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Propolis is a natural product made by bees like honey, royaljelly and pollen mass. In nature, to preserve from invasion of external bacteria and to keep clean inside their beehive, bees secrete saliva on a tree to mixed its enzyme with sap, and it is smeared over entrance of their beehive.
Propolis has been used in various places worldwide over many centuries since ancient Greece, Egypt, the Inca Empire and also in France of 18-19 century, etc. Recently it is continuously used in many countries as a material of toothpaste, cosmetics and natural food.
The left photograph shows a portion of propolis collected during inspection of the hive of bred bees.
As the time goes by, it gradually turns into black.
Propolis is a balanced material including amino acid, mineral, vitamin, organic acid and etc. Moreover, especially mentioned, it includes 20 to 30 kinds of flavonoids. Existence of natural flavonoids is a main feature of propolis.
Referenced books:
"Medical Effects of Propolis, Dictionary for practical use of Propolis "
Tatsuhiro Shirasaka, Tadao Ishizuka
(KODANSHA, 1997)
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