@article{article_487864, title={Use of Propolis in Clinical Medicine. A review}, journal={Journal of Apitherapy and Nature}, volume={1}, pages={3–3}, year={2018}, author={Stangacıu, Stefan}, keywords={Propolis,Clinical medicine}, abstract={<table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="text-align: justify; width: 100%; border: none;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <tbody> <tr> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <td width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1;border-right:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:text1;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 0cm"> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;mso-yfti-cnfc:5"> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The </span> <b> <span style="font-size: 12px;">aim of the work </span> </b> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> is to find common characteristics, rules and principles of the use of propolis in clinical medicine, at international level. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">Scientists from all over the world have found that propolis, due to its extremely rich composition in useful, natural, pharmacologically active compounds can offer many useful properties and uses. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 12px;">Methods. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">We have studied scientific and regular papers on propolis, papers written in over 30 countries in various languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Romanian). The main studied topics were propolis geobotanical origin, uses in the beehive, physico-chemical characteristics, composition, pharmacological effects, indications, contra-indications, administration, preparations and products. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">We have discussed directly, at various national and international conferences, with scientists and practitioners that studies/uses regularly propolis. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">We have afterwards corroborated everything with our own clinical experience and the clinical experience of many colleagues from all over the world. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 12px;">Main results. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <span style="font-size: 12px;">Propolis can offer over seventy useful properties and hundreds of uses in clinical medicine, both as a preventative and as curative agent in human and veterinary medicine. It is also an excellent product for Api-Cosmetology. </span> <o:p> </o:p> </span> </p> <span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 12px;">Conclusions. </span> </b> <span lang="EN-US" style="background-image: initial; backgr}, number={3}, publisher={Oktay YILDIZ} }