What is propolis?
Propolis is a resin collected by bees from plant spores or tree trunks, mixed with the secretions of the upper palate glands and wax glands and processed into a colloidal solid with an aromatic smell.
Its nature is flat, bitter, acrid, slightly sweet, has the effect of moisturizing skin and promoting muscle, anti-inflammatory and relieving pain, and can treat gastric ulcer, oral ulcer, scald, radiation and other diseases.
The efficacy and role of propolis are mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1. Broad-spectrum antibacterial
The suitable air temperature and temperature in the hives or tree dens where the bees live did not lead to the growth and proliferation of microorganisms. Why is this? It is propolis that plays an important role. Propolis inhibits the growth of many bacteria and some viruses.
2. Enhance the immune function of the body
Injecting propolis with antigen into mice, rats, house mice, pigs and other animals can promote the immune process of the body.
3. Tissue regeneration promoter
The use of propolis in the treatment of experimental deep burns has a shorter healing time and better curative effect than the general drug treatment. Propolis can accelerate the regeneration process of damaged cartilage and bone.
3. Delay aging
The flavonoids contained in propolis have anti-oxidation, scavenging free radicals, and avoid excessive oxidation of free radicals, thereby achieving the effect of delaying aging.
4. Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
Propolis can regulate blood lipids and blood pressure, and can lower blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood viscosity.
What is the difference between propolis and honey?
Propolis is resin collected by bees from plant spores or tree trunks.
Honey is made by bees from the sap secreted by the nectaries of plants.
Propolis is a gelatinous substance made by mixing the secretions of glands in the mouthparts of bees, and then processing it with pollen and beeswax.
The main components of honey are sugars, of which 60 percent -80 percent are glucose and fructose that are easily absorbed by the human body.
Propolis consumption methods and contraindications:
The ingredients in propolis are more complex. People with allergic constitutions may experience allergic phenomena when they consume propolis, so they should pay special attention.
