Honey
For Chinese dietary therapy, Honey (蜂蜜) is a food of Neutral nature and Sweet flavor. A traditional sweetener associated with the center and with softening, moistening preparations.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Neutral
- Flavor
- Sweet
- Affinity
- Lung · Spleen · Large Intestine
- Direction of Qi
- Moistens and descends
- Season
- All year
- Group
- Sweeteners
How tradition reads it
A traditional sweetener associated with the center and with softening, moistening preparations.
Classic dissolved in warm water or with pear for dryness; tradition avoids taking it in the same preparation as scallion.
In the kitchen
Warm infusions, dressings, and baking in moderate amounts.
Commonly available; no substitute needed.
Current nutrition note
A sweetener with antioxidant traces; never give it to infants under one year due to infant botulism risk.
Precautions
Never for children under one year due to botulism risk; it is still free sugar.
Recipes with this food
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
