All know of advantage of products of bee work. Many people already managed to be convinced of useful properties of honey, a uterine milk, perga and stings of striped insects. There is even a term designating therapy by beekeeping products — apiotherapy. In article we will talk about advantage and use of propolis in the medical purposes.
What is propolis bee as it is received and that is a part
Propolis call bee glue, result of development insects from resinous allocations of wood buds of various plants. However, the unanimous opinion on how receive propolis, does not exist for today. It represents adhesive of green, brown, brown colors, with bitter taste, a honey and wax smell which is often called still uzy.
Bees use it for a zamurovyvaniye of cracks in beehives, disinfection of cells before the uterus occupies eggs, regulations of passability a letka. So they manage to maintain heat and a special microclimate in the dwelling, to be protected from penetration of drafts.
Whether you know? In the 19th century it was revealed that in a beehive almost ideal sterility is maintained. It is reached thanks to a natural antibiotic which propolis is.
Over 280 various connections are a part of this apiprodukt. For today are identified 111 of them. This product of beekeeping for 50% consists of smoloobrazny substances, for 30% — of wax, in it 10% of essential oils, 5% of pollen of flowers, 5% of other substances.
There is no sense to list names of the minerals which are a part of propolis as it is a set of all mineral substances necessary for a human body. From vitamins B it contain A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, N, River. The huge therapeutic value is represented by the amino acids which are available in propolis, flavonoids, enzymes.
Beekeepers for collecting propolis use special devices in the form of lattices or carry out scraping of substance from a framework and walls. From each beehive during a season it is possible to collect about 50-150 g of bee glue. Collecting is carried out in the summer. The most quality propolis — that which is just built it well sticks to hands. Fresh propolis contains most of all antimicrobic substances.
Medicinal properties
The valuable chemical composition of propolis allocates it with a number of medicinal properties which with success are applied to treatment of various diseases throughout not one millennium.
Whether you know? Propolis as wound healing ointment was used in Ancient Egypt by over three thousand years ago.
Among the proved curative properties of propolis such:
- antibacterial;
- wound healing;
- anti-inflammatory;
- antimicrobial;
- antioxidant;
- disinfecting;
- immunomodulatory;
- antitoxic.
Disputes are conducted around the anesthetizing effect of bee glue.
Application
Means on the basis of propolis are widely applied both in official, and in traditional medicine and also in cosmetology. Its useful properties were also adopted to themselves by veterinarians, using it for treatment of animals.
In medicine
Most often propolis is used in the form of ointments for treatment of long not healing wounds, diseases of skin, mucous membrane ulcers. So, bee glue is one of components in the Propolan aerosol developed for the help at burns and also in the Propotseum ointment effective at inflammations in a mouth, a throat and a nose.
There are several medicines helping at diseases of ears, for example, of Antiekzem-ORL-2, Glitserolproporol-ORL-3; a nose — Propogeliant; an eye — Oftalmosept.
In stomatology actively apply toothpastes with propolis, spirit Vayva solution to elimination of a smell from a mouth and treatment of diseases of an oral cavity.
A number of medicines register for treatment of problems with a GIT, in particular, the tablets Proposept. Besides, this medicine is suitable for treatment of diseases of airways. In gynecology at candidiasis the doctors recommend an extract of Propostamin.
In cosmetology
In cosmetology creams with a propolisny extract, for example, Floral, Apilon are used. They are developed for regeneration of integuments, healing, in quality antiseptics. Also propolisny means are advised for skin rejuvenation, at an acne on a face, for healing of postoperative scars.
Bee glue is a part of balms for the lips, hygienic lipsticks used for mitigation, healing of small cracks, elimination of peelings, prevention of herpetic rashes.
Also some producers of cosmetics prefer to include propolis in composition of the mascaras developed for the sensitive eyes and women having an allergy. Anti-inflammatory effects of bee glue adopt at production of the hair lotions feeding roots and improving blood circulation in head skin.
Whether you know? Propolis, unlike honey, does not lose the curative properties even if to place it in boiled water. All valuable substances will remain within an hour.
Recipes of traditional medicine
In traditional medicine propolis is applied to treatment of a wide range of diseases. National Aesculapians claim that means on its basis allow to return to healthy life much quicker.
Propolis is accepted in pure form, in the form of water tincture, spirit tincture, ointment, oil.
Undiluted bee glue should not be used inside. If you are interested in a question how to accept propolis inside in pure form, then for this purpose it is necessary to cook water tincture. It is only purely possible to chew small propolisovy peas (on 1-2 g) some time — depending on a disease, and then to spit out them.
Water tincture is cooked from water crushed up to 3 mm bee bonds, filled in distilled (or otstoyanny boiled) in a proportion 1:5. Solution is placed in a glass container which is closed a cover and left for three-five days. During this period every day the container is warmed up on a water bath up to the temperature of +50 °C. On a bath solution is held by about 60-90 minutes, constantly stirring slowly with a glass subject. In three-five days, solution is filtered. It is important to know and how to make propolis tincture on alcohol. Spirit tincture is cooked in a dark glass container. To Ouse crush 2-4 mm to pieces and fill in with wine alcohol (70%). For preparation of 10 percent tincture 10 g bonds and 90 ml of alcohol undertake. Maintain 10 days in the dark cool place, periodically shaking up. Then put in the fridge on a half of days then filter.
Ointment is done of 15 g of crumbs by bonds, 85 g of oil of a peach, an apricot or a sea-buckthorn. Ingredients place in the enameled ware and bring to boiling. Then filter through a two-layer gauze.
Oil (10 percent) is prepared as follows: 10 ml bonds melt on a water bath to a soft state, add to it 90 g of butter and maintain on a bath of 15 minutes before transformation of ingredients into homogeneous mass. Then it is subjected to filtering through a two-layer gauze, poured in a glass container and ostuzhivat before hardening.
At cold and a sore throat
Propolis it is successfully possible to treat various diseases of a throat and also cold. It is recommended to chew, having cut off a piece in 0.5 mm, about 5-10 minutes every three hours.
Also apply rinsings of a throat pharmaceutical or home-made tincture. How to rinse a throat propolis tincture, it has to be written to instructions to it. Usually one-two spoons of means dilute in a glass of slightly warm boiled water. The throat is rinsed for two minutes on five-six times a day. Also pharyngitis it is possible to treat rinsings by independently prepared means from physical solution (100 ml), honey (10 g), a pro-polyowl of tincture (10 ml). The number of such rinsings in day has to be not less than four.
Very well proved propolis in combination with milk — the liter of milk is mixed from 70 g by bonds and maintain on a water bath of 10 minutes. Solution is filtered and placed in the fridge. Drink on a tablespoon three times a day after food was eaten.
At cold advise to do steam inhalations of spirit tincture (one teaspoon of tincture on one liter of boiled water). Procedure duration — 15 minutes.
At antritis and cold
At the first manifestations of cold, 10 percent propolisny ointment with which grease nose interiors has to help. If cold after all developed and rhinitis strongly annoys, then during the day on two-three times for several minutes insert the turunda oiled into each nostril.
Also instillations 10 percent oil in a nose several times a day help. One more effective remedy — grinding of a nose bridge and wings of a nose oil or ointment.
Such serious complication of cold as antritis, it is possible to cure only antibiotic treatment. However additional therapy in the form of consumption of water or spirit tincture and burying oil will allow to accelerate recovery process.
At diseases of stomach and intestines
On a question whether it is possible to chew propolis in pure form, we already answered. Let's understand as it is correct and for what to do it. Chewing help to solve some problems with a GIT. For example, to eliminate pains at an ulcer and gastritis. 5 g divide bonds into two-three receptions, chew each of which within 10 minutes.
Propolis of stomach ulcer and duodenum apply 30 percent spirit tincture to treatment. It is taken, parting five drops in 15-30 ml of water. Gradually quantity of drops increase. The maximum dose — 40 drops. Reception of means is planned for half an hour before consumption of food. Drops can also be parted in milk. At the same time take linen seeds tincture.
Carry out by 20 percent tincture of propolis treatment at pancreatitis. It is mixed with water or milk. The dosage makes 40-60 drops.
At joint pains
Use of propolis on alcohol for treatment of joints is effective. For this purpose cook tincture with alcohol addition (96%). 100 g mix bonds from 500 ml of alcohol, put to the dark place for 14 days. After filtering to drink 30 drops of tincture diluted in water or milk before meal three times a day.
At joint pains propolis is also applied outwardly. It is possible to do flat cakes of pure propolis by thickness in half-centimeter. They are imposed on sore joints and primatyvat food wrap, and then tied a woolen scarf.
Do compresses which put to a sore joint for an hour of water tincture, having wrapped up in warm fabric.
At a disease of teeth and inflammation of gums
At caries the piece of propolis can be put in a hole. After a while pain has to leave. After that it is necessary to plan surely a visit to tooth. Diseases of gums are eliminated by daily chewing of 1-2 g of propolis within a month. Dental problems are also solved by rinsings of a mouth by spirit tincture.
At hemorrhoids
Apply candles of own production to treatment of hemorrhoids. Vaseline (100 g), lanolin (100 g), beeswax (100 g), Ouse (30 g) will be necessary for them. Vaseline, lanolin and wax warm up, after melting add to Ouse. Mix is displayed in previously prepared forms, cooled and placed in the fridge. Each candle is inserted for the night into back pass. A course of treatment — 12 days.
It is also possible to make candles of clean bonds. It is dissolved in warm water, spilled in paper forms. After hardening in the freezer, the candle is inserted into back pass for three minutes. A course of treatment — 12 days.
At prostatitis
Prostatitis — one more illness from what propolis on alcohol helps. 30 drops of tincture mix with a glass of milk and drink in 20 minutes prior to meal. Tincture is drunk three times a day.
Also dry propolis (10-15 g) can be mixed with honey (100 g). Mix is accepted on a teaspoon three times a day in 30 minutes prior to food. It is necessary to make two courses lasting 30 days and an interval in 10 days.
Also oil which prepare from mix 30-40 g of propolis and 200 ml of olive (sunflower) oil is suitable for treatment of prostatitis. Grease with means a crotch zone for the night and moisten a bandage which is put on a waist. Such treatment is carried out daily for 14 days. After a seven-day break the therapy by oil is repeated.
At gynecologic diseases
Propolis and in gynecology found application. So, at an erosion of a neck of the uterus for the night within 10 days insert the tampons moistened in a pro-polyowl of ointment into a vagina. For myoma of a uterus use complex therapy: water tincture is drunk three times a day on 20 drops for 10 days. As much days insert the tampons moistened in 10 percent water extract or oil into a vagina. Spirit tincture is applied at treatment of a cyst of ovaries. 100 ml mix from 500 ml of juice of a celandine. Drink 25 ml twice a day for a month.
Important! Propolis is strong allergen. Therefore its application needs to be begun with small doses, gradually, in the absence of undesirable reactions, reaching the dose recommended in the recipe.
Recipes of house cosmetology
In cosmetology bodies, a hair, hands and nails recommend to enter propolis into composition of house face treatments.
For hair
Propolisovy spirit tincture is used for elimination of a problem of loss of indumentum and also for stimulation of growth of hair.
The mask from a tablespoon of juice of onions, a half of a teaspoon of juice of garlic, one yolk, a teaspoon of juice of an aloe and a teaspoon a pro-polyowl of tincture will help to cope with loss. The mix which is shaken up to a uniform state is applied on hair on all length under a film for one hour.
Also hair will cease to drop out if in head skin to rub a plain mask from burdock oil and extract of propolis in a proportion 1:1. Revitalize hair by means of a simple mask from the teaspoon of propolisny extract divorced in a glass of water. The effect of beautiful and healthy hair will be reached after 1.5-month rubbing in of extract in roots.
For face skin and a body
The face pack prepared from such structure will help to get rid of acne rash: 100 ml of water, 10-15 drops of juice of an aloe, 10-15 drops of propolisny tincture. To put on a face for half an hour.
Widely apply also rejuvenating mask from a teaspoon of honey, two teaspoons of wax, 0.5 spoons of olive oil, 2 ml of propolisny tincture, five drops of a uterine milk sustained on a water bath. The mask sticks to 20 minutes.
For body care it is possible to make cream, having taken the lecithin wetted in water, two teaspoons of castor oil, 2 ml of water, 2 ml of juice of an aloe, 2 ml of propolisny tincture, 1.5 ml of glycerin. To store cream in the fridge for half a year.
For hands and nails
For manicuring it is possible to prepare house cream. For this purpose the following ingredients will be necessary: herbs of a camomile, a celandine, a yarrow — on two tablespoons, visceral pork fat — three tablespoons, beeswax — two tablespoons, propolis — 0.5 teaspoons, sea-buckthorn oil — two teaspoons. To mix herbs from 100 ml of boiled water and to allow to infuse half an hour. To kindle fat and wax. Then to mix all ingredients and to use for greasing of hands in morning and evening hours.