Honey is a saccharine fluid deposited by Apis cerana Fabricus or Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Fam. Apidae ).

Action: To replenish the spleen and stomach, to relieve dryness, to alleviate pain, and to counteract toxicity.

Indications: Epigastric pain alleviated after meal or by pressing; dry cough; constipation; external use for sores, scalds and burns.