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THE VITAMINE CONTENT OF HONEY AND HONEY COMB

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content, 1920
Dutcher1 concluded from experiments on pigeons that honey contained a small but negligible amount of antineuritic vitamine. Faber2 did not find honey to protect against scurvy in guinea pigs.The present authors carried out feeding experiments on albino rats, to determine whether the growth promoting accessories fat-soluble A and water-soluble B were ...
P. B. Hawk, C. A. Smith, O. Bergeim
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The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Insect Science, 2018
The role of the gut microbiome in animal health has become increasingly evident. Unlike most other insects, honey bees possess a highly conserved and specialized core gut microbiome, which consists of nine bacterial species and is acquired mostly through
K. Raymann, N. Moran
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Why honey is effective as a medicine. 2. The scientific explanation of its effects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The effectiveness of honey as a therapeutic agent has been unequivocally demonstrated in the literature reviewed in Part 1 of this article published in 1999, but the biochemical explanation of these effects is more hypothetical.
Molan, Peter C.
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Experimental infection of acute bee paralysis virus induces differential responses of selected honey bee immune genes, independent of varroa resistance

open access: yesScientific Reports
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) have a complex immune system, with both innate and social immunity. The mite-resistant honeybee population from Gotland, Sweden, is well-known for their independent resistance to Varroa destructor mites and tolerance to virus ...
Xinyan Ruan   +4 more
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Investigation of phenolic compounds, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in stingless bee honey (Meliponinae).

open access: yesFood Research International, 2020
The objective of this study was to investigate and quantify the composition phenolic, reducing capacity, the free radical scavenging activity, as well as, the anti-inflammatory effect evaluated against lipopolysaccharides-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages ...
F. C. Biluca   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genotype B of deformed wing virus and related recombinant viruses become dominant in European honey bee colonies

open access: yesScientific Reports
The Varroa destructor mite’s transmission of deformed wing virus (DWV) to honey bees is responsible for most winter mortalities of colonies worldwide. Four DWV genotypes (A, B, C and D) and numerous recombinants have been described.
Fabrice Sircoulomb   +7 more
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Physicochemical characteristics of organic honey samples of africanized honeybees from Paraná River islands. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This research was carried out to evaluate the physicochemical composition of organic honey in Paraná River islands, in Porto Brasílio, State of Paraná. Honey was harvested directly from super of the colonies in three apiaries spread in the Floresta and ...
Neves, Carolina Antunes   +21 more
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The use of honey in healing a recalcitrant wound following surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Ancient civilizations used honey to heal wounds. Despite the rediscovery of honey by modern physicians1 its use in conventional medicine, unlike in complementary medicine, remains limited.
Molan, Peter C.   +3 more
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Honey: Another Alternative in the Fight against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria?

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2020
Antibacterial resistance has become a challenging situation worldwide. The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens stresses the need for developing alternative or complementary antimicrobial strategies, which has led the scientific ...
P. Combarros-Fuertes   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Flower Position and Pollinator Diversity on Yield Parameters of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)

open access: yesSociobiology
The present study investigated the flower position characteristics of Pomegranate (variety: Bhagwa) pollinator diversity and their effect on fruit yield.
K. T. Vijayakaumar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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