Mr. Eddy:  I don't have much information on this and am sending
your message to two discussion lists for responses.
 
Tom Sanford
 
 
On Wed, 14 Aug 1996, Lear Eddy (AE) wrote:
 
>
> Dear Malcolm,
> I found your name on internet from a fairly old article "Focus on
> Apitherapy".
> I am the Chairman of the South African Federation of Bee-Farmers'
> Associations.  I am interested in finding out more about propolis and wish
> to be directed to folk who may have done analytical testing on the product.
>  I believe that one of the constituents in propolis is Quercetin.  This is
> interesting as Quercetin is an anti-carcinogen.  The specific substance I am
> looking for is resveratrol.  This is a natural antifungicide found in
> certain plants, mainly skins of berries and grapes.  I'm sure it could be
> found in other parts of plants, but it has not been looked for, as generally
> the vine is not eaten, only the fruit.  If it is found in other plant parts
> the chances are good that it should also be found in propolis.  If you can
> help me in this matter by giving me any leads, etc. I would be very
> grateful.
> Regards
> Eddy Lear
>