Russian Republic to Produce Apitherapy Products

Kulinski District of Dagestan Implements a Number of Large Investment Projects

Makhachkala, April 5, 2011 - The Kulinski district administration along with the Republican Agency for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations developed an investment passport of the region.

According to the passport data the local administration intends to create a big animal farm in the settlement of Tsovkra.

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Brown Propolis Boosts Feed Efficiency in Lambs

Addition of Propolis or Monensin in the Diet: Behavior and Productivity of Lambs in Feedlot
Animal Feed Science and Technology, Article in Press

This study assessed the behavior and the productive performance of lambs finished in feedlot receiving diets added with green propolis, brown propolis or monensin sodium.

The experiment used a randomized block design that compared weight gain of 32

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Koreans Travel to Uganda to Buy Propolis

Bee Keepers Reap Big From Propolis
By Ronald Kalyango, New Vision, 3/30/11

When we think of honey, bees and pollen are foremost in our thoughts. Yet another important substance, propolis, a sticky resin collected by bees, is often far from our minds.

Propolis is a chemical that can work as an antibiotic, soothe inflammations, speed up healing of wounds, ease rheumatic pains, combat fungal

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Bees Use Propolis to Protect Hive From Pesticide-Contaminated Pollen

Honeybees 'Entomb' Hives to Protect Against Pesticides, Say Scientists By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian (UK), 4/4/11

Honeybees are taking emergency measures to protect their hives from pesticides, in an extraordinary example of the natural world adapting swiftly to our depredations, according to a prominent bee expert.

Scientists have found numerous examples of a new phenomenon – bees "entombing"

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Article Outlines Health Benefits of Bee Products

Jury’s Out on Honey’s Health Benefits, But Buzz Grows By Kim Mulford, (Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier-Post, 3/28/2011

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used it. So did your grandmother. But modern medicine hasn’t fully recognized the health benefits of honey and other bee products.

Few well-controlled studies have been done on the effectiveness of apitherapy, or the medical use of

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Propolis’ Synergistic Effect with Antibiotics Examined

Antibacterial Effects of Brazilian and Bulgarian Propolis and Synergistic Effects with Antibiotics Acting on the Bacterial DNA and Folic Acid
Nat Prod Res, 2011 Jan 1:1-6

Propolis is a honeybee product that has been used since ancient times because of its therapeutic effects.

It can be used in the development of alternative therapies for the treatment of many diseases, and because propolis

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Propolis, Propolis Component Show Anti-Cancer Activity

Effect of Propolis and Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) on NFκB Activation by HTLV-1 Tax
Antiviral Research, Article in Press

HTLV-1 is the etiological agent of an aggressive malignancy of the CD4+ T-cells, adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and other sever clinical disorders. The viral Tax protein is a key factor in HTLV-1 pathogenicity. A major part of Tax oncogenic potential is accounted for by

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Propolis Ethanol Extract Shows Stronger Antioxidant Activity

Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolics of Propolis from the Basque Country (Northeastern Spain)
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, Online First

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity (AA) of 19 propolis extracts prepared in different solvent (ethanol and propylene glycol).

It was observed that all the samples tested had AA, although results varied

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Propolis Boosts Fracture Healing

Effects of Propolis on Fracture Healing: An Experimental Study
Phytotherapy Research, March 21, 2011

Propolis is a substance of honeybee origin with known antioxidant effects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of propolis on fracture healing and the antioxidant system in an experimental setting.

Thirty-two rats that underwent experimental femur fracture and then fixation

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New Apitherapy Quality Standards Project

By Horacio Mezziga, ApiNews, 3/21/2011

The Apitherapy Commission of Apimondia has set up new program to establish a standard of quality for products pertaining to Apitherapy. The program will provide a Gold Label which will protect the name apitherapy from being used for products that fail to reach the standards demanded in medicine.

Many years of research in the apitherapy field have given

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Review: Propolis Research and the Chemistry of Plant Products

Nat Prod Rep. 2011 Mar 16

Covering: 1979 to 2010

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Plant Source of Indonesian Propolis Identified

Indonesian Propolis: Chemical Composition, Biological Activity and Botanical Origin
Nat Prod Res, 2011 Mar;25(6):606-13

From a biologically active extract of Indonesian propolis from East Java, 11 compounds were isolated and identified: four alk(en)ylresorcinols (obtained as an inseparable mixture) (1-4) were isolated for the first time from propolis, along with four prenylflavanones (6-9) and

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Propolis Boost to Anti-Cancer Drug Related to Gender

Antitumor Effect of Croatian Propolis as a Consequence of Diverse Sex-Related Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPD) Protein Expression
Phytomedicine, 2011 Feb 24

The aim of this study was to detect the antitumor properties of Croatian propolis in BALB/c male and female mice injected with 4T1 mammary carcinoma. Furthermore, the gender-dependence of this effect and the possible involvement of

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Propolis Products Could Prevent Cavities

Antimicrobial Effect of Korean Propolis Against the Mutans Streptococci isolated from Koreans
J Microbiol, 2011 Feb;49(1):161-4. Epub 2011 Mar 3

The aim of this study was to determine the optimal concentration of Korean propolis against clinical isolates of mutans streptococci (MS) from Koreans.

The antimicrobial activity was evaluated using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and

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