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Propolis
Feng Jiao 蜂胶 (TCM)
Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549
Entomological name:
Apis mellifera
Parts used:
Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry.
Classifications:
2L. EMOLLIENT. 2M. DRAWING. 2U. SUPPURATIVES
Apis mellifera
Parts used:
Resinous matter secreted by the domestic Bee, Apis mellifera
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry.
Classifications:
2L. EMOLLIENT. 2M. DRAWING. 2U. SUPPURATIVES
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Toxin:
-as an aid during bacterial infections
-acute Cold and Flu; proven effect against Flu virus
-topically for bacterial infections with Heat and Inflammation
2. Benefits Spleen, Increases Qi:
-Indigestion, Diarrhea, Dysentery
-increases Qi, nourishes Blood, benefits Essence
-effective against H. pylori (Stomach ulcers)
-benefits Immunity; prevents infection during epidemics
-adjunct in Diabetes (Chinese Pharmacopoeia, 2005)
-adjunct in Cancer therapy
3. Externally:
-accelerates tissue healing (Chinese Pharmacopoeia, 2005)
-applied to old Ulcers and Wounds
-applied to Hemorrhoids
-suppurative, helps ripen boils, abscesses and swellings
-emollient, softens hardness, relieves inflammations
-topically for Periodontitis and Stomatitis
-gargle for Pharyngitis
-fumes have been inhaled for Asthma
-applied to Corns (bandaged on for several days)
Dose:
200–600mg
Preparation:
1. The crude propolis is put into a pan with twice its weight of water; when boiling and melted, strain through cloth and express into cold water. When congealed, it is rolled into cylinders.
2. It may be processed with alcohol: powder, dissolve in ethanol, filter, evaporate to dryness.
Substitutes:
1. Gum Ammoniac
2. Gum Terebinth
3. Propolis itself was listed as a substitute for Galbanum and Sagapen, suggesting these could be used in its place.
200–600mg
Preparation:
1. The crude propolis is put into a pan with twice its weight of water; when boiling and melted, strain through cloth and express into cold water. When congealed, it is rolled into cylinders.
2. It may be processed with alcohol: powder, dissolve in ethanol, filter, evaporate to dryness.
Substitutes:
1. Gum Ammoniac
2. Gum Terebinth
3. Propolis itself was listed as a substitute for Galbanum and Sagapen, suggesting these could be used in its place.
Main Combinations:
1. Ulcers, topically with Myrrh
2. Avicenna's Ointment for Wrinkles: Lily root, Oil of Bitter Almond, Honey, Propolis
Cautions:
Caution with hypoallergenic people
Main Preparations used:
Purified Propolis, Ointment of Propolis
1. Ointment of Propolis:
i. Purified Propolis (4 oz.), Olive oil (1 ½ lbs.). Dissolve with a moderate heat, strain while Hot. (Formulaire Magistral et Memorial Pharmaceutique, 1823)
ii. Purified Propolis (1 part), Olive oil (2 parts). (Pharmacopoeia medici practici universalis, Bruxelles, 1817)
Caution with hypoallergenic people
Main Preparations used:
Purified Propolis, Ointment of Propolis
1. Ointment of Propolis:
i. Purified Propolis (4 oz.), Olive oil (1 ½ lbs.). Dissolve with a moderate heat, strain while Hot. (Formulaire Magistral et Memorial Pharmaceutique, 1823)
ii. Purified Propolis (1 part), Olive oil (2 parts). (Pharmacopoeia medici practici universalis, Bruxelles, 1817)