What is bee milk

Royal jelly is a unique product of the vital activity of bees and beekeeping. It has nothing to do with milk, although with the help of it the bees effectively feed their larvae. Due to the high nutritional value of this substance and rich composition, it received the name “royal jelly”.

What is royal jelly

One of the most industrious insects with a strict social structure are bees. Each member of the “family” clearly knows his place and performs his duties depending on his type and age. Royal jelly is produced only by worker bees after reaching 15 days of age.

Как выглядит пчелиное маточное молочко

Royal jelly is a homogeneous, opaque creamy mass, with a sour-pleasant smell with a honey tint. The color is usually white, with a yellowish tinge or slightly creamy. The taste is slightly burning, astringent, a slight tingling remains on the tongue. Young nurse bees produce it with the help of special glands in the pharyngeal compartment.

How is royal jelly made

Obtaining bee milk is a rather laborious process. The most productive period of production will be the time of intensive development of families (May-June). The beekeeper interrupts the process of rearing the larvae and removes the food that the worker bees have laid.

The traditional way. Queens are selected from one or several bee colonies (queenless colonies are created), then milk is collected from the queen cells with a special pharmacy glass spoon. After sampling, the mother liquor is destroyed, and the uterus is returned to its place (the age of the larva is 4 days).

При массовом производстве суть остается такой же, только меняются приемы получения. Создают семьи-воспитательницы, которые из личинок непрерывно выращивают маток. Когда рабочие пчелы накапливают в маточниках наибольшее количество молочка (4-дневный возраст), личинки извлекают, а маточное молочко отбирают. Затем в эти места прививают личинок и пчелы продолжают производство. Этот процесс можно продлевать более трех недель.

Generally speaking, the technology consists of 4 stages:

1. To grow queens, larvae are grafted into pre-prepared wax bowls (located on frames).
2. Create foster families.
3. Queen cells are removed directly with frames, and new ones with grafted larvae are laid in their place.
4. Пчелиное молочко помещают в специальных емкостях и готовят его для хранения.

Milk composition

The composition of royal jelly includes the main set of substances necessary for the development and functioning of a living organism (vitamins, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, enzymes and hormone-like substances). For the most part, it consists of vitamins and proteins.

Chemical composition:

• water 60 – 70%;
• mass fraction of solids 30 – 40%;
• proteins 10 – 18%;
• carbohydrates 9 – 15%.

It contains a significant amount of vitamins, the main of which are: B₁ (thiamine) 1 – 17mg/kg; AT₂ (riboflavin) 5 – 24mg/kg. Also B vitamins₅, AT₆, folic acid, free fatty acids (about 15 types), hormones (estradiol, testosterone, progesterone) and many other useful substances.

Due to such a rich composition, royal jelly is a high-quality biologically active nutritious bee product. For a person, it is of great importance – it acts as a stimulant on the nervous system, normalizes blood pressure, has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system, and much more.

What is useful royal jelly

Полезные свойства маточного пчелиного молочка обширны.

1. Royal jelly increases the efficiency of the digestive system.
2. Allows calcium to be more easily absorbed, and this significantly speeds up recovery from bone injuries.
3. Stimulates the nervous system, improves memory, increases resistance to depression.
4. Has bactericidal action. Resists viruses. Kills tuberculosis bacillus.
5. It activates the regeneration system, which contributes to faster wound healing and suppression of inflammatory processes.
6. Strengthens the immune system, and this, in turn, reduces the likelihood of cancer cells.
7. In people with diabetes, it maintains glucose levels at the proper level.
8. Increases hemoglobin level.
9. Prevents the development of atherosclerosis.
10. Increases stamina during strenuous exercise.
11. It has a positive effect on the functioning of the thyroid gland and adrenal glands, normalizes the balance of hormones and improves the quality of reproductive function.
12. Counteracts spasms of the bronchi, expands their lumen.
13. Improves eyesight.
14. Приводит в норму обмен веществ, что благоприятно влияет на развитие мышечной массы и сжигание жира.
15. During pregnancy, it has a positive effect on the development of the fetus.
16. In combination with other substances, it can prevent toxicosis.

These are just the most famous medicinal properties of royal jelly, in fact there are many more. Due to the rich content of important elements and protein, this bee product is indispensable for people of any generation.

Harm of royal jelly

The bee product does not have a harmful effect, but it must be remembered that the incorrect and thoughtless use of even the most harmless substance can lead to disastrous results. In addition, royal jelly is a very powerful biostimulant, so you cannot be sure whether it will bring benefits or harm.

What does royal jelly treat?

Royal jelly can be effectively used to treat the following conditions:

• disorders of the cardiovascular system;
• diseases associated with ENT organs;
• pathologies of a mental nature;
• diseases associated with the genitourinary system;
• problems of the gastrointestinal tract;
• skin diseases;
• eye diseases;
• disorders of the musculoskeletal system.

How to take royal jelly

Royal jelly has a large number of useful properties, but in order to benefit the body, it is necessary to adhere to existing norms and schemes.

На сегодняшний день существует два состояния молочка, в которых оно применяется: нативное и адсорбированное.

Royal jelly in its native form is a product that is cooled immediately after extraction. It is laid out in sealed containers (preferably dosed) and deep dry freezing is carried out.

Milk in adsorbed form is a dried product that is distributed in the form of powder, granules, tablets or other medicinal forms.

How to take pure royal jelly

In its pure form, bee milk is rare, however, such a bee product is a strong biostimulant. It should be taken once a day on an empty stomach 25-30 minutes before meals.

A single dose is easiest to measure with a clean match. A clean match, with a tip without sulfur, is immersed only 3 mm in milk and taken out. At the same time, the required amount of milk will stick to the tip. Since the diverse composition of royal jelly can be destroyed by the enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract, it cannot be swallowed, but must be placed under the tongue and kept there until completely absorbed.

How to take royal jelly with honey

For the preparation of the bee product, it is necessary to use fresh royal jelly, which has not been frozen. The milk is light milky or with a whitish tint, while the mother liquor must be whole without mold and rot. Any honey is suitable for mixing, but beekeepers prefer the liquid type of light varieties.

When mixing, they are guided by the proportion for 1 g of milk – 100 g of honey (1:100). These two products are thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Then they are laid out in glass containers and hermetically sealed.

Для профилактики рекомендуется использовать дозировку:

• for adults – 1 teaspoon 2 – 3 times a day;
• for children aged 1 – 6 years – 1 time per day for half a teaspoon;
• for children aged 7 – 12 years – 2 times a day, half a teaspoon;
• for children under the age of 1 year – use is not recommended;
• for women during pregnancy – 1 teaspoon 2 times a day.

If necessary, the treatment of any diseases, the daily dose can be increased. This increases the number of doses at a constant single dose. For example, for colds for adults, they use, as well as for prevention, 1 teaspoon only not 2-3 times a day, but 4 times.

Most often, in the production of such a product, a proportion of 1:100 is used, but a concentration of 1:50 and even 1:20 is also often found. When buying bee milk, a responsible beekeeper will always advise how and in what doses it is necessary to use the drug in accordance with its concentration. They will give you full instructions on how to use it.

How to use royal jelly on vodka

This type of preservation and consumption of milk is very convenient to use and easy to prepare. Alcohol will allow several months to fully preserve the useful elements of the “royal jelly”.

For treatment with tincture of bee milk on vodka, you must first decide for what purposes it will be used. Tinctures of higher concentrations are for external use. Lower concentrations are used for internal administration. Traditional proportions: 1:2, 1:10, 1:20. Since the proportions are radically different, you need to know the content of the healing substance in the tincture well:

• 1:2 ratio contains 500 mg in 1 ml of tincture;
• 1:10 ratio contains 100 mg in 1 ml of tincture;
• 1:20 ratio contains 50 mg in 1 ml of tincture.

Guided by these concentrations, it is very easy to calculate the amount of tincture for a single dose or per day.

To achieve the effect of absorption of milk through the oral mucosa or for oral administration, 15–30 mg of the treating substance (10–20 drops of vodka tincture with a concentration of 1:20) are used 3 times a day. The tincture can be diluted with boiled water (50 – 100 mg, temperature not more than 40 degrees) and drunk, but it is better to drip into a spoon, and then place the contents under the tongue and hold there for at least 10 – 15 minutes.

For the use of royal jelly as a method of prophylactic against SARS and influenza during epidemics, a concentration of 1:10 tincture is used. Moisten a cotton swab and lubricate the accessible surfaces of the nasal mucosa and its entrances with it.

For the treatment of the above diseases, you need to take 20 drops of the same concentration (65 mg of royal jelly) diluted with boiled water (70 ml – 1/3 cup) and irrigate the mouth and nose 3 times a day.

A 1:2 concentration can be used to treat certain skin inflammations, such as diaper rash in babies. To do this, dissolve 20 drops of tincture in boiled water (1/3 cup) and lubricate problem areas in several layers, while allowing the previous layer to dry. The procedure is carried out 2 – 3 times a day. Significant improvements will be visible the very next day.

How to take dried bee royal jelly

Пчелиное молочко в таком виде еще называют адсорбированным. Это консервированный натуральный пчелиный продукт. Для этого берут смесь на основе лактозы, в которой присутствует 3% глюкозы, и перемешивают с пчелиным маточным продуктом (4:1), затем высушивают в порошковом или гранулированном виде. В таком виде препарат может храниться несколько лет.

The scheme by which you need to take such a drug and its dosage will depend on the type and degree of the disease. The doctor must prescribe this drug and measure its dosage, taking into account weight, age, complexity of the disease, drugs that the patient will take in parallel. But not for treatment, but for maintenance and prevention, there is a generalized intake regimen.

For children aged 3-12 years, take 0,5 g before meals for 15-20 minutes 2 times a day. For adults, take 1 g before meals 2 times a day. The duration of the course is 15 – 20 days. It is recommended to take 2 courses per year in autumn and spring.

You can use royal jelly to support the body during exhaustion or during rehabilitation after surgery or childbirth. Take two courses in a row with an interval of 10 days.

How to use royal jelly tablets

Now doctors consider the bee product as a polyhormonal biological stimulant rich in vitamins, microelements and enzymes, which is able to normalize the work of individual organs of the body and its systems. Pharmacies can sell a variety of pills containing royal jelly, so both the scheme and the dose will be different. This information can be found in the instructions for use.

For example, there are Apilak tablets. Ingredients: 10 g dried royal jelly, calcium stearate, lactose monohydrate, talc, potato starch. One jar contains 10 tablets.

Norm for adults: 3 times a day, 1 tablet. The duration of one course is 2 weeks. Take the tablet under the tongue until completely resorbed.

For children, the norm is recommended to be clarified with a doctor.

Royal jelly for weight loss

There are no direct indications for weight loss, but this substance has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract and digestive system. Due to the influence on the hormonal background, the milk normalizes the metabolism well. Although there are no direct indications for weight loss, the above beneficial properties can significantly increase the effectiveness of any weight loss products. This applies to taking drugs, natural elements, and even to complexes of physical exercises.

Don’t forget to overdose. The recommended daily dose per 10 kg of weight is 0,1 g of pure royal jelly (one queen liquor contains approximately 0,3 g). For example:

• weight 50 – 60 kg – you should take 0,5 – 0,6 g of “jelly”, this is an average of 2 queen cells per day;
• weight 80 – 90 kg – take 0,8 – 0,9 g of “jelly”, this is an average of 3 queen cells per day;
• if the weight exceeds 100 kg, it is better not to calculate the dose yourself, but to consult a doctor.

Cosmetic use

In industrial cosmetology, bee milk has been used for a very long time to create all kinds of ointments, creams, emulsions for skin rejuvenation and maintenance. In the CIS countries, back in Soviet times, the Institute of the USSR invented a cream with a content of only 0,6% of royal jelly. But even such a meager concentration gave a striking effect.

Tested on skin with increased fat content: it became more elastic, fat content decreased, small wrinkles disappeared. This effect was manifested even on sagging skin. Although it should be noted that some had red spots that did not go away for a very long time.

Now there are many creams of a similar purpose, which include this fabulous bee product. How to use this or that remedy is indicated in the instructions for its use.

As for traditional medicine, the easiest way is to add a little royal jelly to any face cream. Depending on the initial condition of the skin, the effect may be visible after a few days.

Face mask recipe:

• Xnumx ml of honey;
• 100 ml of royal jelly;
• 20 мл отвара череды (отвар должен настояться около суток).

Slightly warm the honey (up to 40 degrees) and mix all the ingredients until it cools completely. Apply the mask on the face and neck before going to bed, hold for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

Hair mask recipe Take any mask that is suitable for hair, and add a little bee product to it, mix thoroughly. Apply according to the instructions for the mask. Within a couple of weeks, the hair will become more vibrant and acquire a natural shine.

Preparations based on royal jelly

Preparations based on royal jelly are used all over the world. Each country produces its own drugs. For example:

• lacquer – Apis (Bulgaria);
• Apifortel (Germany);
• Melkacin, Vitadon, Methadone, Kolgel (Romania);
• Apiserum (France);
• Melcalcin
• Лонжевекс (Canada);
• Супер Стренгсройал Джелли (USA);
• Apitonus, Apilactose, Aentorium, Apiphorus (Our Country).

In the first place in the production and use of royal jelly is Japan. Surprisingly, it introduced programs to supply the elderly and children with bee products. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the life expectancy of the Japanese is in first place in the world.

Contraindications to royal jelly

Despite the rich composition of the bee product and its undeniable benefits, like any drug, it has its own contraindications:

• intolerance to bee products;
• serious infectious diseases;
• serious disturbances in the functioning of the endocrine system;
• перед операцией (может ухудшиться свертываемость крови);
• in oncological diseases.

Некоторые врачи доказывают возможность лечения онкологии и сахарного диабета, но только совершенно индивидуально и под пристальным наблюдением врача.

Terms and conditions of storage

“Royal jelly” is a very delicate and perishable bee product. Therefore, in order to preserve the maximum useful properties, you need to pay special attention to the storage process. After the extraction of royal jelly, its properties remain unchanged for only 2 hours, after which these indicators decrease and will further depend on the storage temperature and the method of preservation.

Freezing at storage temperature:

• – 1 ⁰С – shelf life 2 months;
• – 3 ⁰С – 6 months;
• – 10 ⁰С – 10 months;
• – 18 ⁰С – 19 months.

Storage in the form of powder or tablets at a temperature not exceeding 8 – 12 ⁰С is allowed for 2 – 5 years.

For solutions with honey or vodka tinctures, the shelf life is up to two years at temperatures up to 15 ⁰С.

It should also be noted that the quality and purity of production affects the shelf life. Storage containers should be glass or plastic in the form of syringes for freezing. Any kind of bee product must be hermetically sealed and protected from sunlight. Only if these requirements are met, the indicated storage periods will be appropriate.

Conclusion

It should be noted once again that royal jelly has a large number of unique properties. The recipes discussed above will help get rid of many diseases. But do not forget that this remedy rarely acts as the main one in treatment, therefore it is always used as an addition.