Description

Salam honey is one of the most important types of honey that is produced in Tihama, which is produced by bees from the peace trees

Peace trees dominate the Tihama region, where they grow in the eastern region of Tihama, 20 km from the Red Sea, between Wadi Mor and Wadi Zabid, on sandy and silt sedimentary soils.

Peace trees grow on stems ranging in height from 2 to 7 meters, where small trees grow in the form of an umbrella, and the stem of the peace tree is green on the outside while it is red on the inside. It has golden yellow flowers, and its fruits are pods containing small seeds.

The peace tree reaches the stage of flowering or what is known as the stage of maturity in the second or third year of its life, where it is then suitable for bees irrigating it, as the bees feed on its flowers to produce peace honey of distinctive quality and flavor, and peace honey is one of the most important main types produced in Tihama.

Peace trees bloom during the period from February to April of each year, during which beekeepers graze bees and move the hives to the areas where the peace trees are.

The peace honey and the peace tree have many benefits, including them:

-Salam honey is used in the treatment of asthma.

The pods of the fruits of peace are used in the treatment of cough.

The gum arabic extracted from the trees of peace is used in a number of Arab indications such as (treatment of back pain, sexual strength, while the soluble dietary fiber helps patients with kidney, cancer and AIDS, as it increases immunity, and works to increase and increase the mucous cells that cover the intestinal tissue The entire, as well as the respiratory and reproductive system, in addition to the vaginal tissues in women, which enhances the protection of these tissues from the risk of infection.