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* Bee sting allergy. Bee venom is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of severe allergies to bee sting. Increasing doses are given over time by injection under the skin. This treatment typically provides 98% to 99% protection from allergic reactions to bee stings. Once bee venom treatment is stopped, the risk of an allergic reaction over the next 5 to 10 years is about 5% to 15%. | * Bee sting allergy. Bee venom is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of severe allergies to bee sting. Increasing doses are given over time by injection under the skin. This treatment typically provides 98% to 99% protection from allergic reactions to bee stings. Once bee venom treatment is stopped, the risk of an allergic reaction over the next 5 to 10 years is about 5% to 15%. | ||
*Burns, when honey is used. Applying honey to burned skin seems to help improve healing. | *Burns, when honey is used. Applying honey to burned skin seems to help improve healing. | ||
| − | Cough, when honey is used. Taking honey at bedtime seems to help reduce nighttime coughing in children over the age of 2 years. It seems to work about as well as an over-the-counter cough medicine called dextromethorphan. | + | *Cough, when honey is used. Taking honey at bedtime seems to help reduce nighttime coughing in children over the age of 2 years. It seems to work about as well as an over-the-counter cough medicine called dextromethorphan. |
*Herpes, when propolis is used. An ointment that contains propolis seems to help genital herpes sores heal. It may work even better than a prescription medication called 5% acyclovir ointment. | *Herpes, when propolis is used. An ointment that contains propolis seems to help genital herpes sores heal. It may work even better than a prescription medication called 5% acyclovir ointment. | ||
A type of mouth surgery called sulcoplasty, when propolis is used. Propolis mouth rinse following sulcoplasty seems to improve healing and reduce pain and swelling. | A type of mouth surgery called sulcoplasty, when propolis is used. Propolis mouth rinse following sulcoplasty seems to improve healing and reduce pain and swelling. | ||
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[[Category:herbal medicine]] | [[Category:herbal medicine]] | ||
Revision as of 04:33, 22 March 2013
Other Names: Apipuncture, Apiterapia, Api-therapy, Api-treatment, Apithérapie, Api-Venin-Thérapie, Bee Therapy, Bee Treatment, Bee Venom Therapy, Honey Bee Venom Therapy, Thérapie des Abeilles, Thérapie par Venin d’Abeille, Traitement par Piqûres d’Abeilles. See also :
Apitherapy is the use of honeybee products such as bee pollen, bee venom, honey, “bee glue” used for hive construction (propolis), and special honey used to feed queen bees (royal jelly) for medical purposes. There is no specific training or licensing standard for practitioners of apitherapy in North America. In many instances, apitherapy is practiced by nurses, physicians, acupuncturists, or naturopaths.
Special Precautions of Flavonoids
Benefits and uses of Flavonoids are
- HIV/AIDS : a new study recently published in the journal Antiviral Therapy affirms this, having found that bee venom, which is released during a bee sting, may hold the key to targeting and destroying HIV.
- Bee sting allergy. Bee venom is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of severe allergies to bee sting. Increasing doses are given over time by injection under the skin. This treatment typically provides 98% to 99% protection from allergic reactions to bee stings. Once bee venom treatment is stopped, the risk of an allergic reaction over the next 5 to 10 years is about 5% to 15%.
- Burns, when honey is used. Applying honey to burned skin seems to help improve healing.
- Cough, when honey is used. Taking honey at bedtime seems to help reduce nighttime coughing in children over the age of 2 years. It seems to work about as well as an over-the-counter cough medicine called dextromethorphan.
- Herpes, when propolis is used. An ointment that contains propolis seems to help genital herpes sores heal. It may work even better than a prescription medication called 5% acyclovir ointment.
A type of mouth surgery called sulcoplasty, when propolis is used. Propolis mouth rinse following sulcoplasty seems to improve healing and reduce pain and swelling.
