There is such a thing recorded in the History of the Three Kingdoms, which shows that honey has been regarded as a common drink in the Han Dynasty.
After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he suffered a devastating siege and had to go north to his younger brother Yuan Shao. I don't want to be defeated by Liu Bei who borrowed soldiers from Cao Cao on the way. After fleeing to Shouchun, Yuan Shu asked someone for honey, but he couldn't find it. Yuan Shu shouted, "Has Yuan Shu come to this?" He vomited blood and died. "Art was shut out by Rabe and others, and for three days, all the people were deprived of food, and they went back to Jiangting to Shouchun for eight miles. Ask the kitchen, and 30 pieces of wheat crumbs. In summer, I want honey pulp, but there is no honey. Sitting in bed and sighing for half a day, he said, "Uncle Yuan, what about this?"! "Died of lying under the bed vomiting blood." -"the reflection of Yuan Shu biography" Pei Songzhi quoted "Wu Shu".
Honey was first recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic, also known as "rock honey", "stone honey", "stone pulp" and "bee sugar".
Compendium of Materia Medica: "Medicine has five functions: clearing away heat, tonifying middle warmer, detoxifying, moistening dryness and relieving pain. Born cold, it can clear heat; Cooked is warm and can be replenished; Ganping can detoxify; Soft and moist, so it can moisten dryness; Slow can relieve urgency, so it can stop the pain of myocardial ulcer; Because it is harmonious and can pass through the middle, it can work with all kinds of medicines and licorice. "