Therapeutic Use of Bee Venom and Potential Applications in Veterinary Medicine

Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that consists of the treatment of diseases through products collected, processed, and secreted by bees, specifically pollen, propolis, honey, royal jelly, and bee venom. In traditional medicine, the virtues of honey and propolis have been well-known for...

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Published in:Veterinary sciences 2023-02, Vol.10 (2), p.119
Main Authors: Bava, Roberto, Castagna, Fabio, Musella, Vincenzo, Lupia, Carmine, Palma, Ernesto, Britti, Domenico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Alternative medicine
Animal models
anti-inflammatory activity
Antifungal activity
antimicrobial and antiviral activity
antioxidant activity
Antiviral activity
apitherapy
Arthritis
bee venom
Bees
Cell lines
Central nervous system
Clinical trials
Homeopathy
Honey
Illnesses
Inflammation
Materia medica and therapeutics
Peptides
Propolis
Proteins
Review
Rheumatism
Royal jelly
Therapeutics
Transposition
Venom
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that consists of the treatment of diseases through products collected, processed, and secreted by bees, specifically pollen, propolis, honey, royal jelly, and bee venom. In traditional medicine, the virtues of honey and propolis have been well-known for centuries. The same, however, cannot be said for venom. The use of bee venom is particularly relevant for many therapeutic aspects. In recent decades, scientific studies have confirmed and enabled us to understand its properties. Bee venom has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, central nervous system inhibiting, radioprotective, antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties, among others. Numerous studies have often been summarised in reviews of the scientific literature that have focused on the results obtained with mouse models and their subsequent transposition to the human patient. In contrast, few reviews of scientific work on the use of bee venom in veterinary medicine exist. This review aims to take stock of the research achievements in this particular discipline, with a view to a recapitulation and stabilisation in the different research fields.
ISSN:2306-7381
2306-7381
DOI:10.3390/vetsci10020119