Its all in the ingredients!! Each of these products merit healthy respect but all three together? In Apitherapy, that's called Synergistic Power! If you're consuming these bee products, you're not only saving your life but helping bees maintain an important role and contributor to all beings on our planet.
Introduction
Conclusion
Honey,
Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions
and Health Benefits
JOxidMed 2017 February
Introduction
Apiculture
is the science and art of prolonging, sustaining, and retaining health by using
products obtained from honeybee hives, such as honey, bee bread, bee venom, bee
pollen, propolis, and royal jelly. Recent years have seen the fast application
of bee products in both traditional and modern medicine. Currently, many
studies are targeted toward investigating directed health benefits and
pharmacological properties
of bee products due to their efficacies, leading to the increasing development
of nutraceuticals and functional food from these products. The concept of
functional food refers to food that has the ability to promote better physiological
or psychological health compared to traditional remediated and nutritional
food. These effects positively contribute toward excellent health maintenance,
well-being, and reduced chronic illness [1]. The present review focuses on the potential
health benefits of bee products, including honey, propolis, and royal jelly.
Conclusion
The present
review focused on the potential health benefits of bee products such as honey,
propolis, and royal jelly. These products are highly rich in active components
such as flavonoids, phenolic acid, phenolic compounds, terpenes, and enzymes,
which have biological functions in preventing some diseases and promoting good
health. Honey, propolis, and royal jelly have distinct efficacies with significant
nutritional properties and functional values. Thus, these bee products can be
developed into potent apitherapeutic agents. However, some precautions need to
be taken in case of allergens associated with bee products and in finding the
right intake dosage. Hence, it is necessary to conduct further studies to determine
the critical mechanisms related to the pharmacological activities of these bee
products and the appropriate amounts that can be taken in order to obtain
promising health benefits.
