Antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic properties of propolis: A review

F Zulhendri, K Chandrasekaran, M Kowacz, M Ravalia… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Propolis is a complex phytocompound made from resinous and balsamic material harvested
by bees from flowers, branches, pollen, and tree exudates. Humans have used propolis …

Chemical variability and pharmacological potential of propolis as a source for the development of new pharmaceutical products

PP Wieczorek, N Hudz, O Yezerska… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review aims to analyze propolis as a potential raw material for the development and
manufacture of new health-promoting products. Many scientific publications were retrieved …

Propolis: a complex natural product with a plethora of biological activities that can be explored for drug development

R Silva-Carvalho, F Baltazar… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The health industry has always used natural products as a rich, promising, and alternative
source of drugs that are used in the health system. Propolis, a natural resinous product …

[HTML][HTML] Brazilian stingless bee propolis and geopropolis: promising sources of biologically active compounds

FC Lavinas, EHBC Macedo, GBL Sá… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Stingless bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, and geopropolis have been used for
centuries in traditional medicine for the treatment of several illnesses. Investigation of the …

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] Propolis of stingless bees for the development of novel functional food and nutraceutical ingredients: A systematic scoping review of the experimental …

F Zulhendri, CO Perera, K Chandrasekaran… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Propolis is a resinous and complex phytocompounds collected by the bees to serve various
critical physical and physiological functions in a beehive. Propolis has been used by …

[HTML][HTML] Insects: an underrepresented resource for the discovery of biologically active natural products

L Seabrooks, L Hu - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2017 - Elsevier
Nature has been the source of life-changing and-saving medications for centuries. Aspirin,
penicillin and morphine are prime examples of Nature׳ s gifts to medicine. These discoveries …

Propolis of stingless bees: a phytochemist's guide through the jungle of tropical biodiversity

M Popova, B Trusheva, V Bankova - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Stingless bees (Meliponini), like honeybees Apis mellifera, collect
plant resins in order to produce propolis (cerumen, geopropolis). This type of propolis has …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrrolizidine alkaloids and beehive products: A review

P Brugnerotto, SKT Seraglio, M Schulz, LV Gonzaga… - Food chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) are secondary metabolites of plants, which are mostly found in
the genus Senecio, Echium, Crotalaria, and Eupatorium. The presence of 1, 2-unsaturated …

Recent advances in the chemical composition and biological activities of propolis

O Belmehdi, N El Menyiy, A Bouyahya… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Propolis is a resinous substance from beehive produced by the combination of plants and
bee secretions. For a long time, this substance has gotten high attention in traditional and …