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In mainstream allopathic medicine, honeybee venom is used to treat people who are allergic to bee stings. A small amount of venom is injected during desensitization treatments to help patients develop a tolerance to stings.
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What is venom immunotherapy?
Venom immunotherapy is the process of injecting venom to treat various conditions. The most common form of venom immunization is bee venom therapy (BVT), with honeybee venom or stingers used to treat conditions.
What research has been done on bee venom immunotherapy?
During the late 1990s, researchers in countries including the United States, France, and Russia began researching the effect of bee venom immunotherapy on humans.
How is bee venom immunotherapy done?
Bee venom therapy involves the injection of venom by a needle, insertion of the stinger, or stinging by live bees. While a licensed physician must give injections, other treatments can be done by a bee venom therapist
Can bee venom immunotherapy cause side effects?
If there is an allergic reaction to bee venom therapy, emergency treatment should be started. Such symptoms as minor itching and swelling, however, are not causes for alarm. They are signs of the healing process.
What is bee venom immunotherapy used for in alternative medicine?
arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), acute and chronic injuries, migraine headaches, gout, acute sore throat, psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome, Bell's palsy, depression, AIDS, scar tissue, and asthma
What happens when propolis and bee venom are used together?
They are never used together. They are used for completely different purposes.
Is bee venom acid or alkali?
Bee venom (apitoxin) is mildly to moderately acidic, with a pH range of 4.5 to 5.5 depending on the specific species of bee.
I have heard that a bee or wasp will get into the venom of a dead snake if left around so if a bee or wasp gets into a snakes venom then stings you will you effected by the snakes venom?
This is NOT true.
Do all honey have bee venom?
Honey does not contain bee venom. It is a saturated or super-saturated solution of sugars, mainly glucose and fructose.
Is bee venom an acid or alkilis?
its an acid
Can bomble bee stings really kill people?
If the people are allergic to bee venom
Is bee venom beneficial to your health?
Yes, some experts believe that bee venom is beneficial to health but no, others disbelieve any benefit from apitherapy.Specifically, bee venom contains the peptide melittin. Apitherapists in Eastern Europe and Korea defend the venom's use to improve circulation, relieve inflammation, and strengthen immunity. Apitherapy has a history of being used in Asian traditional medicine since the second century B.C.
