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- Title
NEW EMERGING FIELDS OF APPLICATION OF PROPOLIS.
- Authors
Bankova, Vassya; Popova, Milena; Trusheva, Boryana
- Abstract
Propolis (bee glue) is a sticky resinous material applied by honey bees Apis mellifera L. as a building material in their hives and as a defensive substance against infections. Propolis has been used as a remedy in traditional medicine systems all over the world, mainly to treat wounds and burns, sore throat, stomach ulcer, etc. Modern science has confirmed the antimicrobial and antiviral action of propolis, and has discovered numerous other beneficial pharmacological properties of bee glue: immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antiobesity, antitumor, and many others. For this reason, a significant number of products containing propolis have been developed and commercialized: medical devices, over-the-counter preparations, health foods and beverages, cosmetics. This review does not deal with propolis applications in the improvement and protection of human health. Instead, it is focused on some new and promising areas of propolis use and innovative propolis-containing products that have emerged in the last few years: improving the growth performance of livestock, food preservation, food packaging, textile materials for biomedical application, etc.
- Subjects
PROPOLIS; CONSTRUCTION materials; TRADITIONAL medicine; ANTIVIRAL agents; DRUG activation; BIOMEDICAL materials
- Publication
Macedonian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1857-5552
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20450/mjcce.2016.864