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It's not just honey. Apitherapy has enormous healing potential

MedExpress Team

Medexpress

Published Nov. 4, 2024 09:05

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- We are aiming to be able to talk about evidence-based apitherapy. The idea is that apitherapy should be based on specific scientific studies and on relevant standards," says Miroslaw Szczepanski, MD, PhD, from the Medical University of Warsaw, a specialist in laryngology and president of the Polish Apitherapy Society. Interest in treatment with bee products is growing. There is also a growing awareness that their range and possibilities are much wider than one might think.

A CONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO AN UNCONVENTIONAL METHOD

As Dr. Miroslaw Szczepanski explains, bee-derived products show medicinal effects and this is supported by scientific research. However, apitherapy is often practiced by people who do not have the appropriate scientific and medical skills, which does not facilitate building trust in this method. Among other things, this was the reason why it was decided to establish the Polish Apitherapy Society.

- We want to weld the entire beekeeping, pharmaceutical, medical and scientific community together so that we can finally work out standards and later appropriate legislation. The goal is for bee preparations to be able to function like medicines," the PTA president points out.

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