1, oral health effects

Propolis has good anti-microbial activity, mouthwash containing propolis has a very good inhibition of plaque, the prevention and treatment of dental caries is also very effective. Studies have shown that adding 2.5% Brazilian red propolis to tooth protection paint can effectively inhibit Streptococcus pyogenes and prevent dental caries.

2, wound healing

Propolis has excellent anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, Corrêa et al. found that Brazilian red propolis can accelerate wound healing in mice by down-regulating the inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB and related inflammatory factors, and the wounds have fewer neutrophils and macrophages compared to the control group.

3, hypoglycemia

The flavonoids and terpenes in propolis have the ability to promote the use of exogenous glucose to synthesize hepatic glycogen, and to promote the pancreas to secrete insulin, so as to make diabetic blood glucose fall smoothly and achieve safe hypoglycemic effect.

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Bee propolis quality standards

1, propolis contains a large number of flavonoids and polyphenols, and its physiological activity is also closely related to it, so the content of flavonoids and polyphenols in propolis is an important indicator of the evaluation of propolis quality.

2, in general, the total flavonoid content of propolis raw propolis is less than 11% for low-quality propolis, 11% to 14% for qualified propolis, 14% to 17% for superior propolis, >17% for high-quality propolis.

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