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Substance of origin and various composition collected by bees on the buds and bark of different species such as: poplar, spruce, pine, white fir, plum tree, oak, elm, willow, horse chestnut, ash, etc.
It contains polyphenolic aromatic substances, essential oils such as terpenes and various components.
Various components include: fats, sterols, amino acids, polysaccharides, vitamins A and B, trace elements and lactones, the presence of which is due to the pollen content of 5%.
Raw propolis inside the hive (photo www.propolis.fr)
Property
Propolis has numerous properties:
- antibiotic
- antioxidant and anti-rancident
- antifungal
- antiviral
- anesthetizing
- healing
- immunostimulatory
- protective jar
- intestinal peristalsis stimulating
Collection
Propolis collected by means of a scraper contains large percentages of wax, bee fragments and other foreign bodies and to put it on sale it is necessary to carry out a thorough cleaning.
Otherwise there is another method of collection: using a frame of the size of the attic, to be replaced by the latter, with a mesh of about 2 mm spread over it. The bees, being devoid of the upper part of the hermetic hive, will immediately proceed to propolis the frame which will eventually be withdrawn covered with propolis. A sort of stainless steel diaphragm has also recently been put on the market for the same purpose.
