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Beekeeping products have been popular since the time when a primitive man first discovered a hollow with honey. At first, only sweet honey was used. Gradually, civilization developed, and well-burning beeswax went into business. Candles from it were the most expensive. Later, propolis began to be in demand as a remedy. Today, bee perga is gaining popularity. In terms of medicinal properties, it is not inferior to propolis and royal jelly, but surpasses them in taste.
What is bee perga
Those who watched the collection of nectar by the bees noticed that sometimes there are incomprehensible yellow tubercles on the hind legs of the insect. Bees don’t just collect nectar, which they later turn into honey. They also take pollen from flowers. They fold it on their hind legs, creating small yellow balls. If you catch a bee, take away the collected pollen from it and taste it, it is unlikely that you will be able to feel something. This lump, collected by one worker, is too small.
But bees collect pollen in the same way they collect honey: little by little. And by the end of summer, a significant amount of this material accumulates in the hive. Having brought the pollen to the hives, the bees tamp it into the honeycombs and fill it with honey. They tamp the pollen with their jaws, flavoring it with the secret of a special gland along the way.
Filled with honey from above, without air and under a special regime of humidity, the pollen is fermented, turning into bee bread – “bee bread”. In winter, honey with perga collected in combs serves as the main food for bees, helping to survive until spring.
Part of their reserves are taken from the bees. Like any honey product, bee pollen has an antibacterial effect and can be used as a natural antibiotic. The fermented pollen tastes like honey-soaked rye bread.
What does perga look like
Natural, from a beehive, perga does not look very presentable. Its color depends on the pollen that the bees have collected for their “bread”. Pollen in flowers can be dark or light, and the color of the finished product changes accordingly. The color variability of “bee bread” is from light yellow to dark brown.
Honeycombs with bee bread look dark. The smell should be ordinary honey, without impurities. The easiest way to extract a valuable product is to cut honeycombs. But this type contains a large percentage of wax. However, this is not always a disadvantage. Such a product will have to be chewed until pollen and honey dissolve in saliva. The wax can then be spit out. But in honeycombs sealed by bees, the product will be stored for a very long time.
Purified fermented pollen in the form of a paste has already been extracted from the honeycomb and ground. But the use of such bee bread is not suitable for everyone due to the large amount of honey. Allergy to honey is quite common.
And the third option is bee pollen in granules, purified from wax and excess honey. For marketing purposes and to emphasize that these are bee products, the granules are made hexagonal, like a honeycomb. It is impossible to produce such “bread” at home, so those who prefer natural products are forced to buy the first option.
Composition of bee pollen
Pollen in flowers is the mammalian equivalent of the male seed. For this reason, the finished product contains a significant amount of protein: 21,7%.
Since the bees fill the pollen with honey, the sugar content in the finished product is 35%. This means that this product is not suitable for weight loss. Fat in the finished product 1,6%. In addition, the chemical composition of perga includes:
- lactic acid;
- potassium;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- manganese;
- phosphorus;
- iron;
- copper;
- iodine;
- zinc;
- chromium;
- vitamins A, K, C, E, P;
- amino acids;
- carotenoids;
- fatty acid;
- phytohormones;
- organic acids;
- enzymes.
Perga, along with honey, is used in the treatment of diseases.
What is useful bee perga
Official medicine does not say anything about perga. In folk, as always, this is another panacea for all diseases up to prostate adenoma. But the treatment of everything with bee perga, starting with acne on the face and ending with benign tumors, will eventually lead to an irreversible stage of the disease. In the absence of allergies to bee products, fermented pollen can be used to stimulate the immune system. Due to the set of vitamins.
Due to the large amount of potassium, it is good for the cardiovascular system. But bananas are cheaper and more affordable.
Traditional medicine also believes that “bee bread” is able to stimulate metabolism and improve the absorption of food. But no research has been done on this topic. And taking perga, according to the instructions for use, usually occurs in such homeopathic doses that the main effect on the body is self-hypnosis.
Useful properties of bee pollen for women
As a product of beekeeping, perga has found application in cosmetology. Honey masks have long been used in beauty salons. Pergovs have a similar purpose.
Magnesium has a calming effect on the nervous system and reduces pain during menstruation. Vitamin E not only improves the quality of the skin, but also contributes to the normalization of reproductive processes.
The benefits of bee perga for men
In this case, apitherapists use the medieval postulates “similar to similar”, that is, milk for fractures should not be drunk to get calcium, but because both bone and milk are white. “Bee bread” is made from flower seeds, which means that it is simply obliged to improve the quality of sperm in men.
Fermented pollen is even recommended for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (adenoma), promising miraculous healing. Although with adenoma it is necessary to regulate the hormonal balance, and official proctologists, apparently, not everyone knows about the miraculous bee pollen. Otherwise, the disease would have long passed into the category of forgotten.
But “bee bread” can really work wonders, provided that impotence is a consequence of neurosis or increased suggestibility. In this case, the drug will help if the man believes in the beneficial properties of the pollen extracted from the hive.
Medicinal properties of perga during pregnancy and lactation
Apitherapists claim that fermented pollen has a very positive effect on the female body during pregnancy. Due to the large amount of iron, perga prevents anemia, which often occurs during childbearing.
If a woman is not allergic to bee products, the drug will help her in strengthening her immunity and maintaining good health.
“She became ugly during pregnancy” is not a fiction. This really happens to some women due to hormonal changes in the body. The high content of vitamin E contributes to the improvement of skin and hair during this period. Some women, on the contrary, flourish without the use of external drugs.
During lactation, perga improves the quality of breast milk. It can be used if the child is not allergic to bee products.
But you need to be careful when taking “bee bread” during lactation. It is better to start with 1-2 g per day. If the child does not have an allergic reaction, the dose can be increased to 10 g per day.
Benefits for children
Children usually do not have diseases that require treatment. But immunity is acquired and strengthened with age. This is the reason why young children often get sick. Possessing the ability to strengthen immunity, perga will be useful for a child as a prophylactic in the autumn.
The daily dose for children is less than for adults. For preventive purposes, a child from 3 to 12 years old is given no more than 5 g of perga per day. If the child is younger, reduce the dose to a maximum of 2 g per day.
What heals perga
Like any traditional medicine, bee winter food cures a lot of unrelated diseases:
- ischemic disease;
- atherosclerosis;
- anemia;
- stomach ulcer, including exacerbation with bleeding;
- gastritis;
- hepatitis;
- liver disease;
- pneumonia;
- bronchitis;
- asthenia;
- depression;
- climacterium;
- infertility.
It is only strange that before the invention of antibiotics and IVF, infertility and high mortality were so common in the world. After all, bees have been producing perga for many millions of years.
How to get bee bread from honeycombs
There are several ways to get bee bread from honeycombs at home:
- with the help of water;
- drying;
- freezing;
- using a vacuum.
All methods have their advantages and disadvantages. When extracting bee bread with the help of a vacuum, all the useful properties of the product are preserved to the maximum. But this method requires special equipment, and this method is not profitable for a small beekeeper.
When collecting bee bread with water, the honeycombs are soaked, and then shaken several times so that the soaked “bee bread” falls out. After that, the perga is collected and dried again. The disadvantage of the method is that the usefulness of bee pollen is significantly reduced. Water dissolves a lot of nutrients.
In the other two methods, the method of extracting bee bread is the same, but in the preparation of raw materials, in one case, drying of combs is used, in the other, freezing. After passing through the preliminary stage, the honeycomb is crushed and sieved through two sieves. Marketable bee bread remains in the first sieve, paste can be made from the contents of the second.
Under natural conditions, bee pollen is exposed to fairly severe frosts and must retain all its useful qualities and nutrients in order for the bees to survive. For this reason, fermented pollen can be cooled without fear.
How to take Pergu bee
The method of application and dose of perga depend on the age and disease in which it is taken. In addition, prophylactic and therapeutic doses differ. You can take the remedy before meals or after, depending on the indications. Sometimes it is required to pre-dissolve “bee bread” in water. Or, conversely, dissolve without drinking.
How to take perga for immunity
To improve immunity, bee bread is taken in the fall during outbreaks of acute respiratory infections and acute respiratory viral infections, and in winter and spring to replenish trace elements and vitamins in the diet. It is advisable to use in combination with royal jelly and honey:
- 250 g of honey;
- 20 g of perga;
- 2 g of milk.
All ingredients are mixed and stored in the refrigerator. Take within a month for 1 tsp. in a day.
Perga for the liver
Liver diseases in which bee bread is used:
- cirrhosis;
- cholecystitis;
- fatty degeneration;
- hepatitis.
Take the remedy for 1-1,5 months in a teaspoon 2-3 times a day. Then they take a break for 2 weeks and repeat the course if necessary. Take after meals and do not drink water. You can make a mixture of honey + perga. The ingredients are taken in equal parts.
Perga in anemias
Bee bread contains a lot of iron and vitamin K, which promotes blood clotting. For the prevention of anemia, fermented pollen is taken up to 16 g twice a day. The first time before breakfast, the second time before dinner. It is not recommended to use the product before bedtime, as insomnia may occur.
The course lasts 1 month, after a 2 month break. If you are anemic, go to the doctor.
How to use bee bread for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
With gastritis, bee products are often consumed in a complex composition. Most often, fermented pollen is consumed with honey in a 1:1 mixture. In this case, eat 1 dessert spoon 3 times a day. Pure bee bread – 1 tsp each. 3 times a day.
The tool eliminates pain, helps to restore the intestinal mucosa, improves the effectiveness of medications.
With low acidity, “bee bread” is dissolved in cold water along with honey and taken before meals. With increased – diluted in warm water.
With colitis, fermented pollen is taken in a course of 1-1,5 months, half a teaspoon 3 times a day.
The use of bee bread for the cardiovascular system
The use of bee bread to maintain CCC in traditional medicine is justified. If at the same time officially recognized means are not neglected. “Bee bread” can be used in a complex of aids. For the cardiovascular system, the drug is useful due to the high content of potassium. But if the price is too high or bee bread is unavailable, bananas or dried apricots can replace it.
When recovering from a heart attack or stroke, “bee bread” will also be useful. But it is not worth deluding yourself with the fact that potassium is better absorbed from a bee product than from pharmaceutical preparations. No research has been done.
Similarly, one should be careful when dosing this product. A drug that simultaneously reduces and increases blood pressure, depending on the aspirations of the patient, should not inspire confidence. Most likely, it only works as a placebo. Self-hypnosis will do the rest.
But self-hypnosis is a great thing, often working miracles. The main thing is the observance of the ritual. To normalize the pressure, it is recommended to take bee bread no more than 6 g per day, breaking this dose into 2-3 doses.
How to use bee perga for diabetes
In diabetes, it is desirable to avoid bee products, but fermented pollen, as free from honey as possible, is allowed. Take it 2-3 times a day for a teaspoon. You shouldn’t drink it. For better absorption, bee-bread is absorbed. Consume it half an hour before meals.
How to take perga for colds and SARS
For the prevention of colds, “bee bread” is taken from autumn once a day. The dose for adults is 2 g, for children 0,5 g. In the treatment of acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory viral infections and influenza, the drug is taken 2-4 g 3-4 times a day. In total, the course of treatment will require from 60 to 100 g of “bee bread”.
How to take perga for prevention
The amount of product that can be taken per day for prevention varies, depending on the source of information and the type of disease:
- just for prevention – 10 g;
- with tuberculosis and viral infections – 30 g;
- with diabetes – 2 tsp. 3 times a day.
With exacerbations of viral diseases, the dose is increased to 70 g per day.
How much perga can you eat per day
When using honey, no one ever calculates the dose in grams. In Our Country, even the most popular intoxicating drink was mead. The reverent attitude towards other bee products is based on their cost. Theoretically, fermented bee pollen can be eaten as much as you want. Practically – its cost is from 400 rubles. per 100 g. This price is 4 times higher than that of the most expensive honey. Involuntarily, you will have to measure its consumption in grams. But it will be easier to switch to other, cheaper products.
Allergy to bee pollen
In addition to benefits, bee pollen can also cause harm. If you are allergic to bee products, bee bread should not be taken. It is believed that when the top layer of honey is removed, the fermented pollen becomes safe. But it’s not. Honey penetrates deep and cannot be removed. Otherwise, “bee bread” would not be sweet.
It is also necessary to take into account the fact that this is pollen. If there is an allergy to this component, then the complete removal of honey will not help either. Sometimes an allergy can occur to a certain type of plant, but you can’t ask the bees from which flower they collected their supplies.
Perga contraindications
In the presence of many useful properties, bee perga also has contraindications. But the latter is connected more with the individual intolerance of the organism. To check if there is an allergy to bee products, it is enough to dissolve a part of bee bread in water and apply it on the skin of the wrist. In the absence of irritation after 3-4 hours, you can safely use “bee bread”.
The second option is unpredictable: it is never known how the body of a pregnant woman can react to a particular product and smell at a given moment.
Terms and conditions of storage
In a hermetically sealed vessel, honey can be stored for thousands of years. There is no water in it, it has a high acidity. Organisms that decompose sugars are not able to survive in pure honey. “Bee honey” has a shorter shelf life, since it contains less sugar and more water. It is not intended for long-term storage and is eaten by bees in a year.
But when stored in a cool place without access to moisture, bee pollen can also lie for a year without spoiling. You need to make sure that it does not get water and sunlight. Otherwise, the conditions for storing “bee bread” are the same as for honey.
Conclusion
Bee pollen is a product actively advertised today for all diseases. But fermented pollen, in the doses in which it is proposed to be consumed, can have a significant effect on the body in only one case: it was collected from Indian hemp. But in this case, it will be better to smoke bee bread, and not eat it.