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03/04/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Bee propolis: One of nature’s most effective antibiotics

Though not as well-known as honey or pollen, bee propolis is a bee-derived product that has its own plethora of health benefits. Various cultures have recognized the amazing medicinal properties of this resinous combination of saliva, beeswax, and sap. From being used as an abscess treatment by the Greeks to the Assyrians applying it onto […]

09/14/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Unable to develop a new antibiotic drug for decades, new research “discovers” potential in a compound from honeybees, ignoring the fact that natural medicine has used bee pollen for years

New research out of the University of Illinois at Chicago illustrating the antimicrobial properties of bee pollen might be surprising to some people, but those with knowledge of natural medicine have been aware of this effect for many years. Indeed, bee pollen has been used as an antimicrobial and superfood in natural medicine for a […]

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