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Royal‐jelly‐based apitherapy can attenuate damages to male reproductive parameter following nicotine administration

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2022
Background Nicotine administration can generate severe oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Royal jelly, with its antioxidant properties, acts as a scavenger of reactive oxygen species.
Mahsa Nazar‐Zadeh, Cyrus Jalili, Amene Nikgoftar Fathi, Ali Ghanbari, Mitra Bakhtiari   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Hepatoprotective Efficacy of Bee Pollen and Bee Pollen Ethanolic Extract-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Against Lead Acetate-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Male Wistar Rats. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
Introduction Bee pollen, a natural product rich in polyphenols, exhibits remarkable antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. Aim This study was aimed at evaluating the hepatoprotective effects of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) loaded with bee pollen.
Sanemar K, Mahjub R, Nouri F, Mohammadi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Why honey is effective as a medicine. 1. Its use in modern medicine [PDF]

, 1999
Honey has been used as a medicine for thousands of years and its curative properties are well documented. However, modern medicine turned its back on honey and it is only now, with the advent of multi-resistant bacteria, that the antibiotic properties of
ADESUNKANMI K, AL-SWAYEH O A, ALI A T M, ALI A T M M, ALI A T M M, AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, ANKRA-BADU G A, ARISTOTLE (350 BC), ARMON P J, BLOOMFIELD E, BRANIKI F J, BULMAN M W, BURLANDO F, CELSUS, CONDON R E, DANY-MAZEAU M, DANY-MAZEAU M P G, DESCOTTES B, DUMRONGLERT E, EFEM S E E, EL-BANBY M, EMARAH M H, FORREST R D, FOTIDAR M R, GUPTA S K, HAMDY M H, HARRIS S, HUTTON D J, IMPERATO P J, KANDIL A, KANDIL A, KAUFFMAN G B, KHOTKINA M L, KUMAR A, LINNETT P, LÜCKE H, McINERNEY R J F, MEN'SHIKOV F K, MLADENOV S, MOLAN P, MOLAN P C, MOLAN P C, MOZHERENKOV V P, NDAYISABA G, OBI C L, OSAULKO G K, PHILLIPS C E, POPESCU M P, SALEM S N, SARMA M C, SEYMOUR F I, SLOBODIANIUK A A, SOMERFIELD S D, SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, THOMPSON W A R, TOVEY F I, VOIGTLÄNDER H, WADI M, WEBER H, WEHEIDA S M, WOOD B, YANG K L, ZAIß, ZUMLA A   +63 more
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An overview about apitherapy and its clinical applications

Phytomedicine Plus, 2022
Background: Humanity has benefited from bee products over the centuries for treating and preventing various illnesses, and apitherapy has been employed in several countries as a complementary medicine. This review aimed to discuss scientific research and
Wilson Antonio Weis, Nicolas Ripari, Fernanda Lopes Conte, Mariana da Silva Honorio, Arthur Alves Sartori, Ramon Hage Matucci, José Maurício Sforcin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longevity extension of worker honey bees (Apis mellifera) by royal jelly: optimal dose and active ingredient [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
In the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, queens and workers have different longevity although they share the same genome. Queens consume royal jelly (RJ) as the main food throughout their life, including as adults, but workers only eat worker jelly when
Wenchao Yang, Yuanyuan Tian, Mingfeng Han, Xiaoqing Miao   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Apitherapy and Health

Black Sea Journal of Health Science, 2021
Apitherapy is a word derived from the Latin word apis, meaning bee. Apitherapy application dates back hundreds of years. There are documents showing that physicians in Ancient Egypt and China used some bee products 4 thousand years ago. Apitherapy is used as an effective method for maintaining health and treating diseases.
Gökçe Özdemir, Elmas Ersöz, Nazik Dilek   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effects of the Carbohydrate Sources Nectar, Sucrose and Invert Sugar on Antibacterial Activity of Honey and Bee-Processed Syrups

Antibiotics, 2021
Honey is a functional food with health-promoting properties. Some types of honey are used in wound care for the treatment of acute and chronic infected wounds.
Veronika Bugarova, Jana Godocikova, Marcela Bucekova, Robert Brodschneider, Juraj Majtan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent advances and opportunities related to the use of bee products in food processing

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 8, Page 4372-4397, August 2023., 2023
The wide nutritional and therapeutic properties of bee products increase the resistance of organisms. Honey and bee products are bactericidal, antiseptic, regenerating, and nourishing. The basis for the comprehensive use of bee products in human nutrition is its diverse chemical composition.
Marek Kieliszek, Kamil Piwowarek, Anna M. Kot, Marta Wojtczuk, Marek Roszko, Marcin Bryła, Anka Trajkovska Petkoska   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Vaibhav Sharma, Aamir H. Dar, Kshirod K. Dash, Anurag Singh, Rafeeya Shams, Shafat A. Khan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Ehsaneh Khodadadi, Khudaverdi Ganbarov, Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Şükran Köse, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Carlos H. G. Martins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source