Table 1.
Type of Honey | Type of Study | Findings | Reference |
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Tualang Honey | In vivo | 1.2 g/kg/day Tualang honey significantly increased epididymal sperm count without affecting spermatid count and reproductive hormones. | [25] |
Persian honey | In vivo | Honey decreases cellular damage and apoptosis during testicular injury, with significant protective effects on reproductive hormone production. | [40] |
Tualang Honey | In vivo | Supplementation of honey during pregnancy seems to reduce the adverse effects of restraint stress on reproductive organs weight and sperm parameters in male rat offspring. | [42] |
Honeybee | Human Study | Supplementation of 10% honeybee resulted in a significantly increased percentage of normal sperm morphology. | [49] |