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As is the case with many plants bestowed by of thrush, staphylococca enteritis and so on. Experi-
nature and used for medical health care, pollen has ments on animals and clinical observations however
special plant functions. After processing by bees, show that frequently taking propolis will not result in
pollen becomes more active and effective. Nature be- disequilibrium of bacteria; instead, it improves or-

stows humanity with rich pollen resources every year; ganic immune functions. Many Europeans take pro-
however, only a few of them are currently used for polis frequently to prevent epidemic influenza and
medical health care. In recent years, Chinese people other epidemics in autumn and winter; besides, it
use cole, tea, corn, and sunflower. For fruits, they has been successfully used as an adjuvant immune
use pollen or powder of apples, Chinese chestnut, agent of many bacterins.
etc. For medicinal materials, they use Codonopsis As a folk medicine, propolis has been used to
pilosula, mint, fructus schizandrae, fruit of Chinese treat helosis and tumors for many years. During the

magnolia, wild chrysanthemum and so on. Pollen war (1899~1902) between South Africa and England,
has huge potential that needs to be explored and it was used to treat wounds. Modern medicine proves
made use of. that externally applied agents made with propolis have
If keepers of western bees open the beehive in a good effect on treating herpes zoster, tinea, burns,
the summer or autumn, they will find the cover cloth chilblain, chap, common acne, eczema and dermati-
conglutinated, usually by filemot propolis. In the dark tis, chronic ulcers of the lower limbs and other skin
beehive, bees fly in and out frequently and the spaces problems, e.g. patients with herpes zoster take pro-
are narrow; moreover, the temperature and humidity polis tincture to stop pain and eliminate the occur-
are suitable for the growth of microbes, yet the colony rence quickly; propolis aerosol can be used to treat

remains clean all the time: it is impossible to find asthma and inflammation of the alimentary canal.
trichia and mold or decay. Why? Propolis plays an Taking propolis orally is useful in treating diseases
important role in beehive sanitation. It is known that such as gastric and duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis,
propolis is a unique substance that restrains the enteritis, hyperlipidemia and constipation. Lab re-
growth of mildew in the hive; in addition, propolis search and clinical observation globally have proved
can control bacteria, viruses and protozoa, so it has that propolis tincture can heal gastric and duodenal
wide biological activity. In terms of bees transferring ulcers with high efficiency. Many special formula-

the effective components of plants to humans, propo- tions of propolis are available for treating wounds,
lis is a kind of natural medicine and health product ulcers, inflammation connected with surgery, gyne-
with high efficiency. cology, the anus and intestines, stomatology and the
Propolis contains many flavone mixtures, ben- five sense organs. For instance, the medical line of
zoic acid, cassic acid and alcohol, hydroxybenzene, propolis develped for ligation and propolis tincture
aldehyde, ketone, ether, a mixture of olefin and ter- used for naevus have a high rate of cure, being used
pene with pharmological and biological activities, and to cure recurring aphtha. Propolis tincture compounded
fatty acids, steroids, amino acids, enzymes, amylose, with anesthesia is used for dental extraction. A small
vitamins and 30 chemical elements. Propolis not only number of people may react negatively to propolis,

possesses broad-spectrum biological activity, but it producing symptoms such as contiguity dermatitis,
also cooperates with some antibiotics to neutralize urticaria, hypernaemia and dropsy of the mucous
some bacterial exotoxins. Taking acheomycin for a membrane, but those symptoms will disappear once
long time may cause an imbalance in the alimentary its administration has been stopped.
canal of parasites, as well as affect the development Recently, it has become popular to make propo-