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Biological and therapeutic effects of honey produced by honey bees and stingless bees: a comparative review


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Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao and Kumara Thevan Krishnan and Naguib Salleh and Siew Hua Gan Biological and therapeutic effects of honey produced by honey bees and stingless bees: a comparative review. pp. 657-664.

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Honey is a natural product produced by both honey bees and stingless bees. Both types of honey containunique and distinct types of phenolic and flavonoid compounds of variable biological and clinical impor-tance. Honey is one of the most effective natural products used for wound healing. In this review, thetraditional uses and clinical applications of both honey bee and stingless bee honey – such as antimicro-bial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antihyperlipidemic, and cardioprotective properties; thetreatment of eye disorders, gastrointestinal tract diseases, neurological disorders, and fertility disordersand wound healing activity are described.

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Item Type: Non-Indexed Article
Collection Type: Institution
Uncontrolled Keywords: Honey bee: Stingless bee honey: Antimicrobial activity: Anticancer activity: Physicochemical properties
Faculty/Centre/Office: Faculty of Agro - Based Industry
URI: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8426
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