Debate on the virtues of hive products

Api-phytotherapy is currently recognised as an alternative or complementary medicine in the curative and preventive fields of health. Its applications are numerous, particularly in medicine, surgery, homeopathy, traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, nutrition, etc. To increase interest in hive products and draw attention to their numerous medicinal and therapeutic virtues, the "Espace Sciences et Vie" association is organising the 2nd International Conference on Api-phytotherapy from 20 to 22 May at the Palais des Congrès in Fes. Experts in beekeeping, scientists, clinicians, and practitioners of alternative medicine, coming from Germany, Belgium, the United States, Turkey, and Egypt, among others, will be present to launch the debate on the prospects for research development in the field of api-phytotherapy and discuss the latest advances in the medical use of products made by bees. The beneficial effects of these products (pollen, wax, royal jelly, honey, venom, etc.) and honey, which is rich in carbohydrates, organic acids, mineral substances, and trace elements, are no longer to be proven. Indeed, in addition to promoting the healing of digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, rheumatic, dermatological, ophthalmic, neurological, and gynaecological conditions, they contribute to reducing inflammation and stimulating a healthy immune response. Thus, for three days, participants in this conference will discuss various subjects relating to the nutritional and medicinal uses of bee products, the role of api-phytotherapy in the treatment of certain diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.), the pharmacological properties of honey and its antimicrobial effect, as well as the use of honey in the cosmetic field. The debates will also focus on the challenges currently facing the beekeeping sector, in particular, the decline in the bee population and its economic consequences, and the need to protect beekeeping as a craft industry in developing countries. It should be noted that the organisers aspire, through this conference, to create an international cooperative network of experts in the field of api-phytotherapy, with a view to promoting the exchange and sharing of knowledge and beekeeping development technologies between different countries. This conference will also be an opportunity to inform local businessmen about the field of activity of api-phytotherapy and the investment potential that the sector presents. Bee venom is a subject of debate. An ancestral therapy valuing beekeeping products, apitherapy is a marginal discipline suffering from a lack of notable credibility among health professionals. While honey is obviously at the heart of the discipline, it is bee venom that is the most debated. However, some have been convinced of its effectiveness for centuries. Apitherapy consists of using products harvested, processed, or secreted by the bee—honey, propolis, pollen, royal jelly, and venom—for dietary and therapeutic purposes. The use of venom is for strictly medical use due to its dangers, particularly the possibility of extremely serious allergic shocks. Hive products hold clever combinations of 100% natural vital elements. We will thus benefit from the effects linked to the synergistic multiplicity of the micronutrients present.

Closer to our diet, these natural supplements are immediately assimilated by our body.

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