Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of Palestinian Propolis as a Natural Product with Antioxidant Properties and Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates

Table 2

Physicochemical characterization and mineral contents of the analyzed propolis samples.

Assessed parameter (Unit)MeansSDMinMax

Wax (%)45.9113.3522.2863.67
Resin (%)35.3110.7322.7557.13
Balsam (%)1.070.290.571.58
Moisture (%)2.070.481.172.99
Ash (%)2.641.100.974.17
pH4.630.404.055.2
Ca (mg/kg)632.30287.992361180
Na (mg/kg)250.30145.1062434
K (mg/kg)305.10143.06134601
Mg (mg/kg)256.40193.0274764
Fe (mg/kg)51.6024.192596