Royal Jelly: properties and contraindications

Royal jelly is a kind of food that has the highest biological activity. The most productive is allocated by bees in the summer and in the spring. They use it for feeding and developing larvae and adults Thus facilitating the development of their ovaries and the laying of eggs.

On apiaries there is a whole technology for collecting this product. The process begins when it accumulates at least 200-250 g.

Royal jelly is produced only by young worker bees (their super-glandular and maxillary glands) that work inside the hives and are engaged in rearing the brood. It begins to stand out a few days after they are born. After 12-15 days, its production is noticeably reduced.

Of all the products that a person receives from bees, the richest is royal jelly. Its properties are due, first of all, to the chemical composition. It contains more than 110 useful elements and all kinds of substances. Also included in its composition A whole complex of vitamins, amino acids and those highly active substances that make it a biological catalyst of the processes taking place in the cells of the human body. In an ideal proportion, it contains various macro- and microelements.

Some parts that make up royal jelly have not been studied until now. Therefore, the question of the content of RNA and DNA, i.e., nucleic acids, remains debatable.

Just collected royal jelly looks like a mass, reminiscent of jelly and having a whitish-yellow color and a slight characteristic odor. It tastes slightly tart, it slightly irritates the mucous membranes.

The spectrum of exposure of royal jelly to the human body is very wide:

- it increases appetite, increases immunity, vitality, invigorates, gives strength, improves mood;

- this is the strongest means, stimulating hematopoiesis, curing leukemia, malignant anemia, arthritis and furunculosis;

- It also restores the work of all the glands of internal secretion, which means that it cures diabetes, positively affects the functioning of the adrenal cortex.

To better preserve the medicinal properties of such a unique product, the pharmaceutical industry produces its alcoholic emulsion. To prolong the shelf life, royal jelly is subjected to lipophilization - drying without light in a container closed hermetically for a long time (from one year to two years). The pharmaceutical industry also produces tablets, ointments, and cosmetic products - various creams, etc.

However, like any remedy, has royal jelly contraindications. Therefore, it can only be used after consultation with the doctor. So, it can not be used by people who suffer from Addison's disease, have problems with the adrenal glands, acute infections, or who simply have increased sensitivity to this product. The first signs, indicative of his intolerance, are urticaria, redness of the skin, sleep disturbance. When they appear, you should immediately stop taking such a potent remedy, like royal jelly.