Royal jelly - useful properties, how to take

Beekeeping is an important branch not only in the national economy. Derivatives from the hive are widely used in medicine. Along with honey, wax, bee bread, uterine milk (apilak), produced by worker bees to feed the larvae in their hive, also has useful properties. The useful properties of this product are so high that its industrial production has been established.

Royal jelly is the secret of allotropic glands of bees - maxillary and pharyngeal. This opaque, sour-tasting pasty mass may be milky white or slightly creamy in color.

Apilak, sold in pharmacies, is a balm that has a different base. The solution in water does not have a specific color, and the slightly alkaline composition is transparent. If you leave the drug at room temperature, then apilac will acquire a slightly yellowish tint.

In industrial beekeeping, the collection of royal jelly is carried out in June-August, when there are a lot of nurse bees in families. The freshly harvested product contains from 9 to 18% carbohydrates, 2-5% fats, up to 14% proteins. Minerals and other useful substances occupy only 1%, but this does not detract from the value of apilak.

In the dried product, the amount of the main composition increases and looks like this: carbohydrates 28%, fats 19%, proteins 55%. So milk has a fairly high calorie content - 100 g of apilac give 135.5 kcal.

Main Components

Milk proteins include globulins and albumins, as well as more complex components - lipoproteins, glycoproteins, nucleoproteins. The protein formula also contains 21 amino acids, of which 10 are irreplaceable.
Milk also contains styrenes, waxes, phospholipids, organic acids and vitamins.
Particular importance is given to biologically active fatty acids.
The milk with which the bees feed the queen contains large amounts of vitamin E - a good stimulant of sexual activity. By the way, this component is not in the product for feeding the larvae of worker bees.
In small doses, various microelements were found in apilac - Fe, Mg, Co, Si, Cr, Au, Hg, As, etc.

When collecting royal jelly, a standardization method is used, assessing the quality of the product in terms of such indicators as consistency, taste, smell, color, and the absence of mechanical impurities.

Fresh milk under the influence of oxygen, light, heat and other factors loses its biological activity quickly enough. Therefore, the product is subjected to lyophilization (drying) at the factory. But even in this case, special conditions for its storage are necessary. At a temperature between 0-14°C and an air humidity of 75%, dry milk is suitable for 5 years.

Some beekeepers are also engaged in the extraction of apilak in private. In this case, it should be taken into account that in the open air microorganisms immediately enter the milk, which provoke the process of decomposition of the active components. Therefore, you can store (and even then not for long) the product in the refrigerator using sterile dark glass jars.

Royal jelly is highly valued in the world market, as it is an effective biological stimulant for the normalization of the work of almost all organs.

Problems of the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, arthritis, brucellosis, tuberculosis are the main areas for the use of apilac.
Thanks to acetylcholine, which is part of apilac, they regulate hypertension, since the agent acts to dilate the blood vessels.
Treatment of atherosclerosis and coronary insufficiency, stimulation of hematopoiesis, regulation of the function of the endocrine glands - all this happens more efficiently with the use of apilac.
The diuretic effect of milk helps to establish metabolic processes (which means to normalize weight).
Apilac helps to increase immunobiological reactivity and turn on protection, increasing the body's resistance to various infections.
In combination with bee bread and honey, a balsamic remedy helps older people cope with any illness. Their diuresis normalizes, the content of cholesterol in the blood decreases, which causes the pressure to return to normal, the respiratory function improves, and in some, sexual function is also restored.
The antioxidant properties of the drug have found application even in the treatment of a number of oncological diseases.

The tool helps to strengthen the vital activity of the body, relieve pain, improve sleep, improve appetite and cheer up, increase physical and mental performance.

Pharmacy preparations

Many pharmacological firms around the world have long been engaged in the creation of drugs based on royal jelly. Below is a list of just a small fraction of what is available on the world market.

In Estonia, "Apilak lyophilized" is produced in tablets, suppositories, ointments, creams. The drugs taken orally have a general strengthening effect. Those intended for external use have an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effect, helping to improve the condition of the epidermis.
The Vietnamese produce dragees with milk extract and filler - Royal Jelly, which belongs to the category of multivitamins. This biostimulant is attributed to debilitated patients, the elderly and young children, as a dietary supplement.
A good tonic and restorative remedy for loss of strength and asthenia is the Ginseng Plus capsule, produced by the Slovaks. In addition to the healing root, they also contain royal jelly, as well as vitamins A, E.
The French drug "Apifortil" contains 200 g of apilac in each capsule. The agent is included in therapeutic complexes in the treatment of atherosclerosis, beriberi, overwork. It is recommended to use it for preventive purposes.

In addition to useful properties, there are also contraindications to the use of this medicinal product.

Contraindications

Apilac is strictly prohibited in the treatment of Addison's disease.
Despite the fact that the remedy is used in the treatment of arthritis to relieve pain symptoms, in chronic, advanced forms, a relapse of the disease may occur.
Do not resort to this remedy for people who are quite sensitive to bee products. In this case, apilac can provoke allergic reactions - rash, redness of the skin, itching, as well as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting.

Do not take the drug in the evening, as it acts as a stimulant and can cause insomnia.

Taking into account the beneficial properties of the royal jelly of bees, you should not rely on the recommendations of friends. Treatment should take place only under the supervision of a doctor, since it is impossible to choose the right prescription for yourself. In each case, an individual approach and a specially designed therapy regimen will be required.

No wonder this drug is called uterine - it contains enough useful substances and hormones that favorably affect fertilization. Therefore, sometimes the remedy is attributed to women who have problems with conception. Apilak will help get rid of frigidity, making a woman more sensual. The remedy is also recommended for lactation to stimulate lactation.

There is no doubt about the benefits of beauty products - an established metabolism helps to improve not only mood, but also complexion, strengthen hair and lose weight.

For men, milk is not only a good aphrodisiac, but also an opportunity to cope with impotence. After all, the remedy has a positive effect not only on the sexual function of women, but also on men too. The drug will help improve the quality of sperm, making a man more fertile.

Taking biological supplements based on this product, you can always keep yourself in good physical shape, enable the brain to work more actively. It will help to cope with chronic fatigue.

Royal jelly is included in cosmetic skin care products. But you can prepare wellness and anti-aging masks at home.

Mixing 2 tbsp. cow's milk with 1 tsp. honey, add a little royal jelly and grind everything into a homogeneous mass. The tool can be applied not only to the face, but also to the skin of the hands.
Taking 100 g of liquid honey and royal jelly (dried), the composition is heated in a water bath. Then 20 ml of infused decoction of celandine (or string) is introduced and everything is mixed well until it thickens. Apply warm to face and neck.

These masks are applied in the evening like a regular cream - there is no need to rinse off. It is enough in the morning just to wash first with warm water, then cool. It is also recommended to add some apilac to your night cream.

Apilac can be safely introduced into any hair care product - this will multiply its effect many times over. But you can also prepare such a mask.

It is necessary to mix the milk with an aqueous solution of propolis (15%) and add 1 tbsp. honey. With this tool, the scalp is massaged for several minutes. Then it should be wrapped for half an hour, after which the mask is washed off using shampoo.
You can strengthen and improve your hair with the following composition: royal jelly, sour cream, honey, burdock oil. You can choose the proportions yourself, in any case, you get the expected effect.

If you additionally take apilac preparations orally, then the effect will increase, because the necessary components will come to the roots along with the blood.

Pharmacy price

You can buy royal jelly in pharmacies of the country, packaged in various forms. So, a pack of 10 mg No. 25 tablets in some pharmacies will cost 170 rubles, in others - 220 rubles. 3% ointment costs about 150-250 rubles. (50 g).

Royal jelly 100% in capsules can be found for 190 rubles. (10 capsules per pack).

Some beekeepers are engaged in the extraction of royal jelly and distribute it through their websites. It can be a frozen native sold directly in the mother liquor. Its estimated price is 300 rubles. The mother liquor usually contains from 250 to 300 ml. Absorbed apilac is offered in 8 g bottles at the same price.