Bee products: An emblematic example of underutilized sources of bioactive compounds

F Giampieri, JL Quiles, D Cianciosi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Beside honey, honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are able to produce many byproducts,
including bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax. Even if the medicinal …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical prospects of bee products: Special focus on anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, and antiparasitic properties

F Nainu, A Masyita, MA Bahar, M Raihan, SR Prova… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bee products have long been used in traditional healing practices to treat many types of
disorders, including cancer and microbial-related diseases. Indeed, several chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-viral and immunomodulatory properties of propolis: Chemical diversity, pharmacological properties, preclinical and clinical applications, and in silico …

N Yosri, AA Abd El-Wahed, R Ghonaim, OM Khattab… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Propolis, a resin produced by honeybees, has long been used as a dietary supplement and
folk remedy, and more recent preclinical investigations have demonstrated a large spectrum …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives for uses of propolis in therapy against infectious diseases

A Salatino - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propolis has gained wide popularity over the last decades in several parts of the world. In
parallel, the literature about propolis composition and biological properties increased …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial activity of bee-collected pollen and beebread: State of the art and future perspectives

NA Didaras, K Karatasou, TG Dimitriou, GD Amoutzias… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the
collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called …

Bee products as a source of promising therapeutic and chemoprophylaxis strategies against COVID‐19 (SARS‐CoV‐2)

WG Lima, JCM Brito… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of novel coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) in 2019 in China marked the third
outbreak of a highly pathogenic coronavirus infecting humans. The novel coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] General nutritional profile of bee products and their potential antiviral properties against mammalian viruses

ST Asma, O Bobiş, V Bonta, U Acaroz, SRA Shah… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bee products have been extensively employed in traditional therapeutic practices to treat
several diseases and microbial infections. Numerous bioactive components of bee products …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiofilm and anti-quorum sensing potential of cycloartane-type triterpene acids from Cameroonian grassland propolis: phenolic profile and antioxidant …

AN Tamfu, O Ceylan, G Cârâc, E Talla, RM Dinica - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Propolis is very popular for its beneficial health properties, such as antimicrobial activity and
antioxidant effects. It is one of the most long-serving traditional medicines to mankind due to …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical properties of propolis on diverse chronic diseases and its potential applications and health benefits

N Rivera-Yañez, CR Rivera-Yañez, G Pozo-Molina… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of alternative medicine products has increased tremendously in recent decades
and it is estimated that approximately 80% of patients globally depend on them for some part …

Recent advances and opportunities related to the use of bee products in food processing

M Kieliszek, K Piwowarek, AM Kot… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, natural foods that can provide positive health effects are gaining more and more
popularity. Bees and the products they produce are our common natural heritage that should …