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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.

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