Sorry, you are right, that quote was US-centric. I forgot that Bee-L is an international community forum, duh! Still, “allow to make claims” seem far off from “proven by randomized, double blind drug trials”.

In any case, I make my own cordials (from quince) and am partial to Italian ‘digestivi’ (after dinner drinks - my wife is Italian), but I just like the taste, no medicinal claims. The propolis tincture sounds more like my Italian mother-in-law who’s shocked that I drink cappuccino after 11:00 a.m. Why? Because hot milk after mid-morning is “not good” for you and upsets one’s stomach. On the other hand, her home-made tortellini soup is simply divine, so I don’t argue too much with her, :-)

Hope everyone is staying safe through the thunderstorms on the East coast today. Found my Lyson swarm-trap hive on the ground this morning, upside down, but alas, no swarm there, yet, so all good.

Przemek

> On Apr 13, 2020, at 4:55 PM, Tracey Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Health Canada, a government agency, allows companies to claim propolis may be used to "relieve sore throat and/or other mouth and throat infections." The claim must also use the term traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, or herbal medicine. So Health Canada does allow a company to make health claims about propolis on the label, which is fairly unusual in the world of herbal medicine. 


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