We recently demonstrated that bee venom (BV) injection into the Zusanli acupoint produced
a significantly more potent anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effect than injection into a …

Bee venom (BV) has traditionally been used in Oriental medicine to relieve pain and to treat
inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While several investigators have …

Bee venom (BV) has been used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in traditional
Oriental medicine, especially in chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis …

The aim of this study was to assess the inhibitory effect of whole bee venom (BV) on
adjuvant-induced arthritis in the rat. Rats were divided into pre-apitherapy, post-apitherapy …

The antinociceptive effect and the mechanism of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) on
inflammatory pain, especially in the rat model of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), have not …

Bee venom acupuncture (BVA), as a kind of herbal acupuncture, exerts not only
pharmacological actions from the bioactive compounds isolated from bee venom but also a …

Although the injection of bee venom (BV) has been reported to evoke tonic pain and
hyperalgesia, there is conflicting evidence in the literature indicating that BV can also exert …

From a clinical perspective, the alternative forms of acupoint stimulation including
electroacupuncture, moxibustion and acupressure appear to have more potent analgesic …

Bee venom (BV) is widely used as a traditional China medicine to treat various conditions,
including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Bee venom (BV) has been used for the treatment of
inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and for the relief of pain in traditional …