Table 4.

Effects of honey on alcohol metabolism.

Honey	Dose	Duration	Subjects	Physiological Parameter	Effect	References
Freshly harvested Nigerian citrus (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) honey from the delta region of the River Niger	0.5 mL/kg of ethanol + 1 mL/kg of honey	1 d	Healthy subjects 25–35 years	Blood alcohol clearance rate	↓ *	[27]
				Intoxication time	↓ *
				Intoxication degree	↓
Freshly harvested Nigerian citrus (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) honey from the delta region of the River Niger	0.5 g/kg of ethanol + 1.25 mL/kg of honey	1 d	Healthy men 23.6 ± 7.4 years	Intoxication time	↓ *	[28]
				Intoxication degree	↓ *
				TG	↑ *
				Blood pressure	↑

d: day; TG: Triglycerides; ↑: increase; ↓: decrease. * Significant differences (p < 0.05) within group between baseline and the end.