The healing properties of propolis, this miraculous product, have been known since antiquity. In nature, propolis is a kind of shield that ensures the sterility of bee honeycombs, protecting them from all kinds of harmful substances. It performs a similar function in the human body.
Propolis contains vegetable resins, wax, tannins, essential oils, vitamins, calcium, iron, amino acids, zinc and many other substances, the number of which reaches fifty. Each of them performs a certain function in the human body, beneficially affecting various organs.
For the prevention and treatment of many diseases, propolis extract or its alcohol tincture is quite effective.
It is generally accepted that alcohol enhances the unique healing properties of medicinal plants, therefore medicine uses various concentrations of the extract, considering it a more potent form than a decoction. The technology of its preparation is quite simple, so it can be made at home.
Propolis extract is based on plant raw materials - propolis, reminiscent of dark brown plasticine, which must be, previously crushed, dissolved in high-quality medical alcohol. Then the infusion should be tightly corked in a bottle, insisted for ten days, shaking its contents every day.
Propolis extract can maintain its healing qualities for three years. Its consumption is very small, so you should not harvest this alcohol tincture in liters, even a few drops can help quite effectively.
"Elixir of Health", made on the basis of propolis, can be used externally for ear inflammation, skin lesions, injuries. Inside it is taken for peptic ulcers, colitis, flu. Since propolis extract has a wide range of immunomodulating properties, it can be used to treat sinusitis, stomach and intestinal ulcers, pharyngitis, and various ENT diseases. The volatile oils that make up propolis make the tincture antibacterial.
Propolis during pregnancy prevents excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis, which is a consequence of dysfunction of the sweat glands as a result of hormonal changes, it is very effective as a prevention of colds, and also helps in the fight against postpartum stretch marks.
Propolis is no less useful for the eyes: it is instilled with burns of the cornea and conjunctiva. And already on the second day you can get tangible results. However, for treating the eyes, the extract must be prepared on a water basis.
Twenty drops of extract, dissolved in one hundred milliliters of milk or water, are a standard dose for a person per day. In the process of treatment, it is necessary to take into account that propolis extract affects each person in different ways: some as a result of taking sleepy, others feel a surge of vigor. Therefore, those who take the remedy must independently determine what time of the day to drink tincture. The average course of treatment lasts about one month.
Propolis, which is a potent natural healing agent, must be taken very carefully, always having to consult a doctor in advance. After all, he, like other beekeeping products, can cause an allergic reaction, edema, cough, skin rash.
In addition, an overdose of alcohol extract is very dangerous, which can lead to increased pressure, arrhythmias.
Propolis is a real gift of nature, which helps the human body in the treatment of many diseases, provides it with the necessary substances, and its extract mixed with hot milk increases appetite, raises tonus, soothes nerves and drives off insomnia.