Star Tribune (USA), 4/5/2006
No two jars of Ames Farm's single-source bee pollen taste exactly the same. That's because owner Brian Fredericksen harvests from more than a dozen Minnesota fields, bottling each location's contents separately. One 6.5 oz. jar might hail from a wildflower-filled meadow near Minnetrista, another might come from a grove of chestnut trees in the state's far southeastern corner, and both will have subtly different summertime flavor notes. Pebbly and golden, with an intensely floral fragrance, this rich source of protein can be stirred into juices, yogurt, smoothies and hot and cold cereals…
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Honey Used in ‘Organic Facial’
And Now a Facial Good Enough to Eat
Anastasia Hendrix, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/9/2006
Mary Beth Alessandri carefully sets four bright red, organic tomatoes in a stainless steel bowl and puts a tub of organic honey and a container of organic, raw brown sugar on a table alongside a small, white food processor. It looks like the foundation of some California cuisine creation at a vegetarian restaurant. But Alessandri is not a chef; she's prepping to make one of her signature "organic facials" on the menu at Cloud 9 Spa, which she opened in September in the Flood Building in downtown San Francisco…
Anastasia Hendrix, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/9/2006
Mary Beth Alessandri carefully sets four bright red, organic tomatoes in a stainless steel bowl and puts a tub of organic honey and a container of organic, raw brown sugar on a table alongside a small, white food processor. It looks like the foundation of some California cuisine creation at a vegetarian restaurant. But Alessandri is not a chef; she's prepping to make one of her signature "organic facials" on the menu at Cloud 9 Spa, which she opened in September in the Flood Building in downtown San Francisco…
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Royal Jelly Viewed as ‘Miracle Cure’ in Iraq
Iraq's Honey Industry Slowly Trickles Back
By John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times (USA), 4/8/2006
BAQUBAH, Iraq — Alwan Abdal Razzaq, a balding man in a green suit, holds up a vial of opaque fluid.
"This is the queen's food," says the 47-year-old beekeeper. "It is $20 for a vial."
Known here as a miracle cure for everything from arthritis to headaches, royal jelly, the sickly sweet substance that bees feed to a larva to turn it into a queen, is a valuable commodity in rural Iraq, where folk remedies are a common alternative to modern medicine. Especially when modern medicine has become so expensive as to be out of reach for many…
By John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times (USA), 4/8/2006
BAQUBAH, Iraq — Alwan Abdal Razzaq, a balding man in a green suit, holds up a vial of opaque fluid.
"This is the queen's food," says the 47-year-old beekeeper. "It is $20 for a vial."
Known here as a miracle cure for everything from arthritis to headaches, royal jelly, the sickly sweet substance that bees feed to a larva to turn it into a queen, is a valuable commodity in rural Iraq, where folk remedies are a common alternative to modern medicine. Especially when modern medicine has become so expensive as to be out of reach for many…
Friday, April 07, 2006
Review of Honey as Wound Dressing Now Online
Healing Honey: The Sweet Evidence Revealed
SAGE Journal provides support for the use of honey as a wound dressing
(Thousand Oaks, CA, USA – April 6,2006) Substantial evidence demonstrates that honey, one of the oldest healing remedies known to medicine, produces effective results when used as a wound dressing. A review article in the most recent issue of SAGE Publications' International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds summarizes the data. Scientists performed 22 trials involving 2,062 patients treated with honey, as well as an additional 16 trials that were performed on experimental animals…
The article "The Evidence Supporting the Use of Honey as a Wound Dressing" can be found on The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds' website at http://ijlew.sagepub.com.
SAGE Journal provides support for the use of honey as a wound dressing
(Thousand Oaks, CA, USA – April 6,2006) Substantial evidence demonstrates that honey, one of the oldest healing remedies known to medicine, produces effective results when used as a wound dressing. A review article in the most recent issue of SAGE Publications' International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds summarizes the data. Scientists performed 22 trials involving 2,062 patients treated with honey, as well as an additional 16 trials that were performed on experimental animals…
The article "The Evidence Supporting the Use of Honey as a Wound Dressing" can be found on The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds' website at http://ijlew.sagepub.com.
Possible Interaction Reported Between Royal Jelly and Warfarin
Warfarin and Royal Jelly Interaction
Pharmacotherapy, April 2006; 26(4):583-6
An 87-year-old African-American man came to the internal medicine clinic for a routine anticoagulation management visit. He had no complaints. His medical history was significant for stage IV-A follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. His long-term drug therapy consisted of warfarin, felodopine, lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide, controlled-release diltiazem, potassium chloride, and oxycodone. He reported adherence with his prescribed drugs and denied taking any over-the-counter or herbal products…
On admission to the hospital, his INR was 6.88, which increased to 7.29 during his hospital stay. On further investigation, the patient admitted that he had started taking an herbal supplement, royal jelly, 1 week earlier. When asked specifically about the ingredients in the supplement, he stated that royal jelly was the only component. Relative to the patient's denial of any other changes in his condition or drug regimen, the most probable explanation for his elevated INR and subsequent bleeding is a possible interaction between royal jelly and warfarin.
To our knowledge, no case reports concerning royal jelly and warfarin taken concomitantly have been reported. Clinicians should be proactive and repeatedly provide education regarding the potential dangers of dietary supplements taken with conventional drugs.
Pharmacotherapy, April 2006; 26(4):583-6
An 87-year-old African-American man came to the internal medicine clinic for a routine anticoagulation management visit. He had no complaints. His medical history was significant for stage IV-A follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension. His long-term drug therapy consisted of warfarin, felodopine, lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide, controlled-release diltiazem, potassium chloride, and oxycodone. He reported adherence with his prescribed drugs and denied taking any over-the-counter or herbal products…
On admission to the hospital, his INR was 6.88, which increased to 7.29 during his hospital stay. On further investigation, the patient admitted that he had started taking an herbal supplement, royal jelly, 1 week earlier. When asked specifically about the ingredients in the supplement, he stated that royal jelly was the only component. Relative to the patient's denial of any other changes in his condition or drug regimen, the most probable explanation for his elevated INR and subsequent bleeding is a possible interaction between royal jelly and warfarin.
To our knowledge, no case reports concerning royal jelly and warfarin taken concomitantly have been reported. Clinicians should be proactive and repeatedly provide education regarding the potential dangers of dietary supplements taken with conventional drugs.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Study: Propolis Flavonoid Content Higher in Korean than Brazil
Antioxidant and Antimicrobial activities of Propolis from Several Regions of Korea
LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 39, Issue 7, September 2006, Pages 756-761
Abstract: Biological activities of different propolis extracts in Korea were examined for the evaluation of quality comparison with that from Brazil (BZ). Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of propolis extracts from Yeosu (YS) and Cheorwon (CW), whose values were higher than BZ, were also shown to be more aboudant…
The extracts of YS and CW had effective antimicrobial activities on Staphilococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium and Candida albicans. Strong antioxidant, radical-scavenging and antimicrobial activities of YS and CW seemed to relate with high values, total polyphenol, and flavonoid contents.
LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 39, Issue 7, September 2006, Pages 756-761
Abstract: Biological activities of different propolis extracts in Korea were examined for the evaluation of quality comparison with that from Brazil (BZ). Total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of propolis extracts from Yeosu (YS) and Cheorwon (CW), whose values were higher than BZ, were also shown to be more aboudant…
The extracts of YS and CW had effective antimicrobial activities on Staphilococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium and Candida albicans. Strong antioxidant, radical-scavenging and antimicrobial activities of YS and CW seemed to relate with high values, total polyphenol, and flavonoid contents.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Brazilian Apiculture Congress Offers Workshops on Propolis, Pollen, Royal Jelly
The 16th Brazilian Apiculture Congress to be held May 22-25, 2006, in conjunction with the Brazilian Congress of Meliponiculture and EXPOAPIS 2006, will have a central theme focused on “50 Years of Africanized Bees.”
The congress program features workshops on “The Production and Processing of Bee Pollen,” “The Handling of Propolis Production,” “Brazilian Propolis: Composition, Diversity and Possible Applications,” and “Quality Control of Apiculture Products: Propolis and Royal Jelly.”
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The congress program features workshops on “The Production and Processing of Bee Pollen,” “The Handling of Propolis Production,” “Brazilian Propolis: Composition, Diversity and Possible Applications,” and “Quality Control of Apiculture Products: Propolis and Royal Jelly.”
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NHB: U.S. Grocery Stores Encouraged to Include Honey in Cold and Flu Isle
The U.S. National Honey Board (NHB) recently distributed a flyer to more than 4,000 grocery store buyers and product managers throughout the U.S., encouraging them to include a stack of honey in the cold and flu remedy isle. The flyer asked the grocery executives to complete a short survey regarding honey placement in the store. Of those responding, approximately half of the executives indicated that although they had not considered placing honey in the cold and flu aisle, they thought it was a good idea.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Apitherapy Used for More Than 2,000 Years
Patients All Abuzz
Apitherapy, which dates back more than 2,000 years, uses honey bees in the treatment of more than 500 diseases, conditions.
By Melissa DeLoach, News-Leader (USA), 4/4/2006
BRUNER — Jim Lafferty lifts the sleeve of his T-shirt and sits patiently as Reyah Carlson ices down his left shoulder. Across the room, a honey bee buzzes toward the sunlight reflected in the window of Carlson's living room…
Lafferty, 56, of Ava, suffers from arthritis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel. Calcium deposits in his left shoulder also contribute to his discomfort.
He has turned to apitherapy, or bee sting therapy, as a way to help reduce years of pain brought on by years of laying bricks and delivering mail.
Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products. Though it is not a proven science by the U.S. medical community, many claim the venom, pollen and beeswax can benefit anything from a toothache to allergy symptoms.
The practice of stinging a person with a honey bee dates back more than 2,000 years, according to the American Apitherapy Society. It's regarded as an early form of acupuncture...
Apitherapy, which dates back more than 2,000 years, uses honey bees in the treatment of more than 500 diseases, conditions.
By Melissa DeLoach, News-Leader (USA), 4/4/2006
BRUNER — Jim Lafferty lifts the sleeve of his T-shirt and sits patiently as Reyah Carlson ices down his left shoulder. Across the room, a honey bee buzzes toward the sunlight reflected in the window of Carlson's living room…
Lafferty, 56, of Ava, suffers from arthritis, tendonitis and carpal tunnel. Calcium deposits in his left shoulder also contribute to his discomfort.
He has turned to apitherapy, or bee sting therapy, as a way to help reduce years of pain brought on by years of laying bricks and delivering mail.
Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products. Though it is not a proven science by the U.S. medical community, many claim the venom, pollen and beeswax can benefit anything from a toothache to allergy symptoms.
The practice of stinging a person with a honey bee dates back more than 2,000 years, according to the American Apitherapy Society. It's regarded as an early form of acupuncture...
Monday, April 03, 2006
Student Study: ‘Ozonated’ Manuka Honey May Help Treat Colon Cancer
Two Take Top Science Fair Honors
By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star (USA), 4/3/2006
Nandini Sarma, a 10th-grader at Shawnee Mission East High School, won a major area science award for the second year in a row Sunday.
Sarma and 11th-grader Elena Ovaitt of West Platte High School took top honors at the 55th Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair…
Ovaitt looked into the effects of unprocessed and ozonated manuka honey on colon cancer cells. Ozonation, Ovaitt said, is a purification method that does not destroy the medicinal ingredients of the honey, which is made from the flowers of a bush that is native to New Zealand.
"Manuka honey is one of the most medicinal honeys out there," Ovaitt said. "My project showed that ozonated manuka honey has the potential of being an effective treatment for colon cancer. Of course, further studies will be needed to validate this."…
By Julius A. Karash, The Kansas City Star (USA), 4/3/2006
Nandini Sarma, a 10th-grader at Shawnee Mission East High School, won a major area science award for the second year in a row Sunday.
Sarma and 11th-grader Elena Ovaitt of West Platte High School took top honors at the 55th Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair…
Ovaitt looked into the effects of unprocessed and ozonated manuka honey on colon cancer cells. Ozonation, Ovaitt said, is a purification method that does not destroy the medicinal ingredients of the honey, which is made from the flowers of a bush that is native to New Zealand.
"Manuka honey is one of the most medicinal honeys out there," Ovaitt said. "My project showed that ozonated manuka honey has the potential of being an effective treatment for colon cancer. Of course, further studies will be needed to validate this."…
New Zealand Beekeepers Protest Proposed Honey Imports
Bee-Keepers Swarming to the Beehive in Honey-Import Protest
Radio New Zealand, 4/3/2006
Bee-keepers will protest at the Beehive in Wellington this week against proposals to allow imports of foreign honey into New Zealand.
A rally will be held at Parliament at midday on Tuesday.
Currently, honey imports are banned from all countries except some Pacific islands, because of the risk of introducing serious bee diseases such as European Foul Brood.
But the Biosecurity Authority has drafted new import health standards that would allow honey imports from Australia and other parts of the world.
Protest co-ordinator, Waikato beekeepers president, Russell Berry, says they don't accept that heat-treating imported honey, as proposed, would remove the disease threat...
Radio New Zealand, 4/3/2006
Bee-keepers will protest at the Beehive in Wellington this week against proposals to allow imports of foreign honey into New Zealand.
A rally will be held at Parliament at midday on Tuesday.
Currently, honey imports are banned from all countries except some Pacific islands, because of the risk of introducing serious bee diseases such as European Foul Brood.
But the Biosecurity Authority has drafted new import health standards that would allow honey imports from Australia and other parts of the world.
Protest co-ordinator, Waikato beekeepers president, Russell Berry, says they don't accept that heat-treating imported honey, as proposed, would remove the disease threat...
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Marketwatch: Burt’s Bees Hopes to Attract National Audience with 31-City US Tour
Burt's Bees on Tour
News & Observer (USA), 4/2/2006
Burt's Bees products are going on a 31-city, year-long tour.
The Durham company, which was sold two years ago to New York investment firm AEA, plans to give away $1.25 million in samples. All of its 150 products will be available.
The company is hoping to attract a national audience for its self-care products at a time when personal-care products are a booming sector. Analysts suggest it could be an acquisition target.
News & Observer (USA), 4/2/2006
Burt's Bees products are going on a 31-city, year-long tour.
The Durham company, which was sold two years ago to New York investment firm AEA, plans to give away $1.25 million in samples. All of its 150 products will be available.
The company is hoping to attract a national audience for its self-care products at a time when personal-care products are a booming sector. Analysts suggest it could be an acquisition target.
Burt's Bees Introduces Honey Lip Balm
Daily Post (UK), 3/30/06
They already make the world's number one selling lip balm and now Burt's Bees has introduced another winner the Honey Lip Balm and soothing treatment in a stick. It's made with sweet, soothing honey to moisturise and protect lips in the gentlest way and is packed with beeswax, shea butter, almond oil, cocoa butter and lanolin to keep lifts soft and healthy. Available from John Lewis store nationwide priced £2.99.
They already make the world's number one selling lip balm and now Burt's Bees has introduced another winner the Honey Lip Balm and soothing treatment in a stick. It's made with sweet, soothing honey to moisturise and protect lips in the gentlest way and is packed with beeswax, shea butter, almond oil, cocoa butter and lanolin to keep lifts soft and healthy. Available from John Lewis store nationwide priced £2.99.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Propolis a ‘Potential Useful Tool for Prostate Cancer Therapy’
Resveratrol and Propolis Extract
Oncology Research, 2006;15(9):409-21
In the Western world cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, and prostate carcinoma represents in men the second most important type of cancer-causing death. We have already shown that resveratrol (200 microM) triggers in DU145, an androgen-resistant prostate cancer cell line, a necrotic-like cell death, while propolis ethanolic extract (100 microg/ml) causes an apoptotic-like cell demise. The present research is aimed to better elucidate the molecular mechanisms activated by the two micronutrients...
The results presented suggest chemotherapy based on resveratrol and propolis, alone or in combination with vinorelbine, as a potential useful tool for prostate cancer therapy; the increase in cell cycle control and the modulation of HSPs expression reinforce this suggestion.
Oncology Research, 2006;15(9):409-21
In the Western world cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, and prostate carcinoma represents in men the second most important type of cancer-causing death. We have already shown that resveratrol (200 microM) triggers in DU145, an androgen-resistant prostate cancer cell line, a necrotic-like cell death, while propolis ethanolic extract (100 microg/ml) causes an apoptotic-like cell demise. The present research is aimed to better elucidate the molecular mechanisms activated by the two micronutrients...
The results presented suggest chemotherapy based on resveratrol and propolis, alone or in combination with vinorelbine, as a potential useful tool for prostate cancer therapy; the increase in cell cycle control and the modulation of HSPs expression reinforce this suggestion.
Survey: Older Americans Use Honey as Home Remedy
Folk Remedies Widely Used by Older Adults in North Carolina
Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 4/7/2006
(NewsRx.com) -- A survey of older adults in rural North Carolina shows that they widely use complementary medicine therapies, but tend to focus on folk or home remedies, such as taking a daily "tonic" of vinegar or using Epsom salts.
"What most people think about as complementary medicine - acupuncture, homeopathy and massage therapy - they aren't using at all," said Thomas Arcury, PhD, lead researcher, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "Their use is largely limited to home remedies, vitamins and minerals."…
Arcury said it is common to use some of the therapies, such as vinegar or honey, as a general tonic. "I've talked to older adults who'll tell you should take two tablespoons of vinegar every day in a glass of warm water because it's good for you," he said. "They aren't treating anything in particular."
The study divided CAM therapies in eight categories to better document which types of therapies are being used. The categories (and examples) are: food home remedies (honey, lemon and garlic), other home remedies (tobacco, Epsom salts, and salves), vitamins (multivitamins, folic acid and vitamin E), minerals (calcium, magnesium and zinc), herbs (gingko biloba, ginseng and Echinacea), popular manufactured products (flax seed, amino acids and glucosamine sulfate), CAM therapies (imagery, biofeedback and energy healing) and CAM practitioners (chiropractor, herbalist and acupuncturist).
More than half of participants used food home remedies (52%) and other home remedies (57%). Vitamins were used by 45% of participants and minerals by 17%. Interestingly, only 6% of participants used herbs for self-care…
Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 4/7/2006
(NewsRx.com) -- A survey of older adults in rural North Carolina shows that they widely use complementary medicine therapies, but tend to focus on folk or home remedies, such as taking a daily "tonic" of vinegar or using Epsom salts.
"What most people think about as complementary medicine - acupuncture, homeopathy and massage therapy - they aren't using at all," said Thomas Arcury, PhD, lead researcher, from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. "Their use is largely limited to home remedies, vitamins and minerals."…
Arcury said it is common to use some of the therapies, such as vinegar or honey, as a general tonic. "I've talked to older adults who'll tell you should take two tablespoons of vinegar every day in a glass of warm water because it's good for you," he said. "They aren't treating anything in particular."
The study divided CAM therapies in eight categories to better document which types of therapies are being used. The categories (and examples) are: food home remedies (honey, lemon and garlic), other home remedies (tobacco, Epsom salts, and salves), vitamins (multivitamins, folic acid and vitamin E), minerals (calcium, magnesium and zinc), herbs (gingko biloba, ginseng and Echinacea), popular manufactured products (flax seed, amino acids and glucosamine sulfate), CAM therapies (imagery, biofeedback and energy healing) and CAM practitioners (chiropractor, herbalist and acupuncturist).
More than half of participants used food home remedies (52%) and other home remedies (57%). Vitamins were used by 45% of participants and minerals by 17%. Interestingly, only 6% of participants used herbs for self-care…
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