Bee treatment or apitherapy is a field of medicine that includes treatment with any bee product: honey, bee venom, bee bread, propolis, podmore, royal jelly.

Treatment with bee stings has its own name, however, most often this procedure is also called apitherapy. She, like any other medical procedure, has its own indications and contraindications.

What is the use of apitherapy

Bee venom in moderation is a kind of medicine for humans. No wonder he found himself used in the production of various drugs. The poison contains more than 50 useful substances that are distributed in the blood after being stung. Bee venom increases hemoglobin levels, increases blood flow, lowers cholesterol.

Bee venom is called apitoxin - a substance that is beneficial to human health and is necessary for bees to protect themselves. It is a natural component, therefore it practically does not cause allergic reactions. There are more useful components in the venom of older bees than in young ones. The beneficial properties of apitoxin are expressed in the following:

The use of bees for treatment is common among beekeepers. They carry out the procedure for themselves or provide services for money. Some apiaries have built special houses for apitherapy. It is not recommended to trust even the most experienced beekeepers, because they may not know all the intricacies of medicine.

The sessions are also conducted by certified apitherapists. Wherein insects are applied not to a sore spot, but to biologically active points... This is how the maximum positive effect is achieved. Experienced apitherapists know where these points are located.

During the sting, the bee pierces the skin with its sting and releases venom. In this case, the person feels a strong burning sensation at the site of the bite. The bee cannot remove the sting, it remains in the skin, and the insect quickly dies, since a small part of the body remains with the sting. The wound is always too large and does not give the insect a chance of survival.

Burning and pain after stinging do not go away immediately, the duration depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. Usually, the discomfort subsides after half an hour or an hour after the bite. Swelling and redness may not go away for up to a day.

What diseases can be cured

Apitherapy covers a fairly wide range of medical indications. Indications for the use of apitherapy:

• joint diseases;
• intervertebral hernia;
• phlebeurysm;
• trophic ulcer;
• multiple sclerosis;
• type 2 diabetes mellitus;
• eye diseases;
• prostatitis;
• BPH;
• impotence in men.

And this is an incomplete list of diseases. We can say that bee venom has a beneficial effect on almost all vital human systems.

Contraindications

Before you start bee treatment, you need to make sure that the person does not belong to the category of people for whom apitherapy is contraindicated. Contraindications:

• pregnancy and lactation;
• heart diseases;
• diseases of the blood, kidneys and liver;
• tuberculosis;
• cancerous tumors;
• the stage of exacerbation of any chronic disease;
• a state of elevated temperature;
• intolerance to bee venom or allergies.

If a person has no contraindications, he is given a test. To do this, use several stings as tests and check the affected area the next day. If there is a rash, and the edema is not within the normal range, then treatment is not recommended.

Treatment methods

A disease like multiple sclerosis, is treated with apitherapy. Bee venom contains apitoxin, which blocks the development of the disease and has a beneficial effect on the entire nervous system. Multiple sclerosis is treated with many beekeeping products, but bee venom works the best. From 2 to 6 insects are placed in the lumbar zone at a time. The procedure is repeated every other day. If the redness and swelling go away rather quickly, you can repeat it the next day. In general, the course should get from 50 to 60 stings. Then you need to take a break.

Multiple sclerosis requires constant medical supervision. Bee venom will help you recover, but it won't be enough. Simultaneously with the course of apitherapy, you can take mumiyo, propolis tincture. Thanks to the poison, memory is restored gradually.

Bee sting treatment is prescribed for varicose veins... Insects are planted on inflamed veins. Bee venom contains peptides that have analgesic properties. Substances, getting into the inflamed node, contribute to the resorption of blood clots, and the legs return to their previous state.

With the help of a bee sting, they treat and osteochondrosis... Stinging occurs in the back, in a sore spot. There is a point treatment. Bee venom penetrates the nerve endings of the spinal cord and relieves pain. The effect is visible after just a few sessions.

Gout also treated with bee stings. You can be treated at home, and the effect occurs after several sessions. Insects are applied to the following areas: hips, shoulders, spine. Apitherapy helps reduce pain and inflammation.

Apitherapy treatment is effective in prostatitis... Such a procedure can permanently save a man from this ailment. For the treatment of prostatitis, more poison is needed, so before the procedure, the bees need to be pissed off. The session is carried out during the flowering of honey plants, when insects are constantly in motion, and they have more than enough energy. To further anger the bee, you can put it in a matchbox for a while. If you repeat the procedure several times, there will be no trace of prostatitis. The specialist knows the places where the bees should sting, it is better to trust him, and not to conduct the sessions on your own.

Apitherapy called the use of bee venom for medicinal purposes. It has long been known that beekeeping products are unique in their composition. This allows them to be used as a therapeutic agent for getting rid of many ailments, including diseases of the joints. From this article you will learn what types of non-surgical treatment with bee stings are, about the composition of bee venom, and how you can safely and effectively use it.

The benefits of bee venom

Bee venom is a waste product of bees with a rather complex composition:

• Amino acids are the backbone of proteins with enzymatic properties. They are the main substance that has an extensive effect on the human body.
• Peptides: cardiopen, melittin, adolapine. Peptides activate nonspecific factors of protection of the human body, thus affecting trophic processes. With their help, the mechanisms of regeneration of atrophic and subatrophic processes that arise during inflammation of the joints are triggered.
• Esters and biogenic amines.

In the process of treatment with bees, the risk of infection is eliminated, since bee venom is sterile. Moreover, it can retain its properties when heated to 100 0 C, and frozen.

Apitherapy is a unique way to treat joints in both men and women. People with diseases of the musculoskeletal system often have to take a fairly large amount of medication. It can be hormones and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. As you know, such drugs can become addictive over time, that is, they become ineffective. Moreover, such drugs have a negative effect on the functioning of the entire gastrointestinal tract.

In this regard, patients have to resort to methods of alternative medicine. Bee treatment is one of the few options, as it helps to mobilize the body's latent capabilities.

The presence of biogenic amines in bee venom, which have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, makes it possible to achieve high efficiency in treatment.

Effects of bee venom on the body

When the poison enters the affected area, the capillaries and arteries expand, while more blood rushes to the sore joint, swelling and painful sensations go away.

Due to a decrease in excitability in the ganglia of the autonomic nervous system, the transmission of nerve impulses through synapses is blocked, the effect of pain relief occurs... When treating with bee venom, metabolic processes in the cartilage are accelerated, due to which the synovial fluid in the cartilage tissue is restored.

Treatment with bee stings is recommended in courses. In this case, there is a gradual ingrowth of blood vessels into the affected area, collaterals are formed, thus it is possible to achieve restoration of innervation in the affected joints... Moreover, the therapeutic effect of apitherapy lasts for some time, since the diseased organ "remembers" the mechanism of action. In addition, bee venom is also able to stimulate the body's immune response.

In the treatment, the so-called shock therapy is used, which promotes the production of normal antibodies by the human body, which inhibit the production of abnormal proteins. To reach anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, the poison is injected into the area of ​​the affected joint.

Practical application of apitherapy

Treatment with bee stings may be indicated for the following diseases:

• common degenerative disc disease of the spine, including degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine;
• lumbar hernia, as well as other problems associated with the spine;
• pinching, inflammation of the sciatic nerve;
• gout;
• arthritis of the middle (knee, ankle, shoulder, shoulder, elbow) and large joints;
• arthritis with an autoimmune component - psoriatic or rheumatoid.

When treating with apitherapy, a number of rules must be followed. First of all, you need to consult with your therapist. An obligatory step is to check the patient for the possible presence of an allergy to bee venom. The first treatment sessions with bees must be carried out in a clinic under the supervision of an apitherapist.

Contraindications

There are certain contraindications to bee treatment:

1. bee venom allergy;
2. severe infections;
3. malignant tumor formations;
4. acute hepatic or renal failure;
5. tuberculosis;
6. hypertension of the second and third degree (in the first degree, it is used with caution);
7. children under 18 years of age;
8. diabetes;
9. increased body temperature;
10. exacerbation of chronic diseases;
11. in the presence of autoimmune lesions, special care should be taken.

Apitherapy

After the bee has stung the patient, the sting is in the person for about a minute. The therapy is carried out in courses of 10-15 sessions, which are prescribed every other day. Getting the sting into the same place several times is undesirable.

A patient planning apitherapy treatment should know the following points:

• After the procedure, you need to lie down for about 20 minutes; it is not recommended to get up right away.
• Drinking alcohol during treatment should be avoided.
• It is recommended to eat one tablespoon of honey daily.
• It is not recommended to carry out therapy immediately after a meal, after a bath, physical fatigue.
• For the period of therapy, the use of food products that are allergens, including citrus fruits, chocolate, strawberries, eggs, fish, should be excluded. It is recommended to limit the consumption of meat, strong tea, coffee, spices. Compliance with a dairy-plant diet is desirable.
• You should remain calm, trust the apitherapist and be tuned in to a positive outcome of treatment.
• With positive dynamics of treatment and good tolerance of the bites by the patient, 2-3 courses of therapy can be prescribed per year. Each time, the procedures are easier to tolerate, as the body becomes tolerant to bee venom.

Why is it not recommended to drink alcohol while undergoing a course of apitherapy?

When carrying out apitherapy, alcohol consumption should be completely excluded. The bottom line is that even a small amount of alcohol greatly reduces the effect of bee venom. Thus, alcohol intake will lead to a lack of results from the treatment. However, the consequences can be more serious. With the regular use of alcohol in significant doses during the course of therapy, an individual reaction can develop, this threatens with dangerous complications, up to and including death.

Alcohol should be excluded from use in the treatment of any beekeeping products, not just bee venom. In addition, any alcohol-containing medicinal tinctures, such as Corvalol, for example, are banned.

In the case when a person unknowingly consumed alcohol, diphenhydramine can be injected to prevent a sharp drop in blood pressure.

After completing the course of treatment, alcohol is not recommended to be consumed for some time, since the accumulated bee venom will still be present in the body.

The use of apitherapy at home, the layout of the sting points on the human body

Is it possible to treat with bee venom at home, without consulting a doctor? This is possible, but highly undesirable.

First of all, you need to know where biologically active sting points are located on the human body.

The location of these points is shown in the figure.

The course of home apitherapy can last from one to two weeks, in some cases up to a month. It is recommended to start therapy with the stings of two or three bees, do not immediately give a loading dose. The increase in the number of bites is carried out gradually, from procedure to procedure.

But most often the word "apitherapy" means the treatment with bee venom. Poison is injected in two ways:

Traditional. If the poison is well tolerated by humans, up to several dozen bees are taken with tweezers and applied to the diseased area. Since the bee dies after losing the sting, an improved method has recently begun to be applied - a thin steel mesh is applied to the sting point, in this case the bee can remove the sting from the skin, remain alive and restore the supply of poison in two or three days.

An hour later, the sting is removed. In total, the course of therapy can include up to 180 stings.

Modern. In this case, the doctor injects the extract of the poison with a syringe at the desired points.

In addition, the poison can be injected into the skin using electrophoresis and under the influence of ultrasound, rubbed in the form of an ointment, inhaled as part of inhalation mixtures and taken in the form of sublingual tablets.

A bit of history

Bee venom has been used in medical practice for thousands of years, perhaps this method of treatment emerged simultaneously with humanity itself - images of bees used to treat diseases can even be found in rock paintings.
Apitherapy was well developed already in antiquity - sting points, dosages, for which diseases bee venom is useful, and for which it should not be used. Doctors of Great Civilizations - ancient Egypt, Greece, China, healers of Sumer and other states of the Middle East widely used bee stings treatment. Bee treatment is mentioned in Indian sacred texts and in the Bible.

Hippocrates, for example, greatly appreciated the medicinal properties of bees, and his notes include recommendations for using bees to relieve pain, relieve symptoms of arthritis and other joint problems. Pliny writes about the same, stating that such treatment reduces swelling, heals wounds and reduces pain.

In 1888, the modern history of apitherapy begins - as the treatment exclusively with bee venom was called at that time - the Austrian doctor Philip Tertz presented at the University of Vienna a report "On the influence of bee stings on rheumatism."

Treatment with bee venom is only a part of apitherapy, often treatment is carried out by combining several bee products at once. Depending on the disease, other ingredients are sometimes added to them, most often essential oils.

Did you know? Ivan the Terrible and Charlemagne, who suffered from severe rheumatism, treated this disease with bee venom.

Beneficial features

Products extracted from contain complex complexes of biologically active substances, and bee venom is no exception. For example, more than half of its composition - the proteins melitin and adolapine - with an anti-inflammatory effect 100 times stronger than that of hydrocortisone, but without its side effects.

In many cases, apitherapy is successful in the treatment of degenerative tissue diseases in which standard pharmaceutical formulations lead to only partial success. This is because the poison contains several groups of substances at once that give a pronounced analgesic effect, have an antitumor and wound healing effect, stimulate immunity, and normalize the function of the endocrine glands.

What is treated with apitherapy: indications

Apitherapy is a scientifically based method of treatment and has very specific indications for use.

The beneficial effect on the body and an extensive list of symptoms that facilitate the use of bee venom, as well as the fact that the method is practically safe in terms of the occurrence of acute and chronic side effects, make apitherapy one of the best auxiliary methods in the treatment of a number of serious illnesses.

The group of diseases, for the treatment of which bee venom is especially often resorted to, include:

• multiple sclerosis - bee venom relieves symptoms such as muscle fatigue, spasms, weakening of skeletal muscles;
• rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bursitis, other diseases of the joints and spine, accompanied by pain, inflammation and impaired mobility;
• tendinitis (inflammation of the ligaments) and other diseases of the connective tissues;
• acute and chronic pain in fibromyalgia, herpes zoster, postherpetic neuralgia, Lou Gehrig's disease;
• cicatricial changes, painful and keloid scars;
• hyperthyroidism (goiter);
• various allergic conditions, including hay fever, in which bee venom serves as a means of immunotherapy.

Many people ask the question, what is the name of the treatment by bees and what are the benefits of such treatment. Apitherapy is a whole branch of medicine, and treatment with bees means not only treatment with their stings, but also with honey, propolis, bee bread, wax.

In tsarist Russia, bee honey was considered a medicine, it was sold by pharmacies, doctors wrote prescriptions based on honey for various diseases. Since 1959, apitherapy has been officially recognized by the decision of the USSR Ministry of Health, and medical universities began to train specialists in this area.

During apitherapy, bees that have bitten a person die, releasing useful substances. When asked, we can say that a bee is like a natural syringe filled with a useful medicine, which has no analogues in nature anymore.

The bee venom contains more than fifty components, which together give a healing effect. This is all thanks to a set of acids (formic, phosphoric, hydrochloric, etc.), trace elements and minerals (phosphorus, potassium, copper, calcium, magnesium, etc.), proteins and amino acids, sterols, a set of carbohydrates (fructose, glucose), histamine , acetylcholine, enzymes (hyaluronidase, phospholipase A 2), unique peptides (mellitin, adolapine, cardiopeptide, apamine, etc.).

Bee venom is called aptioxin, it is produced by the secretions of bee glands. The glands of the bee contain eight-tenths of a mg of poison, the composition of which depends on the age and feeding of the bee.

Bee venom causes irritation of the mucous membranes, coughing, sneezing. The biological purpose of the poison is protection, so it causes pain, swelling, hyperemia.

Its chemical composition is very complex. The main component of the poison, which is 50%, is melittin. It is melittin that has bactericidal properties against pathogens, anti-inflammatory properties.

Adolapine has a powerful analgesic effect, superior in strength to morphine and opium.

Apamine has a tonic effect on the body, stimulates blood circulation and metabolism, lowers the level of "bad" cholesterol, and increases blood clotting.

Cardiopeptides have a beneficial effect on the heart and blood vessels.

Thanks to the acids and histamine contained in the poison, the blood vessels expand, the pressure decreases. Acetylcholine contributes to the treatment of paralysis.

It has been scientifically proven that the enzymes contained in bee venom are 30 times more active than similar components of snake venom. The lethal dose of bee venom is 2.5 mg per kg of adult weight, which equates to 10 bites per kilogram (weight 65 kg, this is 650 bites).

Bee venom has a healing effect, eliminating the cause of the disease, and not the symptoms.

What does apitherapy treat?

What is the use of bees, what diseases are amenable to apitherapy? Good results are obtained in the treatment of the nervous system and diseases of the musculoskeletal system (gout, arthrosis, neuritis, myalgia, polyarthritis, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, vertebral hernias, deforming osteoarthritis). There is evidence that bee venom helps to form a new cartilage structure. Positive results have been obtained in the treatment of patients with herniated discs.

Patients with vascular and heart diseases, incl. patients with arrhythmia, angina pectoris, after strokes. Treat multiple sclerosis, asthenia, varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, sexual disorders, prostatitis, aging symptoms, problems of the genital area, bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, etc.

Contraindications for apitherapy

You need to know if a bee sting is useful for everyone or if there are contraindications. 2% of people from all living on our planet are completely contraindicated in bee therapy and beekeeping products. Always treatment with bees - the harm and benefits must be taken into account, and you cannot do without an experienced doctor.

You need to know that apitherapy is prohibited:

• children under 14 years old;
• during pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• with diabetes mellitus (only type 1);
• with hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, obstructive jaundice;
• with blood diseases;
• tuberculosis of any stage, even if it has been treated for a long time;
• with mental and psychosomatic disorders;
• diseases of the kidneys and adrenal glands;
• allergies to bee products.

Before undergoing treatment, it is necessary to exclude alcoholic beverages, strong teas, the use of citrus fruits, chocolate, strawberries. Do not visit the sauna, bathhouse, do not overload yourself physically, do not eat much before visiting the session.

Obligatory bioassay

Before starting apitherapy or treatment with bee stings at home, a bioassay is required. After apitherapy, the body may malfunction.

Bee venom poisoning is characterized by vomiting and nausea, diarrhea, decreased blood pressure, dizziness, confusion, heaviness in the limbs, heart palpitations, and even a coma.

Therefore, in order to obtain good results, you need to trust only a specialist who knows the sting points, the correctness of the procedure, and will be able to provide, if necessary, qualified assistance.

To conduct a bioassay, bees are placed on the lumbar region. After that, its sting is removed after 10 seconds and the reaction is observed until the next day, since the effect of apthioxin will manifest itself after 6-8 hours.

The apitherapist decides on the number of bees used per session, the duration of treatment.

Apitherapy of joints, osteochondrosis, back pain

In the treatment of arthritis, joints are treated with bees, they are placed on diseased joints, in case of arterial hypertension - on the cervical spine, if osteochondrosis is treated by bees, then the bee sits along the spine, with varicose veins, the object is the veins.

Bees must be planted at least 56, the maximum number in the summer is considered to be 200 individuals, and in winter 250 bees, since the bees are not so active during this period. The human body gradually gets used to the painful sensations. The pain lasts for 20 seconds and then the bite becomes numb. After the session, the patient may experience weakness, lethargy, fever, swelling, itching. It is preferable to attend sessions in the afternoon. Treatment is recommended twice a year. The effect lasts six months.

With the help of apitherapy, you can get rid of joint pain by applying bees to the sore spot. When the poison enters the blood, the blood vessels expand, the blood is saturated with oxygen, rushing to the sore spot. They take several courses, in general they use bites of 200-250 bees. Apitherapy is within the power and treatment of intervertebral hernias. In this case, the bee is applied to the sites of changes in the spine.

When treating the back with bees, with the help of tweezers, they sit on the diseased part of the body. After the sting, the bee is removed, leaving the sting on the skin for a certain time, the poison flows out of the pouch, after which the sting is removed. At first, the patient feels a burning sensation, a feeling of swelling, but after 10 minutes the sensations are replaced by pleasant warmth, muscle relaxation, the pain goes away.

Apitoxin has a strong anti-inflammatory effect, quickly removes inflammation in the nerve roots, pain goes away and mobility in the spine is restored. Due to the tonic properties of apitoxin, blood circulation in the spine becomes more active, the intervertebral cartilage becomes more elastic. A local warming effect is also added, spasms of the muscles of the spine go away, and the block of vertebrae is removed.

Apitherapy method is useful for the whole organism. There are no such side effects of medications as disturbed microflora, decreased immunity, negative effects on the stomach, etc.

Use of dead bees

Bees do not live long. More useful are bees that die naturally in summer. Winter bees, when fed on syrup, lose their beneficial qualities in half. Do not use bees that have died from disease or poisoned with chemicals. For treatment, bees are used in a clean, dry, fresh state, without an unpleasant odor. The podmore is sifted and dried (temperature 45 degrees). It should be stored in a well-ventilated place in a cotton bag.

What is the value of podmor?

I wonder how bees are useful in this case? The secret of the benefits is that the little bodies of bees are rich in vitamins, hormone-like substances that relieve pain, relieve
inflammation, increase the functioning of the immune system, cleanse the intestines, blood.

Podmore is valuable with chitin (has an antibacterial and antiviral effect), melanin (bactericidal effect, removes heavy metals, protects against UV rays), chitosan (healing is faster, there is an improvement in the functioning of the endocrine and nervous systems, vascular walls are restored).

To imagine what diseases dried bees treat, it is important to understand that chitosan in combination with melanin have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract, relieve the body of blood clots, cholesterol plaques, and have a detoxifying effect.

Why is tincture on bees useful?

After using the bee tincture, an increased activity is felt, a feeling of good spirits and body.

The use of tincture has a beneficial effect on the immune system, cerebral vessels.

Many useful properties are possessed by bee tincture, which is used in folk medicine to treat:

How is prostatitis treated?

A good effect was obtained by the treatment of prostatitis by bees - this unpleasant and delicate disease in men. A tincture of bees on alcohol is used, which is prepared using two tablespoons of dried bees, which are previously ground in a coffee grinder, and a bottle of vodka. Insist 2-3 weeks in the dark, shaking 2-3 times daily. After that, the strained medicine is poured into a dark glass container, placed in the refrigerator, where it is stored for 3 months.

It is necessary to use the tincture on bees daily from 1 to 3 times on a full stomach. Treatment is started by taking 2-3 drops and adjusted to the number of drops, which corresponds to age (50 drops - 50 years). You can dilute the tincture with water with the addition of honey. Treatment is carried out from 1.5 to 2 months once a year.

You can also use a decoction, reviews of the broth from prostatitis are only good, since inflammation is removed, the prostate gland decreases in size, and the outflow of urine is normalized. As a result, an operation is not needed.

To prepare the broth, you need a couple of tablespoons of bee powder and half a liter of water. The mixture is brought to a boil and kept on low heat for two hours. Cool the broth on the table or window, filter.

It is better to cook a small portion, since the broth is not stored for more than 3 days. Take it on a warm spoon twice a day. It is better to do this before meals and drink it with water and honey. Bees are treated at home with a decoction of prostatitis for a month, a second course - six months later.

Treatment of varicose veins with tincture on bees

Good results were noted for the treatment of varicose veins by bees using podmor. Steaming of 100 g of submarine is done with very hot water, the infusion lasts 15 minutes. The steam is slightly wrung out and, using gauze in three layers, is applied to the area with inflammation, the wrung insects are placed on top in a roll and covered with cellophane, secured with an elastic bandage.

Despite the healing powers of bee venom, treatment with bee stings should be carried out only by specialists in compliance with dosages, sanitary standards, and treatment with folk remedies must be coordinated with a doctor.

When a bee bites you, this process is very unpleasant. Many people are wary of these insects.

Still, there are those, and there are many of them, who are happy to practice treatment with bee venom.
This type of treatment is called apitherapy - when bee stings help a person to recover from any disease.

Why do bee stings have a healing effect?
What diseases can be cured with striped insects? To whom cannot apitherapy be indicated and why?

Natural syringe

The term "apitherapy" itself is translated as treatment by bees. Also sting by bees.

In fact, apitherapy cures diseases not only with bee stings, but also with royal jelly, honey, wax, pollen.

Bites are just one type of this therapy.
The Ministry of Health in 1959 recognized the method of treatment by bees as the official one. Brochures on how to use bee venom for treatment have begun. Gradually, a specialization appeared - a doctor-apitherapist.
The method of bee sting is also called apireflexotherapy. This is due to the fact that during apitherapy, as in the procedure carried out with needles, the action is directed at some points on the body.

The apitherapist directs the bee to a point on your body to inject poison there.
That is, the bee is a real disposable natural syringe, which contains a miracle cure.
A bee bites a person once. She dies after being bitten.
How does it differ from a wasp, which bites more painfully and can bite many times.

Naturally, a bee stings a person not in order to heal. Her sting serves as a weapon with which she defends herself and with which she attacks if she is in danger.
Curiously, only those honeybees bite a person.
Drones have no poison or sting. Despite the fact that many people think that the bee attacks any people, this is not the case. A bee bites a person only when it is provoked to show aggression or is defending itself. For example, bees are not happy with the pungent smells of fast moving people.
When a person is calm, the bee pays no attention to him. A bee is usually provoked by a strong smell of perfume, cologne, sweat.

Bee weapon

A bee sting is like a dagger that is serrated. Due to this, when a bee bites, its sting remains in the skin of the stung, it gets stuck. It comes out of the bee belly, and the bee dies.
The wasp has a smooth sting. Therefore, she can sting as much as she wants.

The bee sting releases poison for about ten to fifteen minutes, as it leaves the bee's body with a reservoir in which the poison is stored.

Bees also bite various natural aggressors, including insects and birds.

Few are aware that when an insect bites, the bee stays alive.
Insects have a thinner cover, so the sting cannot get stuck in them.
If bee venom enters the human body in a small dose, it is not dangerous, unless you are allergic.

With a favorable outcome of events, the poison should simply scare away. The bite burns, a swelling appears.
In the case of an allergy to bees, which 2% of people on the planet have, the poison can kill - a serious inflammatory reaction will occur, followed by Quincke's edema.

If a bee bites a mouse or small bird, the victim is more likely to die.
The bees inject approximately 0.3 - 0.8 mg of the venom into the victim's body. In summer, concentration usually increases.
The number of bites is toxic to humans - 50.

In order for a person to die from a bee sting, 0.2 g of poison is needed. That's about 250 to 500 bee stings.
With bee stings, the body gradually gets used to them, the risk of allergies is reduced. Due to this property, homeopathy has come up with a method of apitherapy.

But the reaction of the human body to bee stings can be unpredictable.
Sometimes beekeepers who have worked for a long time and have been bitten by bees many times die from the sting of one.
This means that if you are not allergic to bees, you are not insured that it may develop at any time.

There is a dependence of the body's reaction to a bite on age, lifestyle, weight, place of a bee sting.
Bees are extremely dangerous for children in whom the immune system is still vulnerable.
But you shouldn't consider them your worst enemies.

The appearance of the bee dates back to 60,000 years before the appearance of Homo sapiens, and with his appearance, the bee began to heal him.

A medicine consisting of a poison

Apitherapy is carried out in two ways:
The first impact is reflexive. The doctor-apitherapist, with the help of tweezers, turns the sting on the points that need to be influenced.

For a certain time, the bee sting is left at the point of exposure, after which the doctor removes it.
The second type of influence is biological.

Aptioxin, aka bee venom, affects the human body.
There are only 240 substances in aptioxin. These are copper, magnesium, formic, hydrochloric acids, phosphorus and calcium, amino acids, stearins, carbohydrates, peptides.

The most important peptides are:
• cardiopeptide - has a stabilizing effect on the cardiovascular system.
• adolapine. It relieves pain. According to some reports, its analgesic effect is 80 times stronger than that of opium.
• mellitin. Its action is anti-inflammatory. It kills bacteria unnecessary to the body. The poison has a bactericidal effect on E. coli, staphylococcus, streptococcus and many others.
• apamine, action - toning the nervous system. The impact occurs on the nerve endings, which are located in humans in the skin. Apamin stimulates blood circulation and metabolism, helps to lower cholesterol levels, and helps to reduce blood clotting.

The acids in bee venom and histamine help dilate blood vessels. Vessels become permeable, the pressure decreases.
With the help of acetylcholine contained in bee venom, paralysis is treated.

Whom do bees help?

Apitherapy treatment of such diseases as:
• Diseases of the nervous system and musculoskeletal system:
  These include gout, arthrosis, neuritis, neuralgia, myalgia, polyarthritis, arthritis, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, spinal hernia, deforming osteoarthritis.

  Bee venom is able to relieve acute pains after the first session, to restore the joy of walking.
  Aptioxin is used in radiculitis ointment.

  There is evidence from scientists that bee venom helps to form a new cartilage structure. As a result, patients suffering from a herniated disc located between the vertebrae are favorably cured by apitherapy.

  The results will also be beneficial in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy. Bee venom can retard their development.

  It reduces the effect of autoimmune inflammation, has a beneficial effect on the coordination of movements. Bee venom therapy helps restore a person's ability to move.

• Diseases of the cardiovascular system
  Bee venom therapy contributes to the achievement of good results during the treatment of patients after a stroke, paralysis.
  Apitherapy is suitable for patients with angina pectoris and arrhythmia, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins.
  Also, stinging by bees is applicable for bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis.
  Aptioxin dilates the bronchi and dilutes phlegm, helps to cough up it.

Apitherapy is also used to treat female infertility and prostatitis.

It hurts?

In order to treat a person with bee venom, precautions must be taken. Therefore, a doctor with a diploma: an acupuncturist or an apitherapist conducts sessions of treatment with bee venom and bee products.

You should not contact amateurs who are just dealing with bees and trying to heal a person with bee venom in their free time, without a medical degree.

In the event of an allergy, this person may not have medical instruments for resuscitation. Visit a clinic specializing in apitherapy. It is advisable to have a treatment session with bee venom in a comfortable and provided with all the necessary office.

The most important thing! Treatment with bee venom and bee products always begins with testing for the tolerance of bee venom to humans.

How is the testing process going. The doctor puts a bee on the patient's lower back.
The bee bites the patient, the doctor removes it. The sting bag must be kept for 10 seconds. After six to eight hours, the effect of aptioxin will appear.

The doctor should look at the action of the poison after six hours and the next day.
Let's say the result is normal. Now you need to take the next bioassay.
It is necessary to leave the sting under the skin for a longer period of time.

If the second test is good, the doctor will treat you.
How many bees to use at the same time in one session, the duration of the course of treatment will be determined by the doctor.
Everything will depend on how serious the diagnosis is and what was the body's reaction to the bee venom.
In case of osteochondrosis disease, the bee is planted along the spine. If you have arthritis, the site of the bite will be sore joints.

With varicose veins - veins. If you have high blood pressure, the bee will be placed on the cervical spine.

The minimum total number of bees to be planted on a body is 56.
Maximum - 200 in summer, 250 in winter. In winter, the bee is not so active.
If the patient's body reacted positively to the first bite, this does not mean that he can be put more than 2 bees at a time. And some patients are given 30 bees at once.
That is, the first patient will be treated longer, while the other will undergo a course in 10 sessions.
Does this procedure hurt?

Yes. But some people just have to endure this pain because they have to. Against the background of pain in arthritis, osteochondrosis, a bee sting is the least evil.

After the apitherapy sessions, the person gets back on his feet and feels better.
The body gradually gets used to bee stings and it no longer hurts so much.

The painful sensation lasts about 20 seconds, after which the bite becomes numb. Before the bite, your doctor may place an ice cube on your skin to relieve pain.
After a session of apitherapy, the patient may be weak, lethargic, with fever for some time.

Don't go to a session early in the day.
After treatment with poison, patients itch and swell. They are allowed homeopathic medicines so that the skin does not get irritated.

Treatment with bee venom is cumulative. The effect lasts six months.
Doctors recommend taking the course 2 times a year.

Contraindications

Preparing for treatment

During apitherapy, do not drink alcoholic beverages, strong tea, do not eat citrus fruits, chocolate, strawberries. Do not go to the sauna and bathhouse, do not take physical activity.
Don't eat too much before a bee sting.