Mainly beeswax, the hollows contain bee pupae and honey!
Bee hives are also highly medicinal, and fresh, clean hives are commonly used to treat rhinitis. Older hives have therapeutic properties for diseases such as hepatitis, rhinitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Studies have shown that honeycomb preparations have the role of promoting the body's cellular immune function, honeycomb infusion both on the surface antigen of hepatitis B has an inactivating effect, but also on the Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, dysentery bacillus, typhoid fever bacillus and common amoeba, etc., have strong inhibitory power; on the Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium arabiculatum, Fusarium bright stringers, and other fungi have inhibitory effect. The chemical composition of the hive is very complex, mainly containing beeswax, resin, oil, pigment, tannin, sugar, organic acids, fatty acids, glycosides, enzymes and insect hormones.
Taste and flavor attribution sweet, flat. Attributed to the stomach meridian.
Effects dispelling wind, attacking poison, killing insects, relieving pain, and anti-allergy.
Mainly used for treating dental caries and toothache, sores and swollen poisons, canker sores, scrofula, stubborn skin ringworm, goose pimples, and allergic conditions.
Use and dosage of 3 to 5 g. External use of appropriate amount, powdered oil dressing on the affected area, or decoction of water gargle or wash the affected area.
Adverse reactions: the volatile oil in the dewberry has considerable toxicity to experimental animals, can cause acute nephritis and other damage.
Clinical studies: It has been reported that the treatment of septic infection, acute mastitis, neurodermatitis, toothache and many other diseases with honeycomb or by appropriate preparation, the efficacy is satisfactory. In recent years, it is also reported: the honeycomb decoction concentrated into a thick paste and then pressed tablets to take, the treatment of chronic rhinitis 158 cases and 65 cases of chronic paranasal sinusitis, the efficiency were 85% and 72%; and acute and chronic hepatitis also has a better efficacy (Herbal Medicine Newsletters, 1979, 10:22); Lupus, Angelica dahurica 10g, drying and research, plus vinegar into a doughy shape, before going to bed in the Shenque acupoints, at the same time, outside of the gauze cover and fixed with a rubber ointment, 1 time a day. Rubber paste fixed, 1 times a day, the treatment of premature ejaculation in 43 cases, by dressing 6 to 7 times, all effective (Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1991, 2:86); with the hornet's chamber, yellow herbs each equal amount of research powder, each time the service is 0.5 g, 3 times a day, after meals, yellow wine, or loaded into the capsule service, the treatment of thyroid cysts in 71 cases, cured 54 cases (Practical Toxicity of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Science and Technology Literature Publishing House, 1992:354). In addition, honeycomb can be used to treat thyroid cysts.) In addition, the beehive can be used to treat dysentery, enuresis, whooping cough, chronic bronchitis and other diseases.