Review Article
Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits
Table 2
Selected propolis activities according to the health benefits.
| Health benefits | Propolis activity | Type of studies | Authors |
| GI disorder | Antiparasitic | Humans | Freitas et al. 2006 [91] | Antiulceration | Animals | Paulino et al. 2015 [92] |
| Gynecological care | Antifungal | Human | Imhof et al. 2005 [93] | Antifungal and antibiofilm | Human | Capoci et al. 2015 [94] |
| Oral health | Antibacterial | Laboratory | Pereira et al. 2011 [95] | Daily mouthwash | Human | Jain et al. 2014 [96] | Toothpaste disinfection | Laboratory | Bertolini et al. 2012 [97] | Toothpaste against gingivitis | Human | Skaba et al. 2013 [98] | Oral therapeutic agent | Human | Pereira et al. 2011 [95] |
| Oncology treatment | Anti-breast cancer | Human | Xuan et al. 2014 [99] | Antimelanoma cancer | Animals | Benguedouar et al. 2015 [100] | Anti-lung cancer | Human | Demir et al. 2016 [101] |
| Dermatology care | Acne vulgaris | Human | Ali et al. 2015 [102] | Collagen metabolism | Animals | Olczyk et al. 2014 [103] | Diabetic foot ulcer | Human | Henshaw et al. 2014 [104] |
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