Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honey bee products, including honey, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom, for claimed therapeutic purposes. There is no scientific or clinical evidence for the efficacy or safety of apitherapy treatments, and the bee venom used in the practice can cause reactions ranging from minor irritation to allergic response, anaphylaxis or death.
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Modern use of bee venom appears to have originated with Austrian physician Philipp Ter? and his 1888 article
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Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honey bee products, including honey, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom.
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Is there scientific evidence that apitherapy works
No. There is no scientific or clinical evidence for its efficacy or safety, and the bee venom it uses can cause reactions ranging from minor irritation to anaphylaxis or death.
Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that uses honey bee products, including honey, bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom, for claimed therapeutic purposes. Modern use of bee venom in this way traces back to an Austrian physician's 1888 article, but there is no scientific or clinical evidence for the efficacy or safety of apitherapy treatments, and the bee venom used in the practice can cause reactions ranging from minor irritation to allergic response, anaphylaxis or death.
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