Main description:

Honey typically has a complex chemical and biochemical composition that invariably includes complex sugars, specific proteins, amino acids, phenols, vitamins, and rare minerals. It is reported to be beneficial in the treatment of various diseases, such as those affecting the respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems, as well as diabetes mellitus and certain types of cancers; however, there is limited literature describing the use of honey in modern medicine.

This book provides evidence-based information on the pharmaceutical potential of honey along with its therapeutic applications and precise mechanisms of action. It discusses in detail the phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of honey, highlighting the economic and culturally significant medicinal uses of honey and comprehensively reviewing the scientific research on the traditional uses, chemical composition, scientific validation, and general pharmacognostical characteristics. Given its scope, it is a valuable tool for researchers and scientists interested in drug discovery and the chemistry and pharmacology of honey.

Contents:

1 Honey a Powerful Antioxidant: Possible Mechanisms of Action.2 Activation of the Mitochondrial Pathway and Outer Membrane Permeabilization: An Anti-Cancer Property of Honey3 Phyto-chemicals From Honey as MAPKinase Inhibitors: Current Therapeutic Standing and Future prospects4 Possible Therapeutic Potential of Flavonoids From Honey in Neurodegerative Diseases via Targeting NAD+ Degradation5 Recent Advances in the Discovery of Bioactive Components from Honey with Anticancer Activity6 Molecular Mechanisms of phyto-chemicals From Honey in Prevention and Treatment of Cancer. 7 Phyto-chemicals From Honey as MAPKinase Inhibitors: Current Therapeutic Standing and Future prospects.8 Honey Intake and Risk of CVD: A Mechanistic Discourse9 Molecular Mechanisms Associated With Anti-leukemic Effects of Phenolic compounds in Honey10 Chrysin, An important active ingredient of Honey: beneficial pharmacological activities, and molecular mechanism of action.11 Anti-proliferative and Apoptotic Activities of Honey. 12 Honey as Therapeutic Agents in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Evidences.13 Honey and it Molecular Pharmacology14 Properties of Honey: Its Mode of Action and Clinical Outcomes15 An Assay on Molecular Mechanisms of the Anti-Fibrotic Effects of Phenolic Compounds in Honey16 Honey and Decreases Growth of Breast Cancer Cell lines: Mechanistic Insights17 A Mechanistic Perspectives on Chemopreventive and Therapeutic Potential of Phyto-chemicals in Honey