(1) Antibacterial effect
In 1967, the study of Lindenfelser from the United States proved that propolis has an inhibitory effect on 25 kinds of bacteria.
In 1980, He Tiansheng and others in China proved through tests that propolis had an inhibitory effect on 14 species of bacteria, including S. pneumoniae, E. coli, P. aeruginosa....
In 1994, Tetsuya Matsuno from Japan proved that propolis has an inhibitory effect on 16 kinds of bacteria, including Pneumococcus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and S. typhimurium....
In 1996, Cheng Wenxian and others in China proved through tests that propolis has an obvious inhibitory effect on the pathogenic bacteria of periodontal diseases (since then, propolis toothpaste has been developed).
(2) Anti-syphilis effect
In 1975, Fangzhu and others in China proved through tests that propolis has a strong inhibitory effect on at least 10 kinds of ringworm bacteria.
During the same period, Fangzhu and others tried propolis in the treatment of psoriasis (psoriasis) in 160 cases. The results were generally seen after 2-4 weeks of taking propolis. Most of the significant effects appeared about two months after taking propolis. The efficiency was 70%. The results were better in cases with a shorter duration of illness.
2. Propolis can enhance the role of certain antibiotics
Propolis can not only be used alone, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, protozoa, etc., inhibit or kill, but also with certain antibiotics and penicillin (Penicilin) and so on, to improve the antibacterial power of these antibiotics and prolong the antimicrobial activity.
3. Propolis has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects
(1) anti-inflammatory effects
Dr. Calder of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and other experiments show that propolis has an anti-inflammatory effect, but also anti-inflammatory propolis, but also anti-inflammatory propolis than the traditional drug aspirin strong. (Details of the trials are omitted.)
In 1992, experiments conducted by Tetsu and others in Japan's Fengshita also proved that propolis has an anti-inflammatory effect. In the experiment, the rats were divided into three groups: one group was given oral aspirin, called the aspirin group, one group was given oral propolis, called the propolis group, and one group was not given any drugs, called the control group.
A chemical was injected subcutaneously into the hind feet of the rats in each group 1 hour after the drug was given to induce inflammation and edema, and then, the degree of inflammation and swelling was tested every hour.
By the 7th hour of the experiment, the swollen volume of the hind feet of the rats in each group was:
Control group 0.60 ml Aspirin 0.48 ml Propolis group 0.46 ml
The experiment showed that both propolis and aspirin had similar anti-inflammatory effects.
(2) Analgesic effect
In 1986, Shen Shengli et al. in China conducted analgesic experiments on 60 male mice by utilizing a certain quantitative electrical stimulation method.
In the experiment, the mice were divided into propolis group and procaine control group. The root of the tail of the mice in the propolis group was wrapped in cotton soaked in propolis extract. Immediately after one minute, the cotton was removed, and the tail roots of the mice in each group were stimulated with quantitative electricity for five consecutive stimulations, recorded once a minute, and observed to see whether the mice produced painful chirps. Where 5 consecutive stimulations did not produce a chirp, an analgesic effect was indicated.
4. Propolis has the effect of promoting the regeneration of tissue cells
In 1980, China's Zheng Yicheng and other made the following experiments in the rabbit's ear to cause four skin injuries, and then in two of the traumas coated with propolis, and the other two do not do any treatment, as a control.
The two areas coated with propolis healed on the 6th day. The two wounds without any treatment developed ulcers and only a small amount of epithelial cell growth was seen at the edges of the ulcers, and no healing was seen.
The experiment shows that propolis has the effect of promoting the regeneration of tissue cells.
In 1995, Zalesky reported that a layer of skin was cut off from the neck of a dog at A, B, and C, resulting in a 2-cm diameter wound.
Propolis was applied to the trauma in A;
Ethanol was applied to the trauma in B; and
No treatment was given to the trauma in C. The trauma was treated with propolis.
The wounds treated with propolis showed therapeutic effects on the second day, as evidenced by the drying of the base and the beginning of a reduction in the size of the wounds, which continued to shrink over the next few days, and on the ninth day the wounds were completely healed. In contrast, wounds coated with ethanol and left untreated healed very slowly. When the wound treated with propolis healed, the diameter of the other two wounds was still larger than 1cm. this experiment also proved that propolis has the effect of promoting tissue cell regeneration.
5. Propolis has a therapeutic effect on stomach ulcers
In 1987, Zhang Zhen and others in China conducted the following experiment with 53 rats:
Surgery was carried out on 53 rats, and then chemicals were used to cause ulcers in the stomach wall of the rats. The feeding of the drug began the day after the surgery.
The experimental group of 28 was fed propolis daily.
The control group of 25 was fed saline daily.
On the 14th day, all rats were put to death and observed for gastric ulcers.
Results:
The healing rate of gastric ulcers in the propolis group was 82.14%,
The healing rate of gastric ulcers in the control group was 20%
The healing rate of the propolis group was not only significantly higher than that of the control group, but also the size of the ulcers was reduced and became shallow.
In 1987, Fangzhu reported in the journal "bee products and bee therapy":
Tashkent Medical School of the USSR had 77 patients with gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers treated with propolis, and most of the patients were relieved of pain in 3 to 5 days, and the symptoms improved consciously, and healed in 30 to 35 days.
6. Propolis can lower triglyceride and cholesterol
Professor Li Ziping of Nanjing Medical College treated 42 patients with high cholesterol and triglyceride with propolis tablets. The results proved that bee propolis has a sustained and progressive effect on high triglyceride, bringing it down to normal level. Prof. Li Ziping made a test of lowering blood lipids with propolis:
Triglyceride-lowering test:
After one month's oral intake, triglyceride in patient's blood decreased by 21% on average
After two months' oral intake, triglyceride in patient's blood decreased by 34% on average
After three months' oral intake, triglyceride in patient's blood decreased by 36% on average
Cholesterol lowering test:
After three months' oral intake, triglyceride in patient's blood decreased by 36% on average
Cholesterol-lowering test:Orally one month later, the patient's blood cholesterol, an average of 6%
Orally two months later, the patient's blood cholesterol, an average of 14%
Orally three months later, the patient's blood cholesterol, an average of 19%
Tests show that propolis lowering the triglyceride effect is superior to the cholesterol-lowering effect.
(Note: If cholesterol and triglycerides accumulate too much in the inner wall of the blood vessels, it will cause hardening of the blood vessels, hindering the blood flow, which will easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Bee propolis can lower both triglycerides and cholesterol, so it can also prevent and control cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as: high blood pressure, heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke, etc.)
7. Other effects of propolis
Long Agger of Denmark used propolis to 220 patients with different diseases, experimental treatment.
Observations from this clinical trial:
214 of them (about 97%) got very good results. 3 people had an allergic reaction (slightly swollen mouth). The other 3 people could not see any effect.
The following are some of the specific results:
Inflammation of the mouth, throat, and nasal passages were cured by taking oral propolis.
Infections and inflammations of the ear and brain were also cured in 4 to 8 days by taking propolis orally.
Propolis is effective in kidney infection, urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, vaginitis.
For most gastrointestinal inflammation, the condition is mild, only need to take a small amount of oral propolis can be cured. For those who have been suffering from a stubborn disease, it is necessary to take a large amount of propolis to be effective.
(1) Arthritis
A patient with arthritis for 28 years wrote to Long Agger, "Many of the joints in my body are swollen and painful have disappeared!"
It has been reported that propolis has been used domestically in China to treat rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis with good results.
(2) Gallstone Pain
A gallstone patient who took propolis orally said, "I even ate fatty things. But that too without feeling any pain for more than a month."
On the other hand, Liu Fuhai and Xu Zhengding cited a Japanese medical doctor, Yorinaga Ryozaburo, who reported that Mr. Mamoru Takada, from a Japanese trading company, felt sick during a business trip to the Philippines and went to a local hospital for a checkup, which revealed that the gallstones and hepatitis were dangerously concurrent, so he had to be admitted to a hospital in Metro Manila right away and prepared for surgery.
Before that, he had heard about the benefits of propolis when he was doing business in Mexico, so he started taking large doses of propolis. When he was about to undergo surgery, he suddenly had a strong desire to return to Japan to receive treatment. So he returned to Japan and was admitted to Tokyo University Hospital. Surprisingly, however, the gallstones, which had been clearly shown on the X-ray taken in the Philippines, had become very small. Doctors at the University of Tokyo Hospital concluded that there was no longer a need to operate on his gallstones.
(3) Pneumonia
A letter from a patient's relative said, "He took propolis and was cured of pneumonia. Both lungs are no longer painful. Breathing is much easier."
(4) Bronchitis
Another patient wrote, "Propolis has produced a miraculous cure for my bronchitis. I have suffered from bronchitis all my life. The propolis acted fast and my nasal and oral cavities were quickly soothed.
(5) Treatment of burns
In the 1960s, the Gorky Burn Treatment Center in the former Soviet Union, the application of propolis successfully treated 830 patients with severe burns, proving that propolis has a strong anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, a fast local analgesic effect, and can promote tissue cell regeneration.
(6) Treatment of corns
Corns are localized long-term extrusion or friction and keratin hyperplasia. Because the tip of the corns presses the peripheral nerves of the dermis, it is easy to cause pain when sassafras pressure.
The treatment of corns with propolis is simple: put propolis on the corns. Before using the drug, wash the affected area, and then soak in hot water, and then use a knife to cut off the surface layer of the corns, the propolis paste, fixed with tape, every 5-7 days and then change the propolis paste. Generally paste propolis in 24 hours to stop the pain. The corns can come off within 5-7 days of applying the propolis. Otherwise, continue to use propolis and repeat 2-3 times.
(7) Treatment of gonorrhea (sexually transmitted diseases)
By taking it internally and applying it externally, propolis is very effective for gonorrhea.
(8) enhance immune function
Europeans swallowed propolis after the fall, by enhancing the body's resistance to disease, can prevent colds in cold weather.
Bee propolis can enhance the swallowing ability of macrophages, and natural killer (NK) cell activity, that is, to improve the body's immune function. This is an important mechanism by which propolis plays a health care role. The curative effect of propolis on infectious diseases is, on the one hand, through the inhibition of the growth and reproduction of disease-causing microorganisms, and on the other hand, through the enhancement of the body's ability to resist disease, and finally, the elimination of pathogens, is the role of the disease is cured.
(9) Nutritional skin, delay aging:
Bee propolis has a very good antioxidant, remove free radicals, and anti-inflammatory, detoxification, improve circulation, endocrine regulation, promote regeneration, so you can eliminate acne, acne, decomposition of pigmented spots, reduce wrinkles, delay aging, so that the skin regained its delicate, smooth, red.