Propolis: Composition, Health, Medicine: A Review
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The Roman scholar Plinius (23-79 A.D) postulated, that it originates in the buds of different trees like willow, poplar, elm, reed and other plants. He knew of the use of propolis as a glue in the hive and about its medicinal properties and described them in his 35 volumes Natural History. He says “Current physicians use propolis as a medicine because it extracts stings and all substances embedded in the flesh, reduces swelling, softens indurations, soothes pain of sinews and heals sores when it appears hopeless for them to mend. .
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