Apitherapy - Healing Treasures From The Beehive

Apitherapy is an experimental medicine. This means that there is no scientific basis for the applications. Still, there is a lot of experience in which complaints the bee products can provide relief or even healing.

 We use beeswax as a separating agent for jelly babies, in skincare as a basis for creams, for depilation and as wraps and pads. The scent of beeswax is particularly magical. Recently, wax cloths have been available for packaging open food. An excellent alternative to conventional cling film. Good ear candles are made from beeswax.

Propolis is an all-purpose glue for the bees. Every gap in the beehive is pasted up with it. And this has hygienic reasons. Should a mouse ever get lost in the colony, which sometimes happens in winter,, it is perfectly embalmed in spring with the help of propolis. Propolis has antibacterial, antimycotic, and antiviral properties. This is why it is used in medicine to heal wounds when nothing else helps. But be careful: propolis is highly allergenic.

Even without allergy, bee venom always leads to severe reactions. By the way, bees only die after the sting because the human skin holds on to the pain. Without a bee, the bite still pumps poison into the wound 30 minutes after the sting.

 Bee venom is useful for severe inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatism.

Honey is delicious as a bread spread. It is useful for coughing, stimulates the appetite, ensures peaceful sleep, and promotes the detoxification function of the liver. It can also be booked externally as a lip balm or, very trendy, as a honey massage in many wellness departments of large hotels.

Pollen contains many essential amino acids, hormone-like substances, and antioxidants. Pollen is often used as a dietary supplement after severe illness or surgery while breastfeeding or by extreme sportsmen.

The famous royal jelly is tough to obtain. After all, it is used in the beehive to raise a new queen. Applications in naturopathy are, therefore, only severe physical ailments where nothing else helps.

Now you do not need to know a beekeeper to get these bee products. A lot is sold at markets. However, we should leave the medical application to our healers, unless it is a glass of honey-milk to fall asleep.