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1. [/b]Antioxidant activity:[b]

Antioxidant capacity is the ability of honey to reduce oxidating reactions within the human body. Honey has been found to have a significant antioxidant content measured as its capacity to scavenge free radicals ( Gheldof et al.2002). This antioxidant ability of honey may be a least part of what is responsible for its anti inflammatory action because oxygen free radicals are involved in various aspect of inflammation (Henrique et al 2006).
Even when the antioxidants in honey do not directly suppress the inflammatory process, they can be expected to scavenge free radicals in other to reduce the amount of damage, that would otherwise have resulted. Honey exert its antioxidant action by inhibiting the formation of free radicals, catalyzed by metal ions such as iron, and copper. Falvoniods and other polyphenols, common constituents of honey have the potential to impound this metals in complexes, preventing the formation of radicals in the first place.

2.[/b]Boosting the immune system
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As well as having a direct antibacterial action, honey may clear infection through stimulating the body's immune system to fight infection. B-lymphocyte and T-lymphocyte in cell culture to multiply and activate neutrophis. In addition, honey provides a supply of glucose, which is essential for the respiratory burst in macrophage that produce hydrogen peroxide, the dominant of their bacterial destroying activities.

Also read Health benefits of honey, forms and components of honey

3[b][/b]. Honey in the treatment of wound[b][/b]:   
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