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https://doi.org/10.15414/2019.9788055220703

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BEE POLLEN AND BEE BREAD IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

Kateryna Dorykevych, Nataliia Hudz
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine;
E-mail.: kpushak@ukr.net
Bee pollen (BP) and bee bread (BB) (fermented bee pollen) were used in traditional
medicines for wound healing and the treatment of respiratory tract infections, immune
dysfunctions, gastroenteritis, gastric ulcers, and diabetes from ancient times (Helmy and El-
Soud, 2012).
It should be noted that prof. Tikhonov school has been dealing with the development of
medicines on the base of beekeeping products in Ukraine for many years. Prof. Brovaeskyi
school (Ukraine) is dealing with the development of the technology of bee bread obtaining.
Assoc. prof. Brindza school (Slovak Republic) is dealing with phytochemical and
morphological studies of bee bread of different origin.
The aim of this study is to summarize publications about BP and BB and their usage in
traditional medicine.
BP is rich in carbohydrates (13–55 %), B complex vitamins (thiamine, niacin, riboflavin,
pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, folic acid and biotin), carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids,
micro- and macroelements, amino acids, lipids (1–10 %), proteins (10–40 %), sterols,
terpenes, vitamins, and etc. BB additionally contains unsaturated aliphatic acids, mainly
unsaturated ones (α-linolenic, linoleic, oleic, and 11, 14, 17-eicosatrienoic acids), lactic acid,
alkanes (C 21-C35) (Hudz et al., 2017).
The extremely rich composition of these bee products gives a wide variety of their
preventive and therapeutic effects. Up to now there were observed nutritious, antioxidant,
anti-microbial, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-atherosclerotic, antiallergenic,
chemopreventive, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic, and fibrinolytic effects of
beekeeping products, as well as their inhibitor activity to platelet aggregation and
immunomodulatory activities (Nascimento and Luz, 2018; Sig, 2019). Positive and healing
effects of BP and BB (Kieliszek et al., 2018) are as follows:
1) BP is used in the lack of appetite, delayed development, and malnutrition in children and
adults. Its extracts have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-androgenic, and anticancer
properties. It has a hypoglycemic effect. When administered with antidepressants it can
reduce their dose. Its long-term use of boosts mood. It can be safely used to relieve
oxidative stress and inflammation of nerves;
2) BB reduces allergic reactions. And the opposite: bee products can cause allergic reactions,
in particular, anaphylaxis (Jagdis and Sussman, 2012; Sig, 2019). It demonstrates an anti-
aging and anti-anemic activity and regenerates all cells of the body. It is very helpful in the
treatment and prevention of extravasations, as well as problems arising from the poor
condition of the blood vessels;
3) Both of them (BP and BB) are food with good nutritive value and strengthen the organism
in whole, especially the immune system. They have antibacterial activity and reduce the
side effects of antibiotic treatment. They regulate cholesterol level in the blood and reduce
total lipid content. They support the function of the hematopoietic system.
Beekeeping products have a high potential and require further research on the
possibility of their use in the prevention and treatment of diseases in humans.
Keywords: bee pollen, bee bread.

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