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Mitosis
Medical researchers N. Popovic and N. Oita of
Rumania published a report on the effects bee
propolis has on mitosis (the process of cell division).
They reported that a tissue never becomes entirely
malignant; it always contains some normal cells,
but the activity of the normal cells is affected
and even repressed by malignant cells. Bee
propolis favors the activity of normal cells by
repressing malignant cells, which helps the
tissue to reestablish its normal condition. Constituents
of propolis have a mitodepressive effect (depression
of the proliferation of cancerous cells) on
cells deranged by malignancy.
Colitis
In Bulgaria, Dr. S. Nikolov, et al, investigated
the efficacy of bee propolis in the treatment
of acute and chronic colitis. Forty five patients,
both men and women aged 20 to 65 years old and
suffering from either acute or chronic colitis,
took part in the study. They were given extracts
of bee propolis three times a day before meals.
In 43 of the patients results were positive, with
26 showing very good response, 12 showing good
response, and five showing satisfactory. Only
two patients showed no improvement. In most cases,
pain began to diminish in seven days, disappearing
on the nineteenth or twentieth day.
Immune System
Perhaps the most broadly investigated and widely
accepted attribute of bee propolis is its immune-boosting
activity. It is a natural, broad-spectrum antibiotic
that activates the thymus gland. Bee propolis
not only prevents infectious diseases, but clears
them from the system, as well.
As demonstrated in numerous experiments, propolis
has the ability to directly destroy bacteria,
viruses, and fungi, even penicillin-resistant
staphylococcus.
Bee propolis is formidable against viruses.
This trait is attributed to the bioflavonoids
present in propolis, which have a protective effect
against viral infections. Viruses are enclosed
in a protein coating. As long as it remains unbroken,
the infectious and dangerous material remains
imprisoned and is harmless to the host organism.
Unfortunately, within the host their are enzymes
which remove the protein coating, thus releasing
the harmful material to wreak havoc within the
system. With the presence of bee propolis in the
system, however, this doesn't occur. The bioflavonoids
inhibit the enzymes from removing the protein
coating, keeping the viral material locked inside.
These same flavonoids maintain the protective
coating around the virus, thus rendering it inactive.
With the presence of the bioflavonoids, the host
virtually becomes immune to the virus.
Another way in which propolis aids the immune
system is its ability to strengthen phagocyte
activity. Phagocytes are cells that are able to
surround, engulf, and digest microorganisms and
cellular debris. This increase in activity with
the introduction of bee propolis was observed
and documented by a number of Soviet and European
scientists.
The Power of Propolis
The power of propolis is wide-ranging and of immense
benefit to humans, as well as to its creator--the
little honey bee. People suffering from high levels
of blood fat can benefit from taking bee propolis.
At the Worker's Hospital of Lian Yun Gang, Jiangsu
Province in the People's Republic of China, Dr.
Fang Zhu chose 45 patients suffering from hypertension,
arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease and
gave them 300 mg of bee propolis three times a
day for 30 days. At the end of that period all
patients showed a significant reduction of blood
fats and improvement in related disorders.
Another benefit of propolis is its inhibitory
effect on certain prostaglandins, which it accomplishes
by blocking the enzymes that form specific prostaglandins.
This can be of immense benefit to those suffering
from aches and fever, which are caused by prostaglandins.
Bee propolis acts in nearly the identical way
aspirin does by blocking the same enzymes, yet
without the negative side effects you can get
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