Background Humanity has benefited from bee products over the centuries for treating and
preventing various illnesses, and apitherapy has been employed in several countries as a …

Stingless bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, and geopropolis have been used for
centuries in traditional medicine for the treatment of several illnesses. Investigation of the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Propolis extracts are widely used in traditional folk
medicine and exhibit several properties such as antitumor, anti-inflammatory, and …

Geopropolis is a resin mixed with mud, produced only by stingless bees. Despite being
popularly known for its medicinal properties, few scientific studies have proven its biological …

Bee propolis has been touted as a natural antimicrobial agent with the potential to replace
antibiotics. Numerous reports and reviews have highlighted the functionalities and …

Cancer is one of the major maladies affecting humankind and remains one of the leading
causes of death worldwide. The investigation of the biological activities of stingless bee …

Propolis is a by-product of honeybee farming known for its broad therapeutic benefits
around the world and is extensively used in the health food and beverage industry. Despite …

Docetaxel (DTX) is used against breast cancer despite its side effects such as toxicity and
immunosuppression. Here we investigated the cytotoxic and immunomodulatory effects of …

Natural products are important sources of biomolecules possessing antitumor activity and
can be used as anticancer drug prototypes. The rich biodiversity of tropical and subtropical …

Geopropolis is produced by some stingless bee species such as Melipona fasciculata and
consists of a mixture of plant resins, salivary secretions of the bee, wax, and soil. This study …