Royal Jelly

Other Names: Apis mellifera, Bee Saliva, Bee Spit, Gelée Royale, Honey Bee Milk, Honey Bee's Milk, Jalea Real, Lait des Abeilles, Royal Bee Jelly.
See also : Apitherapy
Royal Jelly is the natural result when bees combine honey and pollen. Royal jelly is a milky secretion produced by worker honey bees. It typically contains about 60% to 70% water, 12% to 15% proteins, 10% to 16% sugar, 3% to 6% fats, and 2% to 3% vitamins, salts, and amino acids. Its composition varies depending on geography and climate. This product gets its name from the fact that bees use it for the development and nurturing of queen bees. Some people use royal jelly as medicine. It is a powerhouse of B-complex vitamins. It also contains many other vitamins, minerals, hormones, enzymes, 18 amino acids, and natural antibacterial and antibiotic substances.

Special Precautions of Royal Jelly

• Don’t confuse royal jelly with Bee Pollen or Bee Venom.
• Royal jelly is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when used short-term. It can cause serious allergic reactions including asthma, swelling of the throat, and death. Rarely, it might cause the colon to bleed, accompanied by stomach pain and bloody diarrhea.
• There isn't enough information to know if royal jelly is safe when applied directly to the skin. It has caused inflammation and allergic rash when applied to the scalp.
• Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of royal jelly during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
• Asthma or allergies: Don’t use royal jelly if you have asthma or allergies. It could cause some serious reactions, even death.
• Inflamed skin (dermatitis): Royal jelly might make dermatitis worse.
• Warfarin (Coumadin) interacts with Royal Jelly.

Benefits and uses of Royal Jelly are

There is very little scientific information available about the effects of royal jelly in people. In animals, royal jelly seems to have some activity against tumors and the development of “hardening of the arteries.”

• High cholesterol. There is some evidence that royal jelly might lower cholesterol levels in people with high cholesterol.
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Some evidence suggests that a specific combination product (Femal, Natumin Pharma) seems to decrease certain symptoms of PMS including irritability, weight increases, and edema when given over a period of 2 menstrual cycles. Each tablet of this product contains 6 mg of royal jelly, 36 mg of bee pollen extract, and 120 mg of bee pollen plus pistil extract. It is given as 2 tablets twice daily.
• Cancer : According to a study published in a 2009 edition of the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, royal jelly fights cancer by suppressing the blood supply to tumors. When the Japanese researchers tested various royal jelly types on umbilical vein tissue cultures, all of them inhibited the formation of blood vessels, especially those richest in caffeic acid, a compound responsible for the greatest suppressive levels. Moreover, since the fatty components of royal jelly contain estrogenic effects - as proved by a study published in the December 2010 edition of PLoS One - it is possible that royal jelly can treat breast and cervical cancer.
• Asthma.
• Hay fever.
• Liver disease.
• Pancreatitis.
• Trouble sleeping (insomnia).
• Stomach ulcers.
• Kidney disease.
• Bone fractures.
• Skin disorders.
• Baldness.
• Boosting immunity.