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Content > Health > Bee Propolis
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Health: Propolis The bees turn these into Propolis which they use to coat key areas in their hives such as entrances, to seal cracks, and to cover foreign objects too big for them to remove. It provides the bee colonies with an auto-immune system as well as acting as a combined antibiotic and anti-viral protection. All vulnerable areas of their hives are protected by Propolis, hence its name which translates from Greek as "Defender of the City".
The health-maintaining properties of Propolis have been known for thousands of years. It was used by Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician of the 5th century BC after whom the Hippocratic Oath is named, and then by the Romans. In England, it was mentioned by John Gerard in his Historie of Plants in 1597. The main active components of Propolis are flavonoid polyphenols, particularly the flavonols galangin and quercetin, the flavanone pinocembrin, and the flavone chrysone.
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