Learn About Bee Venom Therapy

By Tammie Caldwell


Bee venom is made from bees as the name suggests. Whenever one is stung by a bee, it gets really painful as a result of the poison. It is used to make medicine which has been proven over time to treat most conditions. Most people get confused by bee venom and bee pollen. They are not the same but are produced by the same members in the same insect order called hymenoptera. Bee venom therapy is well known to treat pain as well as rheumatoid arthritis.

How is the collection of this merchandise done? Usually the electric shock mode is used so that it can stimulate the bees to release their venom through stinging. A plastic or wooden collector is used and also a wire grid that is electric. When electrified, the bees will sense danger hence sting the wooden collector and their toxins will then be deposited there.

Do bees die when collecting it? The bees are safe and you have nothing to worry about. In the mid 50s, people did not have ways to collect it without endangering the lives of these bees but in this new era, there have been advancements in the methods of collecting it and the bees remain alive.

How does one get this solution? Its actually easily despite what many people think. All you have to do is mix the toxin with an isotonic solution that is saline then pass it by a microporefilter. The only disadvantage with this is that, the chances of the active component of this poison being destroyed is pretty high.

How is it supposed to work? It is normally given as a shot. Controlled doses of it are not poisonous but too much of it can be detrimental to your health and can even kill you. The injections are given repeatedly under the skin till your immune system becomes used to the poison which aids in case you have an allergy of the toxin.

Most people prefer taking their medication orally but the information about the toxin being taken orally has always been limited. There have not been cases whereby this product has been made into tablets, capsules or even oral drops but there are some other products available in the market that have an extract of this substance.

Its usually a colorless liquid. When its protected from oxidation its white in its powder form. You have to protect it otherwise because of the oxidation it might change the color to brownish yellow. This will affect its healing power with time and it might actually render it useless after a long while as the color is used to identify the toxicity in them and as a result determine how effective they will be.

This product has contributed to the health sector. Its becoming quite popular and widely recognized. Apart from it being used to treat the many human ailments, it can be used in different formats. This particular therapy is becoming quite common since it is not expensive and also its a natural form of treatment which means there are very minimal side effects.




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