Apitherapy - A sweet approach to dental diseases. Part II: Propolis

Abstract: “Look back into the nature and then you will understand everything better.” This quote by Albert Einstein clearly point towards the paradigm shift from costlier antibiotic therapies to the old tradition remedies with minimum side effects like apitherapy. Apitherapy is the medicinal use of products made by honeybees. Therapies involving the honeybee have existed for thousands of years and some may be as old as human medicine itself. This can include the use of honey, propolis, pollen, royal jelly, and bee venom. This piece of writing throws a light on proplis and its clinical importance in medicine and dentistry. Key Words: Apitherapy, Propolis, Phytotherapy, Plant. Introduction: Apitherapy, or ―bee therapy‖ is the medicinal use of products made by honeybees. Bees have been in existence for 125 million years and their evolutionary success has allowed them to become perennial species that can exploit virtually all habitats on Earth. This success is largely because of the chemistry and application of the specific products that bees manufacture: honey, beeswax, venom, propolis, pollen and royal jelly