Confirmed the medicinal properties of propolis extract

04 junho 2017

After 20 years of studies, researchers confirmed the anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antioxidant actions of propolis extract.
Among the wide variety of phytotherapics, propolis extract is one of the highlights of the last decades.

Collected by bees from several plants, the Brazilian propolis varies in its composition and appearance, and may have a dark brown, greenish or reddish brown color.

Its composition presents important phenolic acids and flavonoids among other chemical compounds that prove its biological and pharmacological properties.

After 20 years of studies, researchers from the Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture (Esalq) of USP, confirmed the anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antioxidant actions of propolis extract.

Popularly known as the "natural antibiotic" the propolis extract is consumed diluted in water, acting on the immune system helping to relieve the symptoms of flu, cold and respiratory allergies.

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Well-Being - Propolis can have anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antioxidant actions

Sources:

Rural Producer House - ESALQ/USP

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