Apitherapy

Apitherapy (Latin apiotherapy from Latin apis - “bee” + Greek therapeia - “treatment”) is a type of alternative medicine that uses beekeeping products (honey, propolis, wax, poison, etc.). It includes not only the consumption of such products, but also the use of medicinal products based on bees (bee eaters). In this article we will tell you why apitherapy can be considered a promising type of therapy and what opportunities it opens up for human health.

Beneficial properties of honey and bee products The first honey product that was evaluated by official medicine was honey alcohol. However, such an exotic method of treatment could not withstand competition with the natural sweetish compound.

Thousands of years ago, honey was considered a universal medicine. But the healing properties of different species were different, so each product, be it honey with medicinal herbs or flower honey, was used against a specific disease.

First of all, these are medicinal properties. Honey has a bacteriological effect: bacteria do not develop in products. After consuming honey, infectious agents move to the large intestine, where they die, and if not, the pathogenic microflora does not grow due to the high content of chlorine and hydrogen. Here are the benefits of honey: - antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects; - protects the body from infections and improves immunity; - improves digestion, stimulates gastrointestinal motility; -