Bee milk

Bee milk is a highly nutritious substance produced by the pharyngeal glands of worker bees; it is a creamy-white liquid with a creamy consistency and a sour-burning taste. It contains 65% water, 14-18% proteins, 9-19% carbohydrates, 1.7-5.7% fats, growth factors, sex hormones, mineral salts, microelements, many vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, C, H, PP, folic acid). Of the microelements of royal jelly, the most interesting are iron, manganese, zinc, cobalt, since these substances are necessary for normal hematopoiesis. A number of biologically active substances have been found in royal jelly, for example, acetylcholine and the enzyme that destroys it, cholinexterase. Royal jelly contains all the essential amino acids (arginine, histidine, valine, methionine, tryptophan, etc. - about 20 amino acids in total). Royal jelly also contains proteins such as globulins (68%) and albumins (40%), which are extremely important normal components of blood. Royal jelly proteins are absorbed by the human body by 81%. Native (natural) royal jelly in the queen cell is sterile. It has bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects. The antimicrobial effect of royal jelly extends to staphylococci, streptococci, tuberculosis bacilli, etc. It is used in cases of restoration of strength after diseases due to blood loss, radiation, mental, nervous, endocrine asthenia, diseases of the digestive tract, in dermatology and cosmetics. Royal jelly is rich in sex hormones, vitamin E1, which stimulates sexual activity. It has quite pronounced bacteriostatic and bactericidal properties; increases vitality (especially in older people), improves appetite, normalizes metabolic processes in tissues, activates enzyme processes and metabolism in general, improves vegetative-vascular regulation, vision, memory, regulates blood pressure, and has antispasmodic properties.