Hi all
Propolis has been used and studied for a very long time. While some suggest that it may be a powerful medicine, nobody has really shown that it is.

> results present unambiguous proof that in spite of the great differences in the chemical composition of propolis from different geographic locations, all samples exhibit significant antibacterial and antifungal (and most of them antiviral) activity. This is an expected result, since propolis is thought to be the defence of bees against infections. 

> It seems that the chemical properties of propolis are not only beneficial to bees but have general pharmacological value as a natural mixture and not as a source of new powerful antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral individual compounds.

Kujumgiev, A., et al. "Antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activity of propolis of different geographic origin." Journal of ethnopharmacology 64.3 (1999): 235-240.

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