Clinical Effectiveness and Adverse Events of Bee Venom Therapy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]
Toxins, 2020 Bee venom has been used to treat many diseases because of its anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. However, the secretions of bee venom can also cause life-threatening adverse reactions.
Soobin Jang, Kyeong Han Kim
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Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Bee Venom Therapy: A Comprehensive Review of Apitoxin Applications and Safety Enhancement Strategies [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsApitoxin therapy (BVT—bee venom therapy) is an emerging complementary treatment utilizing bee venom for various medical conditions. This review explores the potential and therapeutic mechanisms of bee venom, focusing on its chemical composition and the ...
Maksymilian Stela +4 more
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Risk associated with bee venom therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 ObjectiveThe safety of bee venom as a therapeutic compound has been extensively studied, resulting in the identification of potential adverse events, which range from trivial skin reactions that usually resolve over several days to life-threating severe ...
Jeong Hwan Park +4 more
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Late-Onset Post-radiation Lymphedema Provoked by Bee Venom Therapy: A Case Report [PDF]
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018 Lymphedema is a common complication associated with cancer itself or with cancer treatment. Lymphedema infrequently occurs after drug therapy. Bee venom is one of the materials used in acupuncture, and it has been used in the treatment of a variety of ...
Young Jae Seo +6 more
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Characteristics of Adverse Events in Bee Venom Therapy Reported in South Korea: A Survey Study [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 This study was aimed at investigating Korean patients’ experience with bee venom therapy (BVT) and providing evidence to enhance BVT safety. Thus, an anonymous online survey was conducted between August 22 and 28, 2018.
Kyeonghan Kim +4 more
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Molecules, 2021 Insects of the order Hymenoptera have a defensive substance that contains many biologically active compounds. Specifically, venom from honeybees (Apis mellifera) contains many enzymes and peptides that are effective against various diseases.
Abdelwahab Khalil +3 more
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Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests
Molecules, 2019 Apitherapy is an alternate therapy that relies on the usage of honeybee products, most importantly bee venom for the treatment of many human diseases. The venom can be introduced into the human body by manual injection or by direct bee stings.
Rim Wehbe +5 more
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Bee Venom Phospholipase A2: Yesterday’s Enemy Becomes Today’s Friend
Toxins, 2016 Bee venom therapy has been used to treat immune-related diseases such as arthritis for a long time. Recently, it has revealed that group III secretory phospholipase A2 from bee venom (bee venom group III sPLA2) has in vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory ...
Gihyun Lee, Hyunsu Bae
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The Protective Effect of Bee Venom on Fibrosis Causing Inflammatory Diseases
Toxins, 2015 Bee venom therapy is a treatment modality that may be thousands of years old and involves the application of live bee stings to the patient’s skin or, in more recent years, the injection of bee venom into the skin with a hypodermic needle.
Woo-Ram Lee +2 more
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Clinical Applications of Bee Venom Acupoint Injection
Toxins, 2020 Bee venom is a complex natural mixture with various pharmaceutical properties. Among these properties, its peptides and enzymes have potential medical therapy for pain relief and inflammation.
Ting-Yen Lin, Ching-Liang Hsieh
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