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Review
. 2019 Dec;22(12):1368-1377.
doi: 10.22038/IJBMS.2019.14027.

Honey as an antioxidant therapy to reduce cognitive ageing

Khairunnuur Fairuz Azman  1 , Rahimah Zakaria  1
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Review

Honey as an antioxidant therapy to reduce cognitive ageing

Khairunnuur Fairuz Azman et al. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

This paper reviews the potential role of honey as a therapeutic antioxidant to reduce oxidative stress and improve cognitive ageing. All articles indexed to PubMed Central (PMC) were searched using the following key words: honey, antioxidant, memory and ageing. Honey is a natural insect-derived product with therapeutic, medicinal and nutritional values. Antioxidant properties of honey quench biologically-circulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) and counter oxidative stress while restoring the cellular antioxidant defense system. Antioxidant properties of honey may complement its nootropic effects to reduce cognitive ageing.

Keywords: Ageing; Antioxidant; Cognition; Honey; Oxidative stress.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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