List of Contributors viiPreface x1 General Introduction 1Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Ng Choon Ming, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, and Siew Hua Gan2 Physical Properties of Honey 12Rizwana Afroz, E.M. Tanvir, and Md. Murad Hossain3 Carbohydrates in Honey 32Md. Murad Hossain, Dhirendra Nath Barman, Md. Anisur Rahman, and Shahad Saif Khandker4 Lipid and Fatty Acids in Honey 46Dhirendra Nath Barman, Md. Anisur Rahman, and Md. Murad Hossain5 Amino Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes 50Md. Murad Hossain, Dhirendra Nath Barman, and Md. Anisur Rahman6 Vitamins 66Ng Choon Ming, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, and Siew Hua Gan7 Minerals and Trace Elements 80Md. Solayman8 Organic Acids in Honey 102Md. Anisur Rahman, Md. Murad Hossain, and Dhirendra Nath Barman9 Polyphenols and Antioxidants 113Md. Sakib Hossen and Md. Yousuf Ali10 Aroma Compounds 137Md. Mijanur Rahman, Nusrat Fatima, and Nur-E-Alam Copyrighted Material11 Furfural and Hydroxymethylfurfural 152Md. Solayman, Ummay Mahfuza Shapla, and Md. Ibrahim Khalil12 Other Possible Contaminants, Toxic Compounds, and Microbial Growth 167Fahmida Alam, Kashif Maroof, Ng Choon Ming, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, and Siew Hua Gan13 Antimicrobial Properties of Honey 186Mahendran Sekar, Nur Zulaikha Azwa Zuraini, Nur Najihah Izzati Mat Rani, Pei Teng Lum, and Siew Hua Gan14 Use of Honey in Cardiovascular Diseases 197Shridhar C. Ghagane and Aimen A. Akbar15 Use of Honey in Diabetes 210Mahendran Sekar, Nurul Amirah Mohd Zaid, Nur Najihah Izzati Mat Rani, and Siew Hua Gan16 Use of Honey in Kidney Disease 220R. B. Nerli, Saziya R. Bidi, and Shridhar C. Ghagane17 Use of Honey in Liver Disease 224Mahendran Sekar, Pei Teng Lum, Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, and Siew Hua Gan18 Use of Honey in Immune Disorders and Human Immunodeficiency Virus 235Wan Nazirah Wan Yusuf, Suk Peng Tang, Noor Suryani Mohd Ashari, and Che Badariah Abd Aziz19 Use of Honey in Sports Medicine 250Foong Kiew Ooi and Chee Keong Chen20 Medicinal Properties of Royal Jelly 263Wendy Wai Yeng Yeo, Usha Sundralingam, and Sathiya Maran21 Medicinal Benefits of Propolis 278Kashif Maroof, Yim Yee Jin, Siew Liang Ching, and Siew Hua Gan22 Medicinal Benefits of Bee Venom 302Mahendran Sekar, Pei Teng Lum, Srinivasa Reddy Bonam, and Siew Hua Gan23 Medicinal Properties of Stingless Bee Honey 314Mahendran Sekar, Ahmad Yasser Hamdi Nor Azlan, Nur Najihah Izzati Mat Rani, and Siew Hua Gan24 Economic Benefits of Honey and Honey Products 330Sridevi I. Puranik, Aimen A. Akbar, and Shridhar C. GhaganeIndex 340
Md. Ibrahim Khalil is Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Siew Hua Gan is Professor in the School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia.Bey Hing Goh is Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia and at the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.