Useful Properties And Contraindications Of Bee Venom

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Serious medical experience is available in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis with bee venom. Its effect is expressed in reducing anti-inflammatory and analgesic phenomena and in reducing swelling of the joints. Thanks to this, it is possible to prevent severe limitation of movements in the joints, which makes it possible to expand the use of special gymnastics for the development of limbs. The use of a series of treatment courses for 3-5 years stops the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. Bee venom is successfully used in the treatment of hypertension, to lower cholesterol, stop spasms and improve blood circulation in organs.

Clinicians have good results with the help of bee venom in the treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system: lumbosacral radiculitis and local osteochondrosis, diseases of the sciatic nerve and ankylosing spondylitis. The introduction of poison (a full course of 15-20 injections) into certain painful points gives positive results after 8-10 stings. After completing a series of procedures, the patient has a significant reduction in pain, improvement in general condition, increased appetite and normalization of sleep.

The use of apitoxin therapy products has a positive effect in the treatment of auditory nerve neuritis (a progressive disease leading to deafness), characterized by low efficacy of other treatments. Treatment by specialists with the help of a certain course of bee stinging in the areas of the auricle and hands (subject to diet, work and rest) indicates that 70% of patients improve their health. A bee sting in gynecology has a beneficial effect in the treatment of a number of female diseases.

Traditional medicine knows that bee venom lowers blood pressure, has a positive effect on blood cholesterol levels. There are multiple cases when patients suffering from hypertension were treated with bee venom or began to work in an apiary, where they were repeatedly stung by bees. Soon their general condition improved, their blood pressure dropped significantly, headaches, irritability disappeared, and efficiency increased. Of course, it is possible that the whole atmosphere of work in the apiary, its healing air, had an important influence on this. Add to this: long-term and numerous observations show that beekeepers who work with bees for a long time,tolerate their stings without any harm to the body (individual beekeepers with long working experience endured the stings of even 1000 bees without any symptoms of poisoning). The body of most people quickly gets used to bee stings and sometimes does not even react to them at all.

It is known that every spring our beekeepers throw away many dead bees containing bee venom. Only in some private stores is the sale of dead bees, this most valuable raw material, established. The author of these lines can quite authoritatively recommend a rather interesting tool, tested by personal experience and a number of his friends. For 200 g of vodka (or diluted alcohol up to 40?), Take a half-liter glass jar filled with dead bees. In a tightly sealed container, everyone insists in a dark place at room temperature for 10-14 days. I did not have to drink the drained liquid in order to increase immunity, although, they say, there are advanced fans of this. But it is very useful to use it for rubbing sore spots of a very different nature of diseases, including joints. But night compresses using this solution are undesirable,so that burns do not form on the body. I will add that the official observations of physicians have shown that even after sterilization of a decoction from dead bees, the therapeutic components of bee venom are not destroyed.

But bee venom should not be seen as a panacea for all diseases. Doctors recommend its use only after sufficient verification; if it is ineptly used, it can be harmful and dangerous to the health of patients, up to a threat to their lives, especially if you are allergic to this product. For this reason, the use of apitoxin therapy in folk and clinical medicine requires special care and constant medical supervision, as a rule, in health institutions. Unregulated and poorly dosed self-medication can cause even more harm to the patient.

Начинать лечение пчелиным ядом можно только после тщательного медицинского обследования с целью выявления противопоказаний и идиосинкразии (повышенной чувствительности) к нему. Для диагностики больному вводят вначале яд в небольшой дозе. При наступлении выраженной общей реакции организма (повышение температуры, головная боль, слабость.) лечение пчелиным ядом противопоказано. Врачами разработано несколько схем по лечения (с совместным применением специальных диет). Обычно не включают в рацион больных большого количества углеводов (хлеб, картофель, сахар, джем, варенье и т. д.), ограничивают потребление поваренной соли. Стараются заменить часть сахара или других углеводов натуральным пчелиным медом, хотя бы по чайной ложке утром и вечером. Детям и подросткам рекомендуют употреблять молоко, творог и фрукты (особенно в сочетании с медом). Молоко или кефир советуют подслащивать медом, творожную массу делать с медом, а яблоки, особенно кислые, (например, сорт антоновка) подавать с медом – тогда они приобретают приятный вкус.

Along with highly effective methods of treating many diseases of people with the help of bee stings, there are people with increased sensitivity to the action of bee venom. Experts show that one sting is enough for such susceptible people to manifest serious negative phenomena. With a local reaction to a bee sting, the body of a sensitive person reacts with general malaise, edema, a decrease in blood pressure and often an increase in body temperature. With the further action of the poison, he has an increase in pulse rate, urticaria, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, diarrhea, profuse cold sweat and thirst. With a high degree of bee venom poisoning, complications lead to severe convulsions and loss of consciousness. Doctors are aware of cases of death even when a person is stung by one bee.

In case of anaphylactic shock, specialized medical assistance is required. It is necessary to immediately remove the sting from the skin using tweezers or a needle, it is advisable not to carry out this operation with your fingers: from squeezing the sore spot from the sting reservoir, the poison is squeezed out into the tissue. If possible, a tourniquet is applied to the patient above the sting site, and the place itself is lubricated with rectified alcohol, vodka or a solution of potassium permanganate (slightly pink), iodine or validol. The strong anti-apitoxin effect of diphenhydramine (a strong antagonist of bee venom) is known, but the patient, after taking this medicine, should not be allowed to sleep until immediate medical attention is provided.

A new summer cottage season is approaching. I hope that my advice and recommendations will help many to avoid complications from possible encounters with bees when working in garden plots or while walking and hiking.