Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volumn 2017, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Pasupuleti, Visweswara Rao ^a   Sammugam, Lakhsmi ^a   Ramesh, Nagesvari ^a   Gan, Siew Hua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIONS; BIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL; DERMATOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS; MICROBIAL INHIBITION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

HEALTH;

NATURAL PRODUCT; PROPOLIS; ROYAL JELLY; ANTIOXIDANT; FATTY ACID; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGING; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DIABETIC FOOT; DIARRHEA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DYSPEPSIA; FOOT ULCER; GASTRITIS; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEART PROTECTION; HONEY; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUTH DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PEPTIC ULCER; PHARYNGITIS; REVIEW; SKIN CARE; SKIN DEFECT; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

DISEASES; FOOD; METABOLISM; NUTRIENTS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FATTY ACIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HONEY; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PROPOLIS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 85027283699     PISSN: 19420900     EISSN: 19420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1259510     Document Type: Review

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