Review Article
Therapeutic Properties of Stingless Bee Honey in Comparison with European Bee Honey
Table 2
Common phenolic compounds with their potential health benefits found in both European bee honeys and stingless bee honeys.
| Compound | Molecular formulae | Potential health benefits | References |
| Gallic acid | C7H6O5 | Antioxidant | [38] | Anti-inflammatory | Cardioprotective activity | Antimutagenic | Anticancer |
| Caffeic acid | C9H8O4 | Cardiovascular diseases treatment | [39] | Anti-inflammatory effects | [40] | Anticancer | [41, 42] | Antidiabetic | [43] |
| Catechin | C15H14O6 | Cardiovascular diseases treatment | [44] | Antidiabetic potential | [45] | Anti-inflammatory | ā |
| Apigenin | C15H10O5 | Anti-inflammatory | [46] | Antimutagenic | ā | Treating cardiovascular diseases | [37] |
| Chrysin | C15H10O4 | Improves cognitive deficits and brain damage | [47] | Anticancer |
| Cinnamic acid | C9H8O2 | Improves cognitive deficits and brain damage effect | [47] | Antimicrobial effect | [48] |
| Kaempferol | C15H10O6 | Cardiovascular diseases treatment | [39] |
| p-Coumaric acid | C9H8O3 | Anticancer activity | [41, 43] | Improves cognitive deficits and brain damage effect | [47] |
| Quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (rutin) | C27H30O16 | Antiallergic | [49] | Anti-inflammatory | Antiproliferative | Antitumor |
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