What Is Propolis?

Propolis is a bee product that is made from bee saliva, beeswax, or tree sap. It’s used by the bees as a covering material in the hive to close off any openings. Did you know that propolis has fantastic medicinal values? It has been utilised for its curative properties in traditional medicine across the globe. The therapeutic value of our product includes a strong anti-ulcer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial action. It has great benefits on the skin and the liver, anti-tumour properties and powerful immune system boosting action, as well as possible benefits in treatment of diabetes.

Propolis is also referred to as bee glue. It’s a natural adhesive made and utilised by honey bee species to close off any openings in their beehive and safeguard their colony, food reserves and offspring from parasites, mould, humidity and intruders such as reptiles or small rodents. Our product is made out of tree sap and resins, often honey bee saliva, beeswax, and insect resins, all combined in particular quantities. This bee product has a rich, medicinal, bitter and overall unpleasant taste. It is a bit sticky, with the weak herbal, woody aftertaste.

Other flavour notes might be present depending on the type of resin gathered by honey bees. It doesn’t have a specific fragrance, except maybe for a resinous scent and a weak woody aroma. The colour of propolis varies, depending on the colour of the resins it contains, as plant resins are such a vital part of its composition. Often it is dark-brown, however, it could have various tones of amber, particularly dark or medium, even black. Sometimes, it could even come in shades of white, yellow, green or red. The consistency of the substance may differ as well. It has a stickier, glue-like consistency at room temperature and higher temperatures and it’s solid and tends to break easily at lower temperatures.

Health Benefits of Propolis

Bee propolis features a broad spectrum of therapeutic advantages, with strong anti-ulcer, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and other wonderful properties with noticeable curative effects. Below are more of the health benefits you need to try:

• Ideal for diabetics. Research on animal proves propolis extracts have the potential to lessen blood sugar levels, stop weight loss, lower oxidative stress in the kidneys and liver, and reduce blood cholesterol levels. It also helps to stop kidney damage connected with it.
• Good for kidney and liver health. Research proves the anti-oxidants in propolis safeguard the kidney and liver cells against damage. That indicates the hepatoprotective and kidney-protecting action of this apiculture product. On top of that, propolis has been known to have an anti-cancer activity over particular kinds of liver cancer cells.
• Proven anti-tumour and anti-oxidant activity. Propolis has anti-cancer effects by activating, backing and improving the activity of antibodies, cells, proteins and other elements of the immune system. Research proves it supports the action of natural killer cells within the body.
• Clears throat infection. Propolis is a great natural remedy for throat infections. It could help lessen symptoms and clear the infection quicker in cases of tonsillitis, pharyngitis, strep throat, and the common cold, among others.

Why You Should Buy This

Sweet Honey’s 100% Raw, Organic and Untreated propolis is created through a special process that keeps all the essential nutrients and anti-oxidant compounds within. You can rest assured our propolis has never been boiled, pasteurized or heated making it easily absorbent.
Complete spectrum of flavonoids present in our 100% raw propolis add an incredible anti-oxidant surge to the body nurturing the immune system to its full strength.
The best way to consume this product is before bedtime, on its own or mixed with water. If stirred into a drink, make sure that you pick room temperature one and never hot.