Science has confirmed empirical theses that propolis has antibacterial, fungicidal, antiviral, antiflo- gistic, and antioxidant properties, as well as its local anaesthetic, biostimulative and immunomodulative effects. All these characteristics of propolis can be summed up under the principal one – it is a natural antibiotic.

It is produced from small particles of aromatic resin which honeybees (Apis mellifera var.) collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources, mixing it with the secretion of their jaw glands and particles of wax.

Raw propolis is composed of 55% of resin, 30% of wax, 10% of aromatic and aetheric oils, and 5 % of pollen. There are vitamins B1, B2, B6, C, E, pantothenic and nicotin acids, as well as minerals: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron, manganese, nickel, copper, strontium, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium, etc.