Propolis

No side effects have been reported for propolis. The LD50 (the dose causing half of the tested animals to die) for propolis is 7.34 g/Kg body weight in mice. Thats close to 50 gm of propolis for a 160 pound person.Also, propolis is non-irritating, and is thereby safe for topical use. Although a very small percentage of the population may be allergic to propolis, as Susan Smith Jones commented in her book Lets Live, Bee propolis has been around for 40 million years! Thats a reasonable testing period.

• Ulcers
• Fungal infections (Infectious Diseases)
• Acne
• Cancer
• Itching
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• some studies show suppressing of HIV-1 replication.(HIV/AIDS)(http://www.extension.umn.edu/honeybees/components/pdfs/jethnopharmacology_102_2005.pdf)