Learn About Bee Venom Therapy

By Tammie Caldwell


Bee venom, as the name suggests, is made from bees. When you are stung by a bee, it is painful because of the poison. As much as it is called venom, it is actually used for health benefits that is, and it has medicinal value. There is a difference between bee venom and bee pollen, so do not get confused by both of them. Bee pollen is derived from other members of the same bee insect order. Bee venom therapy is used to treat different conditions.

How is the collection of this merchandise done? Its actually easy to collect it. First you have to know that the bees are normally electrically shocked so as to release the product. So, you should have a wooden or a plastic collector fixed at the entrance of the hive then attach a wire grid that will shock the bees into releasing the poison.

Is collection of this product dangerous to the bees? No its not. After collecting it, they are left alive and can actually produce more of it. In the old days, the bees died because the methods used did not favor the bees which was around the 50s, but nowadays safer ways have come up that leave not more than ten bees per hive.

How is its preparation done? There is one very simple technique that has always been used since way back. All you have to do is have a microspore filter and a saline isotonic solution. Dissolve it in the solution then pass it through the filter. There is a risk though, you might end up destroying important components of this toxic product.

How does it work? First, the toxin has to be introduced in small doses to your body so as to curb any allergic reactions that might occur. This is done by injecting small doses of this toxin into your body via the skin. The doses have to be controlled because too much of it can be really dangerous and end up killing you.

Can one take it orally? There is limited information about taking the it orally. There are studies underway about this but in the meantime there are no tablets or even capsules made from pure venom that you could take orally. There are some products though that has a little bit of its extract in them which also goes a long way in treating a wide array of ailments.

Its usually a colorless liquid. When its protected from oxidation its white in its powder form. You have to protect it otherwise because of the oxidation it might change the color to brownish yellow. This will affect its healing power with time and it might actually render it useless after a long while as the color is used to identify the toxicity in them and as a result determine how effective they will be.

Bee venom has been a major contribution to the health sector. It has become quite popular and has been widely recognized. It is used to treat many human ailments and the good thing with that is that it can be used in diverse forms. This therapy has become quite common because its not expensive and also since it is a natural; hence, there really are no side effect as compared to using other form of medication that are chemically manufactured.




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