Honeysuckle Tanjabin Kohdasht

Alhagi maurorum is one of the least expected plants in the plains of hot areas of Iran. The flowering season of this plant is from May to July in many hot and dry desert regions of the country, and the flowers of this plant are considered one of the most valuable plants in beekeeping with abundant nectar and pollen production. The honey produced from the flowers of khastar has a white to light yellow color and is very fragrant, and it is harvested as khastar honey in the middle of summer. But the main value of this plant is due to the production of manjubin substance by a species of Zanjark in the middle of summer and after the flowering of the plant in the months of August to October. In the regions where there are optimal conditions for this insect to live on the itch plant, the production of mangrove sugar sap is done on the plant, and by collecting these sugar sap and processing it inside the colony, the honey bee produces a very unique medicinal product. which is known among beekeepers as Mangrove honey  Since the origin of this bee product is not from the nectar of plants, scientifically it is better to call it Honeydew. Honeydews are considered to be well-known products in beekeeping in the world, and one of the most important honeydews in the world can be called pine honeydew and chestnut honeydew. Mangrove honey has a dark color due to its special sugar composition and rich in polyphenols and minerals, and it is considered one of the highest quality honeys in Iran and even in the world. This valuable honey bee product can be produced especially in Khorasan, Semnan, Qazvin, Tehran, Qom and Central provinces.

• Honeysuckle plant:

  Iranian itch Alhagi maurorum

• Important regions in terms of honey production:

  Desert and semi-arid regions of the country in the provinces of Khorasan, Semnan, Qazvin, etc.

• Honey harvest season:

  September – Mehr

• Honey color:

  Dark brown to black

Mangrove honey is actually a sugary sap secreted by a species of honeysuckle on the itchy plant, which is produced after the flowering stage of the itchy plant on various organs, including stems and leaves, and before being crystallized by the honey bee as a The sugar source is collected and stored in the colony. Special color and taste, abundant medicinal properties and richness in terms of minerals and polyphenolic compounds are the characteristic features of this honey. Mangrove honey can be one of the highest quality and healthiest honey It is known from Iran and has low sucrose, rich in minerals, vitamins and effective medicinal substances such as high polyphenols and flavonoids, which include the medicinal properties of this honey. Since the scabbard plant is a car plant and native to Iran, no chemical substances, including fertilizers and poisons, are given to this plant; Honey produced from this plant has a high quality in terms of the absence of chemical residues. In addition to the general properties of honey, tangerine honey also has the following medicinal properties:  Strengthening the body's immune system, tonic and energizing, laxative, choleretic, antipyretic, cooling, anti-cough, anti-jaundice, relieves chest pain and relieves thirst and hot fevers, useful for liver problems and kidney and anti-cancer.