Propolis - healing properties and applications Bashny.Net

Propolis, which is so widely in medicine is a natural unique product. A small number of individuals from the entire bee colony dedicate their work to collect some types of plants a resinous substance propolis.


It has a peculiar smell and a sharp bitter taste. Over time the propolis hardens, becomes more brittle, sometimes even black. The most valuable is fresh, not frozen, soft and pliable propolis. In Latin, its name means "bee glue".


Propolis is the strongest natural antibiotic, the spectrum of its actions is so wide that all the studies and found no evidence of habituation of bacteria and viruses to its effects. As you know, bacteria are very quick to adapt to antibiotics, and can even eating them, after acquiring the genetic code of resistance. But the bacteria that would be able to adapt to the propolis, scientists have discovered. Bee glue is able to kill not only bacteria, it also kills viruses and fungi.


Propolis tincture is used to treat wounds, skin injuries, hemorrhoids, tuberculosis, gynecological diseases, ulcerative diseases of the stomach and intestines, and of course colds and flu. The medicinal substance is practically insoluble in water, so a tincture of propolis for a long time produced on the basis of alcohol.

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