16/09/2022
Stingless bee honey is a precious bee product of the stingless bee. Stingless bee honey is different from that produced by the bees of the genus Apis (i.e., the honey bee) in terms of its color, taste and viscosity (Almeida-Muradian et al., 2014, Guerrini et al., 2009). This valuable bee product has traditionally been consumed directly and used in numerous medical practices: both traditional methods, in which honey is harvested directly from the forest, and in the more well-established meliponary (Souza et al., 2006). The honey comb of sting bee honey and honey pot of stingless bee honey are represented in Fig. 1. The aim of this review is to summarize information on the traditional and clinical uses of honey bee and stingless bee honey to augment various biological activities and to treat diseases.