APIS Séminaire d'Apithérapie en Suisse, 24 Mars 2012

Association Suisse d’Apitherapie annonce le Séminaire de Printemps

Samedi 24 mars 2012

à la Salle communale de 1042 Bioley-Orjulaz (Vd)

de 9h00 à 16h45

A P I S

De la mythologie à l’utilisation domestique et thérapeutique des six produits de la ruche 

Animé par M. Christophe Perret-Gentil, botaniste, zoologiste, fondateur et directeur de l’Herboristerie Ariès, thérapeute et enseignant sur les sujets suivants:

- Apis et le Taureau sacré

- Le caractère désintéressé de l’Abeille

- Modèle d’un paysage favorable à l’Abeille & l’Homme

- Les Plantes bio-indicatrices mellifères gage de qualité d’un paysage apicole

- L’hexagone curatif & le cristal de roche

- Apithérapie : les fonctions vitales entre anabolisme et catabolisme

Atelier pratique :

- fabrication d’un baume à base de cire d’abeilles

- critères à prendre en considération pour l’emplacement d’un rucher (terrain) 

Prix du séminaire : 

Membres ASA = Fr 40.-. Couples ASA = Fr 70.-. 

Non membre = Fr 80.-. Repas de midi en plus = Fr 25.-.

Inscription : 

Jusqu’au 3 mars 2012 par mail, courrier ou téléphone auprès d’un membre du comité ou sur le site www.apitherapie.ch

Anti-Tumor Properties Found in Iraqi Propolis

The anti-tumor properties of Propolis continue to be discovered in more diverse geographical locations. Fortunately, its effects are consistently proven very positive and very complementary with other treatments.

Assessing the Anti-tumour Properties of Iraqi Propolis in vitro and in vivo

Food and Chemical Toxicology; 26 January 2012

Abstract:

► We selected one propolis extract with highest cytotoxic effects on different cancer cell lines. 

► We have investigated the chemical composition in quantitative manner by using HPLC-ESI-MS. 

► We have elucidated the cell cycle perturbations induced by propolis compound M. This is the first study that investigated cell cycle perturbations induced by M using BrdU/DNA assay.

The study was designed to evaluate anti-tumour properties of Iraqi propolis collected from Mosul region (M) on HL-60 and HCT-116 cell lines and on HCT-116 in vivo. 

M induced an inhibitory effect against the proliferation of HL-60 and colony potential of HCT-116 cells. The apoptosis in HL-60 cells was associated with down-regulation of Bcl-2 and activation of Bax, while in HCT-116 cells, necrotic features were observed; size of cells was dramatically increased by swelling of cytoplasm and loss of membrane integrity, cell rupture and release of cellular contents. 

Analysis of BrdU/DNA cell cycle in both cell lines showed that M induced cell cycle perturbations in both BrdU positive and BrdU negative cells. The exposure of HL-60 to M caused γ-H2AX in a dose dependent manner and was associated with induction of apoptosis. 

The experiments in HCT-116 tumor-bearing mice showed that oral administration of propolis at doses that caused no detectable toxicity was associated with a decrease in mitotic cells and an increase in endoreduplications, increased p53 and decreased Ki-67 expression of cells in tumor sections. 

This study provides the rationale to investigate the potential beneficial effect of propolis in the diet of patients receiving anti-cancer therapies.

German Apitherapy Congress and Expo, April 20-24 2012

These events are highly informative and strongly recommended for everyone interested in natural medicine. This 10th Annual is recognized worldwide for a great blend of theory, clinical field presentations and hands-on practicums. An intensive week of therapeutic knowledge in a beautiful city... 

10th Annual German Apitherapy Congress and Api-Expo

April 20 - 24 2012 

Passau, Germany 

http://www.apitherapie.de/en/dab-ev/10-api-kongress/program.html

The 10th Annual German Apitherapy Congress and Api-Expo will be held in the IBB Hotel and Convention Center in Passau, Germany. 

There will be workshops for Apitherapy beginners held before and after the Congress. All events are bilingual in English and German. 


The predominant themes of the Congress are:


- Prevention and Treatment of Modern Civilization Diseases with Bee Products
- Apitherapy in the daily practice

Guest speakers and Authors include professors, physicians, therapists, veterinarians, microbiologists from Egypt, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia.

Visit the German Apitherapy Association website for more information and news of the Congress. Specific questions may also be addressed to Dr. Stefan Stangaciu via email: drstangaciu@gmail.com

For hotel accommodations, visit the IBB Hotel website.

Honey Wound Care Products Available for Veterinarians

Apitherapy for animals? Why not. It's been used for years. But now, with the prevelance of antibiotic resistant bacteria continuing to mount along with the over abundant use of antibiotics in our food chain, it's good that honey is included in the doctor's apothecary...

New sterile medical-grade Manuka Honey products launch at NAVC Conference.

IRVINE, Calif., Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Links Medical Products Inc. (LMP) announced they will present their new medical-grade Manuka honey dressings, for use in advanced veterinary wound care, at the 2012 NAVC veterinary conference in Orlando, FL.

Made with 100% active medical-grade Manuka honey, the products provide veterinarians with dressings to help manage and treat animal wounds and burns and to speed healing.

Extensive research demonstrates medical-grade Manuka honey offers bacteriostatic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties to promote accelerated wound healing. And the high osmotic activity of Manuka honey maintains a moist wound healing environment and helps clean and debride wounds while controlling malodors*...

"Our products are made with 100% active medical-grade Manuka honey, never a mix of honey," states Tom Buckley, Links Medical's CEO. "It's harvested exclusively from hives dedicated to bees that pollinate the Manuka bush (a species known as Leptospermum scoparium) native only to New Zealand."

Great care is taken to ensure the new LMP wound care products meet the highest standard of purity and bioactivity. LMP's brand of medical-grade Manuka honey is finely filtered to remove all processing particles and sterilized by gamma irradiation to eliminate bacteria, microorganisms, and spores. Gamma irradiation assures the honey retains its biologic activity.

* Extensive bibliography available upon request.

SOURCE: Links Medical Products Inc

Honey Suppresses Mutagenic Pathways in E.Coli

Encouraging news for beekeepers worldwide harvesting monofloral honeys... Encouraging news for hospitals worldwide with antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli...

Suppression of Error Prone Pathway is Responsible for Antimutagenic Activity of Honey

Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2012, Jan 14

Honey, both unifloral (Syzygiumcumuni) and bifloral, demonstrated strong antimutagenicity against physical (UV, γ) and chemical (Ethylmethane sulfonate) mutagens as ascertained by rpoB/RifR and Ames tests.

The effect of honey was evaluated in radiation (UV or γ) exposed E. coli cells for SOS response, a well known error prone repair pathway known to significantly contribute to mutagenicity by quantifying LexA repressor level, measuring cell filamentation frequency, and prophage induction by SIVET (Selectable – In - Vivo Expression Technology) assay. LexA was almost completely degraded, phenotypically long filamentous cells (∼30 μm) were formed, and SIVET induction frequency was increased in radiation exposed E. coli cultures, however these changes were significantly inhibited in presence of honey confirming its strong antimutagenic nature. Further, rpoB/RifR mutation frequency upon UV exposure in E. coli recA- cells was found to be negligible, whereas, E. coliumuC- and umuD- knockouts showed comparatively higher mutation frequency. Honey did not show any effect on mutagenesis in these knockouts, indicating the SOS dependence of the observed mutagenesis.

Honey was also found to suppress EMS induced mutagenesis but through SOS independent mechanism.

Phenolics present in honey were found to be one of the important factors contributing to the antimutagenicity of honey.

Highlights:

• Pollen analysis indicated commercial Indian honey as unifloral and bifloral.
• It showed broad spectrum antimutagenicity by Ames and E .colirpoB/RifR tests.
• Honey suppressed E. coli SOS response, an error-prone repair process.
• Error-prone repair is one of the major causes of mutagenesis.
• Honey inhibited LexA degradation, cell filamentation and prophage induction.

Is Propolis Safe, Alternative Medicine?

When you look at the extremely low incidence rate of negative reactions, it begs the question, why isn't it more prevelant?  The source of Propolis is important when wanting to take advantage of specific bioflavonoid activity. But generally speaking, the consistent properties of propolis as an immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic agent are inherently safe.

Is Propolis Safe as an Alternative Medicine?

J PharmBio Allied Sciences, 2011 Nov

Abstract:

Propolis is a resinous substance produced by honeybees as defense against intruders. It has relevant therapeutic properties that have been used since ancient times. Nowadays, propolis is of increasing importance as a therapeutic, alone or included in many medicines and homeopathic products or in cosmetics. 

Propolis is produced worldwide and honeybees use the flora surrounding their beehives for its production. Therefore its chemical composition may change according to the flora. The phenolic and volatile fractions of propolis have been revised in the present study, as well as some of the biological properties attributed to this natural product. An alert is given about the need to standardize this product, with quality control. This has already been initiated by some authors, mainly in the propolis from the poplar-type. Only this product can constitute a good complementary and alternative medicine under internationally acceptable quality control…

Conclusions: 

Propolis is a heterogeneous product constituted by several groups of compounds. Moreover, the chemical composition depends strongly on the phytogeographic characteristics of the collection site, as honey bees can only use the plant species existing in their habitats. Their chemical variability can give rise to diverse types of biological activities or diverse structures may present similar properties. Therefore, to make a standardization and quality control of this product is very difficult, particularly if we take into account the quantification of the active substances. Popova et al. [67] have proposed to specify multiple standards for different propolis types according to their plant source and corresponding chemical profile. Popova et al. [141] has already made a standardization for the poplar-type propolis from Europe, Asia, and Americas. More recently, Popova et al. [67] have validated a spectrophotometric method for the quantification of prenylated flavanones in the 'Pacific' propolis from Taiwan. In addition, it is necessary to connect a particular chemical propolis type to a specific type of biological activity for formulating recommendations for the practitioners. Only by following this scheme will it be possible for people to choose and make more efficient use of the beneficial properties of propolis, in respect to complementary and alternative medicine. [142]

In spite of propolis being commonly used in cosmetic and medicinal preparations owing to its antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and anesthesic properties, it is not completely innocuous because 1.2 to 6.6 patients who were patch-tested for dermatitis were sensitive to propolis. The main allergens were 3-methyl-2-butenyl caffeate and phenylethyl caffeate, that is, components present in the poplar-type propolis. [143] Clinical allergy in humans is presented as contact dermatitis or oral mucositis, beekeepers being the most affected. Nevertheless there has been a recent rise in this incidence among biocosmetic users, on account of the increasing popularity of natural products such as propolis. [144] According to these authors, patients with an allergy to propolis may be at risk of cross-sensitization with balsam of Peru, a common allergen found in flavoring agents, perfumed products, certain spices, and products that contain the peel of citrus fruit.

Therefore, propolis is a complex natural product with a great diversity of chemical structures and subsequent biological activities, nevertheless, it is not completely innocuous and care must been taken, mainly when such a product has a great diversity of origins. An absence of quality control may be pernicious to human health.

Apithérapie: Médecine d'Avenir, Thérapie de toujours et d'aujourd’hui

Conférence en France sur l'Apitherapie qui va montrer comment on peux vivre mieux avec les produits des abeilles...
French Apitherapy conference showing how we can live better with products from the beehive...

Samedi 21 et dimanche 22 janvier 2012 à Lille             
Premier Colloque International Francophone d’Apithérapie
plus d'infos: afacontact@gmail.com

SAMEDI 21 JANVIER 2012

9h à 9h30 Ouverture du colloque et présentation de la revue d’apithérapie par l’AFA et l’UNAF

Dr Albert BECKER, Docteur en médecine générale, président de l’AFA, président du CETAM (Centre Technique Apicole de Moselle)

9h30 à 10h L’homme et l’abeille

Henri CLÉMENT, apiculteur professionnel, porte parole de l’UNAF

10h à 10h30 La grippe, intérêt de la propolis par son action anti-virale

Nicolas CARDINAULT, Docteur en nutrition, Directeur de Recherches

11h à 11h30 Plaie : Cicatrisation par le miel

Dr Albert BECKER, Docteur en médecine générale, président de l’AFA, président du CETAM

11h30 à 12h Présentation des effets attendus des pro-biotiques de la ruche, entre autre rectocolite hémorragique et maladie de Crohn

Patrice PERCIE DU SERT, ingénieur en agriculture, apiculteur et président d'une entreprise de fabrication de produits de la ruche

14h à 15h30 Les abeilles aux services de la santé de l’Homme, une belle économie pour la santé

Professeur Henri JOYEUX, Professeur de cancérologie et chirurgie digestive à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier

15h30 à 16h Les différentes méthodes pour l'analyse de la qualité de la propolis (sublimation, HPLC, colorimétrie, etc.)

Alain BEKAERT, Pharmacien et Maître de Conférence à la Faculté de pharmacie de Paris

16h30 à 17h L’action anti-cancéreuse directe et indirecte de la propolis

Nicolas CARDINAULT, Docteur en nutrition, Directeur de Recherches

17h à 17h30 Les différentes méthodes de récolte de la propolis

Patrice PERCIE DU SERT

17h30 à 19h Une table sur « la médecine par les abeilles, l’apithérapie en question »

DIMANCHE 22 JANVIER 2012

9h à 9h30 Quel avenir pour l’apiculture ?

Henri CLEMENT, apiculteur professionnel, porte parole de l’UNAF

9h30 à 10h Prévention et traitement des intolérances/allergies/choc anaphylactique au venin d'abeilles

Dr Stéfan STANGACIU

10h à 10h30 Gelée royale de qualité et thérapie

Professeur Eberhart BENGSCH, Docteur en Sciences, biochimie, virologie, apidologie, Institut Max Planck, Munich (Allemagne) ; Vice-président de l’AFA, expert mondialement reconnu concernant la gelée royale et ses effets antiviraux.

11h à 11h30 Le venin d'abeille médicament : le paradoxe d'un poison qui soigne 

Dr Claude NONOTTE-VARLY, Allergologue, Médecin libérale et attaché des hôpitaux de Hyères et à Ste Anne de Toulon

11h30 à 12h Analyse biologique et chimique des produits de la ruche (application médicale) expérience du CETAM

Dr Albert BECKER

14h à 17h L’apithérapie dans le monde aujourd’hui ouvert au grand public - Accès gratuit

Dr Albert BECKER, Patrice PERCIE DU SERT, Henri CLÉMENT

15 à 17h Ateliers pratiques : Massage au miel, Api-Cosmétique, Digitoponcture, Réflexothérapie avec crèmes à bases de produits d'abeilles, Préparation des produits d'abeilles

14h à 15h30 Les abeilles aux services de la santé de l’Homme, une belle économie pour la santé

Professeur Henri JOYEUX, Professeur de cancérologie et chirurgie digestive à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier

15h30 à 16h Les différentes méthodes pour l'analyse de la qualité de la propolis (sublimation, HPLC, colorimétrie, etc.)

Alain BEKAERT, Pharmacien et Maître de Conférence à la Faculté de pharmacie de Paris

16h30 à 17h L’action anti-cancéreuse directe et indirecte de la propolis

Nicolas CARDINAULT, Docteur en nutrition, Directeur de Recherches

17h à 17h30 Les différentes méthodes de récolte de la propolis

Patrice PERCIE DU SERT

17h30 à 19h Une table sur « la médecine par les abeilles, l’apithérapie en question »

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