10/13/2017
Did you know the inner-hive is the most sterile natural environment found on our planet?
That's right! Bee propolis plays a major role in acting as the hive's protective shield. It is the immune system of the beehive, and it can support our immune systems too!*
There are numerous studies providing evidence that supports the claim that propolis is beneficial to human health. Below are links to just a few of the studies.
* Acikelli, Ali Haydar, Sebastian Gustmann, Walter Bardenheuer, Jacqueline Klein, Ulrike Dembinski, Bastian Kohl, King Tou Yip, Ali Nazif, Raphael Stoll, Dirk Strumberg, and David Díaz-Carballo. “Flavonoids Isolated from Caribbean Propolis Show Cytotoxic Activity in Human Cancer Cell Lines.” Int. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and T
herapeutics CP 51.01 (2013): 51-53. Cesar. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. .
Almada, Anthony. “Natural COX-2 Inhibitors: The Future of Pain Relief.” Chiro. N.p., 2000. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. .
Awale, S. “Constituents of Brazilian Red Propolis and Their Preferential Cytotoxic Activity against Human Pancreatic PANC-1 Cancer Cell Line in Nutrient-deprived Condition.” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 16.1 (2008): 181-89. National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. .
Chen, Chia-Nan, Chia-Li Wu, and Jen-Kun Lin. “Propolin C from Propolis Induces Apoptosis through Activating Caspases, Bid and Cytochrome C Release in Human Melanoma Cells.” Biochemical Pharmacology 67.1 (2004): 53-66. Web. 16 Feb. 2016. .
