Application and Health Benefits of Bee Products: Consumer Guide

Author: Yuan Zeliang Liu Jianping
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Bee products are comprehensive nutritional food therapy and medicinal treasures. People call honey "the common supplement" and "milk for the elderly." Bee propolis is a natural high-grade tonic; bee pollen is known as "a concentrated vitamin" and "a miniature nutritional depot." Bee propolis is called "natural broad-spectrum antibiotic," "natural immune enhancer," "blood purifier," "natural antioxidant," and "a concentrate of natural medicinal components." Bee products are a complex category containing various miraculous physiological active substances. They not only regulate human physiological functions, enhance immunity, strengthen the body, invigorate the spirit, improve intelligence, quickly eliminate fatigue, and have beautifying, anti-aging, and tumor-inhibiting effects but also can treat and assist in treating various stubborn illnesses, helping people regain health and longevity. Bee products are pure natural substances obtained by bees in nature for the survival and reproduction of their species, processed through biochemical reactions. They include six major categories: honey, royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis, beeswax, and bee venom. Broadly speaking, bee products also include the nutritional stages of bees during their complete metamorphosis, such as bee larvae, pupae, and adult bees (bees). Bees cannot survive and reproduce without honey and pollen. Worker bees consume honey and pollen and secrete royal jelly to feed the queen and larvae, promoting the queen's egg-laying and the continuation of the colony. Worker bees secrete beeswax to build honeycomb—the "cradle" for nurturing larvae and the "warehouse" for storing honey and pollen. They also secrete bee venom to attack enemies and defend their home. Collecting propolis to repair and reinforce the honeycomb, prevent microbial, and prevent the decay of other deceased organisms that invade the hive. All these habitats and offspring of bees for survival and species reproduction are precious gifts bestowed by nature on humans. Bee products are comprehensive nutritional food therapy and medicinal treasures. People call honey "the common supplement" and "milk for the elderly." Bee propolis is a natural high-grade tonic; bee pollen is known as "a concentrated vitamin" and "a miniature nutritional depot." Bee propolis is called "natural broad-spectrum antibiotic," "natural immune enhancer," "blood purifier," "natural antioxidant," and "a concentrate of natural medicinal components." Bee products contain various miraculous physiological active substances. They not only regulate human physiological functions, enhance immunity, strengthen the body, invigorate the spirit, improve intelligence, quickly eliminate fatigue, and have beautifying, anti-aging, and tumor-inhibiting effects but also can treat and assist in treating various stubborn illnesses, helping people regain health and longevity. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the application and health benefits of bee products.