Video: Report on Medicinal Benefits of Bee Products – Honey, Propolis,
Venom, Royal Jelly
Euronews, 6/18/2013
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2013/06/video-report-on-medicinal-benefits-of.html

Honey has been used as a medicine since time immemorial; as a remedy for
digestive problems, bad circulation, breathing difficulties and – of
course – as the ultimate elixir for a sore throat.
 
But honey is also an effective antiseptic and antibiotic, with the power
to ward off wound infections, reduce inflammation and promote healing.
 
The medicinal molten gold includes germ-killing inhibins, which slow
down the production of bacteria, and the protein defensin-1, which helps
stimulates the immune system.
 
Besides honey, bees also produce other useful substances, such as
propolis. This is a yellow, waxy resin bees use to seal the cells in
their hive. They collect it from the sap of trees, and when these trees
have strong antibiotic properties – as the poplar, willow and birch do
– the propolis transfers these antibiotic benefits to the hive, and
thus to the honey itself….

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