Iron Magazine, February 24, 2014
Propolis is a sticky substance that bees make and which they
use to seal the inside of their hives. Supplements manufacturers put the same
propolis into capsules and tablets intended to stimulate the immune system.
Researchers at New York University may now have discovered a new application
for propolis. In the Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy they describe how
propolis in theory can protect women against breast cancer.
Propolis is a sticky substance that bees make and which they
use to seal the inside of their hives. Supplements manufacturers put the same
propolis into capsules and tablets intended to stimulate the immune system.
Researchers at New York University may now have discovered a new application
for propolis. In the Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy they describe how
propolis in theory can protect women against breast cancer.
Researchers have known for several years already that
propolis kills cancer cells in test tubes. Scientists suspect that the
cancer-inhibitory effect of propolis is due to flavonoid compounds such as
chrysin and quercetin, decano-acid analogues and above all caffeic acid
phenethyl ester, often abbreviated to CAPE…
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