蜂胶

神奇的天然抗生素

远古千年，古希腊人用它来治疗脓疮；亚述人用于伤口修复和抗感染；古埃及人则用它来进行防腐。

临床应用

其抗炎作用能促进伤口修复

• Barroso, Poliana Ribeiro, et al. "Effect of propolis on mast cells in wound healing." Inflammopharmacology 20.5 (2012): 289-294.

促进冻疮修复及改善疱疹

• Sforcin, Jose M. "Biological properties and therapeutic applications of propolis." Phytotherapy research 30.6 (2016): 894-905.

抑制癌细胞成长

• Chan, Godfrey Chi-Fung, Ka-Wai Cheung, and Daniel Man-Yuen Sze. "The immunomodulatory and anticancer properties of propolis." Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology 44.3 (2013): 262-273.

广谱杀菌功能

• Grange, J. M., and R. W. Davey. "Antibacterial properties of propolis (bee glue)." Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 83.3 (1990): 159-160.

有助降低血压

• Castaldo, Stefano, and Francesco Capasso. "Propolis, an old remedy used in modern medicine." Fitoterapia 73 (2002): S1-S6.

有效对抗流感

• Shimizu, Tomomi, et al. "Anti-influenza virus activity of propolis in vitro and its efficacy against influenza infection in mice." Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy 19.1 (2008): 7-13.

降低血脂，防治动脉硬化

• Nader, Manar A., Dina S. El-Agamy, and Ghada M. Suddek. "Protective effects of propolis and thymoquinone on development of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits." Archives of Pharmacal Research 33.4 (2010): 637-643.

具有抗动脉粥样硬化作用

• Daleprane, Julio Beltrame, et al. "Anti-atherogenic and anti-angiogenic activities of polyphenols from propolis." The Journal of nutritional biochemistry 23.6 (2012): 557-566.

预防铝毒对肝脏的损害

• Türkez, Hasan, Mokhtar I. Yousef, and Fatime Geyikoglu. "Propolis prevents aluminium-induced genetic and hepatic damages in rat liver." Food and Chemical Toxicology 48.10 (2010): 2741-2746.

有助于防治肺癌

• Frión‐Herrera, Yahima, et al. "B razilian green propolis induced apoptosis in human lung cancer A 549 cells through mitochondrial‐mediated pathway." Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 67.10 (2015): 1448-1456.

你知道吗？

蜂胶源于希腊语propolis，系由pro（在前）和polis（城市）这两个词组成。因蜜蜂用蜂胶来缩小巢门，以阻止入侵者，并用来加固巢箱、堵塞缝和洞口，使箱壁光洁，并有消毒、杀菌、防腐作用，是蜂群中的天然防护物质。

Q&A

蜂胶中有哪些成分？

蜂胶成分复杂，目前已分析出300多种活性成分，包括类黄酮、萜烯、氨基酸、酵素、有机酸、醛类、多糖体、树脂、维生素等。在蜂胶中看见的黑色漂浮物为萜烯，黄色的则是黄酮类。这些成分都有抗菌抗病毒的功能。