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Besides its energetic and nutritional benefits, honey has therapeutic qualities for many bodily functions; it is advised in cases of :
- asthenia all degrees (state of physical, phychological or physical tiredness).
- anorexia (lack of appetite),
- assimilation disorders and digestive problems.
- loss of weight and states of undernourishment of all kinds (especially in children),
- of constitutional deficiencies ,
- and states occuring from various deficiencies (growth deficiency or underweightness).
The antibacterial substances it contains make it appropriate for certain ENT affections (laryngitis, coughs) and intestinal or kidney diseases. In external use, its healing power on wounds, injuries and skin troubles has been scientifically demonstrated and used in medical treatment. (The research by Professor Descottes, head of surgery at Limoges University Hospital, France, has had good results).
Because of its antibacterial action and its vegetable protein content, pollen is recommended for sportsmen, convalescents and senior citizens. It helps to regulate intestinal functions, as well as having an antianaemic and balancing effect on the nervous system. It is particularly effective on the digestive system, the neurophysical system (stimulating and anti-depressing action) and the metabolism in general (growth regulator, anti-ageing action, states of undernourishment).
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Royal jelly , a substance rich in amino-acids, trace elements and vitamins, has been tried and tested in stringent clinical experiments. Its therapeutic qualities can be summed up as follows: it is stimulating, invigorating and exhilarating ; it restabilizes (a positive effect on the nerves) and generally revitalizes . Taken as a treatment, it induces an improvement in energy, a feeling of euphoria and can even restore the appetite. It stimulates the production of red cells (action on anaemia), has a strong antibiotic action (anti-infective), acts in the neuro-psychic domain (neurasthenia, anxious states, minor depressive states), in the dermatological domain (action on some skin troubles) and on the cardiovascular and circulatory systems (anaemias, low blood pressure, arteriosclerosis).
Many experiments have demonstrated the bactericidal, anti-fungal, anćsthetic and healing proprieties of propolis . It is useful as an antibiotic supplement (it inhibits bacterial growth). Its action against the effects of certain viral infections(herpes) has also been demonstrated. In dermatology , the healing effects of preparations containing propolis on wounds and tissue regeneration have been known for a very long time (second-degree burns, eczema). Its antioxidant qualities and its action on the free radicals responsible for the cellular ageing process are put to work in dermo-cosmetology . It is also used against tooth decay and paradonpathies (antibacterial and anaesthetizing properties).
Although bee venom can cause painful reactions or even allergies, it is also used successfully as a medicine against rheumatic pain (muscular rheumatism, lumbago, torticollis), rheumatic neuralgia (sciatica), and rheumatoid arthritis. Bee venom therapy is used in specialist private hospitals in Europe and the United States and many types of treatment are currently on trial.