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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 +6 more
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Engineering Proceedings, 2023 Royal jelly (RJ), as an exclusive bee product, showed beneficial effects on various human pathological conditions, including cancer. Therefore, we examined the effects of RJ on the suppression of invasiveness of SW-480 cells and protein expression of ...
Milena Jovanović +4 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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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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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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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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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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Molecules, 2023 Neurodegeneration of the brain after ischemia is a major cause of severe, long-term disability, dementia, and mortality, which is a global problem. These phenomena are attributed to excitotoxicity, changes in the blood–brain barrier, neuroinflammation ...
Ryszard Pluta +2 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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