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Propolis can kill bacteria, herpes virus, shrink tumors, and even prevent anesthesia-related memory loss - in dogs and people! Learn what bee propolis can do for you and your dogs.

Honey For Coughs
PA State University College Of Medicine conducted a study on children 2 to 18 years of age with upper respiratory infections. 30 minutes before bedtime, they were given one teaspoon of buckwheat honey or honey-flavored dextromethorphan (DM), the most common OTC cough syrup.

Honey reduced intensity and frequency of cough, aided sleep and outperformed the cough syrup.

Propolis MUMMIFIES

The bioflavanoids in propolis lock viruses in a coat of protein, much like the bees use it to mummify invaders in the bee hive.

Honey For Healing
Honey is among the most effective therapies for lesions, wounds, burns, surgical cuts, and lesions. A U.K. research study found that honey acted as a barrier against tumor implantation following lapraropscopic cancer surgery which, when the instruments are withdrawn, leave a small hole that can spread cancerous tissue, a known risk in cancer surgery.

HONEY BEES HEAL DOGS AND PEOPLE!

Honey vs Sugar
Sweet tooth? Don’t worry about dental decay from honey. Unlike sugar, you can use honey to sweeten tea or coffee because honey's strong anti-bacterial properties help protect teeth against plaque and gums against gingivitis, both caused by bacterial growth.

“Real Honey?”
A word of caution here, whether for medicinal or health reasons, avoid any honey that doesn’t say “raw” or "unfiltered" on the label. All honey is "pure" but processed honey is usually an attractive golden color and pours easier because sugar or corn syrup will have been added to boost sweetness and cut cost of real honey.

Trying to find anything truly natural can be difficult but raw, unprocessed honey will be NOT be clear and golden. It will be darker, “honey” colored and slightly cloudy.

Propolis for Arthritis

The ethanolic extract of propolis has profound anti-inflammatory effects on chronic inflammations. In addition to easing arthritis pain, the anti-inflammatory power of propolis calms asthma and allergy attacks by reducing smooth muscle airway contractions.

Bee Medicine For Allergies
Local honey is always best, especially for allergies. Like an allergy shot but much cheaper (!) honey, propolis, and bee pollen harvested from local hives stimulates your immune system against allergy-causing pollens particular to your area.

HONEY BEE PROPOLIS

Barbara J. Andrews, Publisher, TheDogPlace

Bee Propolis has been documented as a healing agent for more than two thousand years.

Why haven’t you heard about bee propolis? The answer is simple - today we have pharmaceutical companies. Thankfully, "old time" natural health aids work so well that mankind has kept the information alive, even as drug researchers find new ways to alter herbs, seeds, and even soil and clay so it can be patented, controlled and made incredibly profitable.

So What Is Bee Propolis?

Propolis is a sticky resin that seeps from the buds and bark of trees, Bees gather the propolis, carry it to the hive, and with waxy flakes secreted from their abdomens, they blend it into "bee propolis" which they use for many purposes. For instance, worker bees line the little cells in which the queen bee lays her eggs, and due to its antiseptic properties, the propolis lining insures a hospital-clean environment for rearing her brood. It does the same for your wounds...

Bees use propolis to seal and sanitize their hives in other ways. When an invader gets into the hive, the bees kill it and if the body can’t be removed, they encase it in propolis to prevent decay and the development of harmful bacteria, viruses, mold, and other yucky stuff common to corpses. See Egyptian entombing below.

Bee Propolis For Fertility?

That's right and there's reason to believe propolis can work for dogs as well as humans. A study in women found astounding benefits in the treatment of endometriosis and infertility problems. Women given 500mg of propolis twice daily resulted in a pregnancy rate of 60% as opposed to 20% for women not given propolis.

Go ahead, talk to your vet about the possibilities for a non-productive brood bitch. We know there's no motivation for a veterinary university to do study in dogs but if my bitch was having conception problems, and the vet couldn’t pin it down, I would put her on a propolis dosage appropriate for her size. What’s to lose? Propolis has virtually no known harmful or allergic effects.

Another breeding problem is cystitis, common during estrus cycles. Again, bees can come to the rescue with honey and vinegar, covered in the link below.

Bee Propolis For Surgery?

If you or your dog face surgery then you need to know that propolis may protect against cognitive impairment when undergoing general anesthesia. Haven’t you noticed that someone in your family was a little “slow” to catch onto things after surgery? Not remembering much about having been sick is good; it is the brain’s protection for our conscious mind and actually makes healing easier. But mild, temporary amnesia is not the same as brain cell impairment.

It happens to some degree in any surgery but In brain or heart surgery wherein the blood supply is held back and then re-introduced, the risk of cognitive malfunction is heightened during reperfusion (blood flow resumption) which is associated with a rapid return of oxygen-derived free radicals. Such surgery would be a rare procedure in dogs but anesthesia-induced loss of memory can occur in pets and as in humans, it can persist for days, weeks, or permanently. Unfortunate it is that your dog can't tell you he feels foggy and “forgetful”.

Human Applications For Bee Propolis

Research in Israel has shown that bee propolis is protective against the herpes simplex virus in living organisms. It has been used for centuries in Egypt where recent studies have also shown it has strong anti-tumor activity. Get this. Animals induced with tumors, when given bee propolis, failed to develop cancerous tumors and in fact, the tumors shrank! According to another Egyptian study, bee propolis has anti-asthma properties. Egyptian culture is famous for entombing, is that how they became interested in propolis? Because the bees use it to "entomb" invaders into the hive?

Bee propolis inhibits vascular endothelia growth and is a significant anti-inflammatory. It is said to be comparable to silver sulfadiazine in treating second-degree burns. Well? Why not? The application of raw honey saved countless lives following the horrible Bali nightclub fire of 2003 in which over 400 people were trapped and burned.

I have no medical training. I only provide anecdotal advice. Take it for what it’s worth, which may be nothing. But note that most prescription drugs are chemicalized (patentable versions) of something growing in your backyard or in a mountain meadow. They are those things naturalists call herbs and drug companies call “discoveries.”

People around the world have known the value of bees, honey, propolis, and pollen. Unfortunately, our brains are re-wired by a constant barrage of TV advertising. It is not too late for those who want health at the least cost to the human body, and the bank account. Thanks to the internet, over 65% of the population in America has used one or more forms of CAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) and the numbers are much higher in other countries.

My job isn't to convince you of anything, only to present new ideas and results of medical studies. The rest is up to you. If you open your mind to the "newness" of ancient remedies, you and your dogs can benefit.

Learn more about Honey Bee Pollen, Apple Cider Vinegar, Tea Leaves for Whelping, what to keep under your kitchen sink and other fascinating health aids.

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