Along with honey, propolis is a product of bees with special healing properties, used as a defense against microbes and fungi because of its bactericidal, bacteriostatic, antifungal, which prevents contraction of bees.
In time people have noticed the beneficial effects of propolis, and if the beginning were based on intuition, observation of its beneficial effects and empirical use of its qualities, recently scientists have studied biochemical composition of propolis and they undergo the numerous studies performed in medical laboratories and hospitals.
Chemical composition is a cocktail of special therapeutic substances, such as flavone derivatives, ferulic acid (active against Gram positive and Gram negative), waxes, amino acids, conditioners, yeasts, micro-nutrients (silicon, magnesium, copper, molybdenum, arsenic , tin, aluminum, vanadium, tungsten, iron, gold, iridium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, strontium), antibiotic substances, resins, aromatic acids, acids, depending on the composition and the plant from which propolis was collected. It contains an average of 55% resins and balsams, 30% and 10% uleuri ethereal heaven, proportions which are similar to any of propolis.
Flavone derivatives (flavonoids), widespread in the plant environment, have many therapeutic qualities, the most important is action on the capillaries, the permeability and fragility of blood vessels (to preserve integrity), vasodilator and hypotensive effect. Also, flavonoids have beneficial effect on the digestive system (fluidifica ball, antimicrobial digestive enteritis and colitis), the endocrine system (thyroid, pancreas, adrenal), have antimicrobial effect, antiparasitic and antivirotic, all this is due to their structure as of complex chemical molecules, which in the body take to derive therapeutic activity. The propolis was added and ferulic acid, with antibacterial action (bactericidal and bacteriostatic) and agglutinative (qualities useful in treating difficult wounds curable).
Where can I use propolis?
The benefit of propolis is adreaseaza a very long list of affections. Can be used both externally and internally, as conditioned in many forms allowing the two types of administration.
Internally, it uses the form of tincture, propolizata honey, propolis, water, or tablets and is recommended in the following conditions:
– Oral candidiasis that causes thrush, and stomatitis – propolis is applied as a solution in glycerine badijonari;
– Influenza infection – is both increasing the preventive effect and curative immune system due to its antibacterial and antiviral properties, is distinguished by its ability to make no resistance phenomena, also increasing the sensitivity of microbes to drugs.