From the hive: Honey, a novel weapon against cancer

M Badolato, G Carullo, E Cione, F Aiello… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Honey, as functional food, has health promoting and medicinal properties.•The
antioxidant property of honey plays a central role in its chemopreventive effect.•The …

Therapeutic and preventive properties of honey and its bioactive compounds in cancer: An evidence-based review

S Afrin, SM Haneefa… - Nutrition research …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Despite the much improved therapeutic approaches for cancer treatment that have been
developed over the past 50 years, cancer remains a major cause of mortality globally …

Physicochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of different types of honey and their biological and therapeutic properties: a comprehensive review

MA Al-Kafaween, M Alwahsh, AB Mohd Hilmi… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Honey is considered to be a functional food with health-promoting properties. However, its
potential health benefits can be affected by individual composition that varies between …

The immunomodulatory effects of honey and associated flavonoids in cancer

RJ Masad, SM Haneefa, YA Mohamed, A Al-Sbiei… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Honey has exerted a high impact in the field of alternative medicine over many centuries. In
addition to its wound healing, anti-microbial and antioxidant properties, several lines of …

Physicochemical and medicinal properties of tualang, gelam and kelulut honeys: A comprehensive review

DA Mohd Kamal, SF Ibrahim, H Kamal, MIAM Kashim… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tualang, Gelam and Kelulut honeys are tropical rainforest honeys reported to have various
medicinal properties. Studies related to the medicinal properties and physicochemical …

Exploring the potential of bee-derived antioxidants for maintaining oral hygiene and dental health: a comprehensive review

P Choudhary, S Tushir, M Bala, S Sharma, MK Sangha… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Honey bee products comprise various compounds, including honey, propolis, royal jelly,
bee pollen, bee wax and bee venom, which have long been recognized for their …

Synergic effect of honey with other natural agents in developing efficient wound dressings

A Spoială, CI Ilie, D Ficai, A Ficai, E Andronescu - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey has been used for therapeutic and nutritional purposes since ancient times. It was
considered one of the essential medical assets in wound healing. According to research …

Physicochemical characteristics and antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of Moroccan Zantaz honey rich in methyl syringate

Y Elamine, B Lyoussi, MG Miguel, O Anjos, L Estevinho… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Zantaz honey is a monofloral variety produced from the melliferous plant Bupleurum
spinosum (Apiaceae), a shrub that grows mainly in the Atlas Moroccan Mountains …

Honey and cancer: current status and future directions

LM Porcza, C Simms, M Chopra - Diseases, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and poses a challenge to treatment. With
overwhelming evidence of the role played by diet and lifestyle in cancer risk and prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Thymoquinone suppresses cell proliferation and enhances apoptosis of HL60 leukemia cells through re-expression of JAK/STAT negative regulators

B Almajali, HAN Al-Jamal, WRW Taib… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The natural compound, thymoquinone (TQ) has demonstrated potential
anticancer properties in inhibiting cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis in myeloid …