Propolis is a natural resinous mixture produced by honey bees from substances collected
from parts of plants, buds, and exudates. Due to its waxy nature and mechanical properties …

Propolis is a resinous substance composed of a mixture of different plant parts and
molecules secreted by bees. Chemically, it is defined as a complex matrix containing …

Stingless bees are a type of honey producers that commonly live in tropical countries. Their
use for honey is being abandoned due to its limited production. However, the recent …

Social immunity, which describes how individual behaviors of group members effectively
reduce disease and parasite transmission at the colony level, is an emerging field in social …

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 …

Propolis from stingless bees is well known for its biologic properties; however, few studies
have demonstrated these effects. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the chemical …

The production of propolis by honeybees results from a selective collection of exudates from
various plant species and present many potentialities in the pharmaceutical industry. The …

This study aimed to identify the phenolic compounds contained in propolis and to evaluate
the effect of propolis and its extracts on the antifungal activity, pH, color, and sensory …

Propolis from stingless bees Tetragonisca fiebrigi found in Brazil is used in folk medicine by
their nutritional and therapeutic properties. However, there are no scientific records …

Insects and insect-derived products have been widely used in folk healing in many parts of
the world since ancient times. Promising treatments have at least preliminarily been studied …