Royal jelly is a natural product of bees, which possesses exceptional properties useful for the body, which determines its high cost. The treatment with this beekeeping product (apitherapy) is recognized by the doctors of the whole world and is used to strengthen the body's defenses against bacterial and viral infections. For Western doctors and pharmacists it has long been not new to use this product as a basis in many drugs. At us it still carry to the category of national medicine. So, royal jelly: medicinal properties - this will be discussed below.
What is royal jelly?
Royal jelly is a thick white or creamy substance produced by bees, with a certain odor and sweet and sour taste. This is the product that bees "produce" to feed young workers, bees, drones and the queen-queen. Royal jelly has a high biological value and a rich nutritional composition. The substance is a jelly-like mass immersed in honeycombs. There are two types. The first one is more liquid, containing an initial set of vitamins and microelements, and the second one has a denser concentration and contains more active ingredients. They also feed on the queen bee to preserve their active metabolism.
Royal jelly is also called food additives, which include bee products with a high percentage of active substances and a variety of nutritional properties. These points need to be considered when buying royal jelly. Make sure that this is the original product, and the food supplement is a substitute.
What do you need to know about the active ingredients of royal jelly?
Royal jelly is the basis of full functional nutrition. It consists of 18 amino acids of the acid complex in the structures of dozens of types of proteins, the functions of some of them appear in the form of physiologically active enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins (B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, H, PP), minerals The number of active compounds (peptides, proteins, sterols) is also very high in this product. Some of them are weak or only partially studied.
What is royal jelly used for and what health benefits does it have?
In traditional oriental medicine, integral royal jelly is used as a substance with a number of therapeutic effects on the human body, such as:
- improvement of metabolism;
- lowering cholesterol;
- increased appetite;
- improvement of hemopoiesis;
- stimulation of endocrine glands function;
- action as an antibiotic with antiviral properties;
- slowing down the aging process
Unfortunately, today Western medicine can scientifically confirm only a small part of the traditional views on the effects of royal jelly. It is believed that significant differences in the perception of this type of treatment in different countries sometimes prevent the adoption of this remedy as an official drug. Methods of making medicines based on royal jelly also leave much to be desired. Especially in connection with the devastating effects that enzymes, vitamins and trace elements undergo in the process of grinding and purifying this product.
Proven therapeutic properties of royal jelly:
- Effective in the fight against immunodeficiency, as well as in Graves disease;
- Stimulates the growth of cells responsible for the functions of the nervous system and the maintenance of life and health of nerve cells in the human body;
- Stimulates the growth of stem cells (the main cells, without which the growth and functioning of human organs is impossible)
Assumptions and unproved assertions:
- Antiviral and antibacterial (as in antibiotic) properties. Research was carried out at the tissue culture level of rats, but they were not officially approved in humans to confirm the expected consequences;
- Anti-carcinogenic effect - there is no firm evidence of its manifestation in humans;
- Helps to heal wounds - there is an application for this discovery, but there are no signs of such an effect when administered orally in humans;
- Reduces cholesterol levels - there is no evidence of a direct disappearance of bad cholesterol, only a partial decrease in the level of very low density lipoproteins (this is another type of cholesterol molecule) after 4 weeks of intake. All the rest is only an assumption;
Side effects and contraindications for use of royal jelly
There are many cases of allergic reactions when taking royal jelly. If you are allergic to pollen, then you should treat with great attention to the consumption (especially primary) of bee products. Statistics show that there are cases of asthma attacks, allergic crises and even death in connection with the use of beekeeping products by people suffering from allergies.
In what doses should I take?
There are no clinical studies indicating the average daily dose of the product. The recommended dose varies depending on the food manufacturers and the form in which it is released. If we talk about jelly or powder - then there is one norm, if the liquid form - the other. In the form of a powder royal jelly is usually recommended to take from 300 mcg. up to 1000 mcg. per day.
In what food supplements does royal jelly occur?
Royal jelly can be found in the form of an independent food supplement or in combination with other medicinal natural preparations. For example, it can be ginseng, ginkgo biloba, echinacea, etc. You can find derivatives of royal jelly in multivitamin preparations, as well as in combined products of beekeeping. In cosmetology, royal jelly, the medicinal properties of which sin is not used, is added to preparations for hair and skin care. These cosmetics have a beneficial effect on the appearance of a woman, allowing her to "deceive" her age. And although it is not scientifically proven, every woman can experience the unsurpassed effect of royal jelly and its derivatives on her body, beauty and age.