Royal jelly: properties and contraindications

Royal jelly is a kind of food thathas the highest biological activity. The most productive is the bees in summer and spring. They use it for feeding and developing larvae and adults

womb, thus contributing to the development of their ovaries and the laying of eggs.

On apiaries there is a whole technology for collecting this product. The process begins when it accumulates at least 200-250 g.

Royal Jelly is produced only by youngworking bees (their sub-oropharyngeal and maxillary glands), which work inside the hives and are engaged in the rearing of the brood. It begins to stand out a few days after they are born. After 12-15 days, its production is noticeably reduced.

Of all the products that a person receives frombees, the richest is royal jelly. Its properties are determined, first of all, by chemical composition. It contains more than 110 useful elements and all kinds of substances. Also included in its composition

a whole complex of vitamins, amino acids andhighly active substances, which make it a biological catalyst of the processes taking place in the cells of the human body. In an ideal proportion, it contains various macro- and microelements.

Some parts that make up royal jelly have not been studied until now. Therefore, the question of the content of RNA and DNA, i.e., nucleic acids, remains debatable.

Just collected royal jelly looks likeas a mass, reminiscent of jelly and having a whitish-yellow color and a slight characteristic odor. It tastes sourish and tastes slightly, irritating mucous membranes slightly.

The spectrum of exposure of royal jelly to the human body is very wide:

- it increases appetite, raises immunity, vitality, invigorates, gives strength, improves mood;

- this is the strongest means, stimulating hemopoiesis, healing leukemia, malignant anemia, arthritis and furunculosis;

- Also it restores the work of all the glands of internal secretion, and therefore, treats diabetes, positively affects the functioning of the adrenal cortex.

To better preserve the medicinal properties of such aa unique product, the pharmaceutical industry produces its alcoholic emulsion. In order to extend the shelf life, royal jelly is subjected to lipophilization - drying without light in a container closed hermetically for a long time (from one year to two years). The pharmaceutical industry also produces tablets, ointments, and cosmetic products - various creams, etc.

However, like any remedy, it hasroyal jelly contraindications. Therefore, it can only be used after consultation with the doctor. So, it can not be used by people who suffer from Addison's disease, have problems with the adrenal glands, acute infections, or who simply have increased sensitivity to this product. The first signs of his intolerance are hives, redness of the skin, sleep disturbance. When they appear, you should immediately stop taking such a potent remedy, like royal jelly.