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Demanding New Honey Qualitative Standard Based on Antibacterial Activity
Foods, 2020 Honey is a functional food with health-beneficial properties and it is already used as a medical device in wound care management. Whether ingested orally or applied topically, honey must fulfill the requirements of international standards based on ...
Marcela Bucekova +3 more
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Comprehensive review on functional and nutraceutical properties of honey
eFood, Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2023., 2023 The combination of glucose and fructose in sweet honey increases energy levels for a longer period of time. Honey functions as an immune booster owing to the presence of phytonutrients that increase antibody formation and can lower cancer risk. Honey is a natural sweetener that aids with blood sugar control.
Mohsin B. Aga +6 more
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Natural Products as a Potential Source of Promising Therapeutics for COVID‐19 and Viral Diseases
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Background. A global pandemic has recently been observed due to the new coronavirus disease, caused by SARS‐CoV‐2. Since there are currently no antiviral medicines to combat the highly contagious and lethal COVID‐19 infection, identifying natural sources that can either be viricidal or boost the immune system and aid in the fight against the disease ...
Soheila Bafandeh +6 more
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Comparative Study of Antimicrobial Properties of Bee Venom Extracts and Melittins of Honey Bees
Antibiotics, 2021 Bee venom (BV), or apitoxin, is a complex substance produced by a gland in the abdominal cavity of bees. The main component of BV is melittin, which is a largely studied substance due to its biological properties.
Jakkrawut Maitip +3 more
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Objectives. Royal jelly (RJ), produced by honeybees, influences stem cell functions, such as pluripotency maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cells and prevention of aging‐related muscle stem cell functional deterioration. Thus, we hypothesized that RJ administration has various health‐promoting effects based on stem cells.
Hideto Okamoto +5 more
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Molecules, 2023 Royal jelly (RJ) has been one of the most widely used natural products in alternative medicine for centuries. Being produced by both hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands, RJ exhibits an extraordinary complexity in terms of its composition, including ...
Sara Botezan +4 more
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Mesilased eesti usundilises folklooris [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2023 The article traces changes in human cognitive and social development using the example of the only domesticated insect, the bee. From the 13th to the 20th century, forest bee-keeping spread, using live trees as beehives, and later also log hives on the ...
Mare Kõiva
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Molecules, 2020 Women’s life stages are based on their reproductive cycle. This cycle begins with menstruation and ends with menopause. Aging is a natural phenomenon that affects all humans, and it is associated with a decrease in the overall function of the organism ...
Andreea Bălan +5 more
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Antioxidants, 2020 The astronomical increase of the world’s aged population is associated with the increased prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, heightened disability, and extremely high costs of care.
Amira Mohammed Ali, Hiroshi Kunugi
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Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy and Bee Venom for Relapsed and Refractory Liposarcoma: A Case Report
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 Cancer immunotherapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, elicit long-term clinical responses but many cancer patients do not respond. Intensive efforts are therefore underway to identify additional immune pathways that may be modulated to enhance ...
Wei Yang +11 more
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