Healing with bees

Bees play an essential role in our daily lives. Flying from flower to flower, they pollinate. Without organized fertilization, there are no vegetables, no fruits, or even flowers! Guarantors of ecological and food diversity, bees are threatened by "colony collapse syndrome". The disappearance of hedges, the expansion of monocultures, the excessive use of pesticides, the existence of new parasites, all contribute to their weakening, so tragic for our planet.

We must save these bees that heal us. Of course, with their honey and all the other products of the hive. The author presents all the types of honey and their exceptional medicinal properties. But the beekeeper can also trap pollen with remarkable protein compounds: no less than eight amino acids excellent for health and immune defenses. And harvest royal jelly, the milk of bees, without harming the insects. Here it is the famous vitamin B5, present in abundance, which is sought by all those who are concerned about promoting the formation of antibodies, lowering their cholesterol levels, relieving their arthritis, reducing the acidity of their stomach... Finally, the beekeeper knows how to scrape the propolis and collect it on small grids: this resinous substance is an antiseptic and an outstanding antibiotic. Finally, a new path is opening up, apipuncture or how to heal with bee venom. The injection of this venom, harvested without losing the stinger, containing phospholipase A2 and peptides, makes it possible to have anti-inflammatory and immunostimulant treatments. And we are currently at the beginning of research in this area. Are we not talking about the treatment of polyarthritis or multiple sclerosis?

A fascinating, very detailed book, which discusses, for each of the hive products, all of the therapeutic benefits.

Presentation: Softcover, paperback

Author: Muriel Levet

Publication date: April 15, 2008

Format: 16 cm × 24 cm × 1.2 cm, 196 pages

Weight: 355 g

Publisher: Editions Trajectoire

ISBN: 9782841974443

In French only