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Stan on Price Edward Island wrote:
> I wonder what method they use to separate
>the propolis. I have been keeping my cover scrapings and any big lumps of
>pure propolis separate as I find it a wonderful cure for sore throat. The
>beekeeper from Surinam who visited me used propolis mats under his covers
>and sold propolis to a Dutch pharmaceutical company for $15 a pound. Their
>beekeeper's coop also makes a tincture of propolis (15%) that they market
>locally.
Some time ago I posted a message on this network to the effect that
propolis dissolves very well in ethyl alcohol (ethanol). In the United
States we have a hard time finding an inexpensive source of ethanol (the
taxes are high), but people in some other countries have no such trouble.
Be careful, though; 100% ethanol in the U.S. is poisonous (a processing
problem), but 95% (190 proof) or lower will not be if they are not
"denatured" (also a poisonous liquid, due to an addition of a substance to
discourage one from drinking it).
Vodka perhaps comes closest to an acceptable source of ethanol (though
expensive due to taxes). [By the way, did anyone see the ABSOLUT WENNER
vodka ad in September and October magazines? The artist in the background
is our son --- hence the title of the painting.]
Adrian
Adrian M. Wenner (805) 893-2838 (UCSB office)
Ecol., Evol., & Marine Biology (805) 893-8062 (UCSB FAX)
Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara (805) 963-8508 (home office & FAX)
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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