honey produced by the honeybees;
- and processing the extracted honey by heating the honey at a temperature in the range of 61° C. to 63° C. while maintaining humidity in the range of 18% to 22%, wherein said honey exhibits antioxidant activity.
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