Honey

"Honey" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A sweet viscous liquid food, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from nectar collected from flowers. The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of its sucrose sugar into fructose and glucose. It is somewhat acidic and has mild antiseptic properties, being sometimes used in the treatment of burns and lacerations.

Descriptor ID	D006722
MeSH Number(s)	G07.203.300.581 J02.500.581
Concept/Terms	Honey Honey Honeys

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Honey".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Honey [G07.203.300.581]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Honey [J02.500.581]

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