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Effects of Honey and Bee Venom on Human Health Publisher



Ebrahimi Y1 ; Ramirezcoronel AA2, 3, 4, 5 ; Aldhalimy AMB6 ; Alfilm RHC7 ; Alhassan M8 ; Obaid RF9 ; Alameri AA10 ; Rastiani F11 ; Khaledian Y12 ; Shokri S13
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Source: Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences Published:2023


Abstract

Throughout history, humans have always been exposed to numerous pathogenic and non-pathogenic threatening factors and have used various methods and agents to treat and control them, one of these methods is the use of honey and bee stings. Honey is a natural sweetener produced by bees from the nectar of flowers with the secretions of living parts of plants. Nowadays, honey and bee stings are used to remedy a wide range of diseases include allergies, blood, digestive, heart, lung, skin, etc. Databases were searched to obtain articles including “Google Scholar”, “ISI”, “Scopus”, “PubMed”, and “Science Direct”. Keywords used in this study included honey, bees and human health in their titles. The recent findings have shown that there is a complex combination of fifty different substances in bee venom, including protein, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, copper, folic acid, glucose, fructose, histamine and amino acids. Allergic reactions are involved. In general, bees and their stings can play a role in the treatment of disorders. © The Author(s).
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