| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 445 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- Bee Products and Their Applications in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Bee products-An overview of their pharmacological properties and medicinal applications -- Introduction -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Bee product pharmacology -- Ethical considerations with the use of bee products -- Problems of holistic apitherapy -- Bias in interpretation of scientific data -- Acceptance of bee products as medicine -- Possibilities for uses of bee products in medicine |
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Treatment of various types of wounds -- Wound infections -- Tonsillectomy -- Diabetic foot ulcers -- Radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis -- Burns -- Malignant fumigating wounds -- Herpes virus-associated skin lesions (HSV-1, HSV-2) -- Honey for acute coughs in children -- Oral health-Dental plaque and gingival inflammation -- Poststroke shoulder pain -- Musculoskeletal pain -- Bee products must be superior to other approaches -- Bringing bee products back into medicine-Discussion and concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 2 Bee products and skin therapy -- Introduction |
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Honey -- Types of honey -- The role of honey constituents -- Therapeutic properties of honey -- Propolis -- Propolis against photodamage of skin -- Antimicrobial properties of propolis against infections -- Wound healing properties of propolis -- Bee pollen -- Bee pollen and skin products -- A cosmetic ingredient for hair products -- Burn healing properties -- Royal jelly -- Royal jelly in skin care -- Therapeutic effects of royal jelly -- Beeswax -- Beeswax in cosmetics -- Beeswax in skin care -- Antimicrobial effects of beeswax -- Antioxidative and antiinflammatory activity of beeswax |
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Bee venom -- Cosmetic applications of bee venom -- Pharmacological value of bee venom -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Bee products and diabetes mellitus -- Introduction -- Preclinical studies on the antidiabetic potential of bee products -- Blood glucose, Hb1Ac, and lipid profiles -- Insulin deficiency -- Oxidative stress and insulin resistance -- Preclinical studies of bee products on diabetic complications -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Diabetic retinopathy -- Delayed wound healing -- Clinical studies involving bee products -- Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 4 Propolis and the immune system -- Introduction -- Phytochemicals of propolis responsible for immunomodulatory action -- Overview of the immune response -- Immunomodulatory effects on innate and adaptive immunity -- Effects on innate immunity -- Effects on phagocytes, NK cells, and cytokines -- Effects on dendritic cells and cytokines -- Effects on adaptive immunity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Propolis and gastrointestinal tract diseases -- Introduction -- Phytochemical constituents of propolis -- Effect of propolis on oral mucositis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bee products.
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Bee products -- Therapeutic use.
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Bee products industry.
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Honey.
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Honey
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honey.
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Bee products
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Bee products industry
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Bee products -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Boyacioglu, Dilek, editor
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| ISBN |
9780323900744 |
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0323900747 |
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