PROPOLIS Beneficial Effects on Human Health and Chronic Diseases Vol 1, 2 Botanical Research and Practices Tahira, Akhlaq A. Farooqui Editors United Kingdom Book Medical / Alternative Medicine, Published by Nova Biomedical England

PROPOLIS Beneficial Effects on Human Health and Chronic Diseases Vol 1 

Botanical Research and Practices 

Tahira, Akhlaq A. Farooqui Editors 

United Kingdom Book

Medical / Alternative Medicine

280 Pages Hardback

PROPOLIS Beneficial Effects on Human Health and Chronic Diseases Vol 2 

Botanical Research and Practices 

Tahira, Akhlaq A. Farooqui Editors 

United Kingdom Book

Medical / Alternative Medicine

219 Pages Hardback

Published by Nova Biomedical England

December 2012

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Book Description: 

Propolis is a natural product, collected by honeybees Apis mellifera, from various plant sources. Honeybees use it for the construction and repair of their hive as well as for defense purposes. Propolis has gained popularity in alternative medicine. It is extensively used as a popular remedy in foods and beverages. The purpose of this book is to present readers with an integrated view on molecular mechanisms of beneficial effects of propolis in acute and chronic humans. This book will provide current and comprehensive information on the protective effects of propolis on human health and treatment chronic human diseases.

Propolis: Implication for the Treatment of Cancer (pp. 55-88) $0.00 Authors:  (Chanpen Chanchao) Abstract:  Propolis is a complex mixture of natural (mostly plant derived) substances made by bees, and has been used to inhibit the growth of various cancers both in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxic efficiency of propolis against cancer seems to depend mainly on the propolis form (crude or purified forms), type (green, brown and red propolis) and geographical location of collection of the propolis, but also on other external factors including the season and bee species. The active chemical compounds in propolis identified to date, which are mainly polyphenolics, such as caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), artepillin C, propolin G, flavonoids and terpenes, are outlined together with their roles in inhibiting the growth of cancer through inducing apoptosis or necrosis, blocking key intracellular signals, inhibiting angiogenesis or arresting of the cell cycle. In vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity against cancer cells has been reported for both crude propolis and some of its purified components. The use of crude propolis has the advantage of allowing for any synergistic effects among different compounds, whilst the use of purified active compounds allows removal of inert compounds and standardization of the bioactivity (and removal of other undesired activities) between batches. Thus, some of the purification techniques used for propolis are briefly outlined in this chapter and, since the properties of propolis depend on external factors, the importance of and progress in finding the chemical structure of the active compounds for standardization and structurefunction analysis for improvement of the anti-cancer activities is highlighted. Accordingly, some of the techniques used to analyze the chemical structure of the active compounds are given. In addition, propolis and its polyphenolic compounds could not only inhibit not only cancer cells, but they may also be cytotoxic to some chemo-resistant cancers and stem cell cancers, making propolis and its compounds an interesting source for complementary and alternative medicine.  Available Options: Version: Download: Windows - English   Open Access item.   Click below PDF icon for free download.