Of all the beekeeping products, royal jelly is the most valuable, and all because brood is fed with it. If this product is able to provide the necessary vital energy to bees and stimulate the formation of all internal organs in the larva, can it be beneficial for the human body? It turns out it really can. What benefits it brings and when it should be taken, we will tell further.

What is royal jelly?

Royal jelly is a kind of food with which honeybees feed their larvae, starting from the age of three days, and the future uterus feeds on it all its life. This food is produced in nurse bees in the maxillary gland. It looks like a kind of jelly-like substance of white-yellow color.

Characteristics of bee milk: it is a biogenic stimulator of biological processes with a sharp aroma and importance.

They extract this valuable substance from the mother liquors. A sufficient amount of product can be obtained only during the period of emergence of larvae. Most milk is in the mother liquor for 4-5 days after its creation - about 400 mg. The beekeeper needs to have time to pick up the milk before the bees seal the cells with the larvae.

Did you know? Royal jelly is often referred to as “royal jelly”, since its extraction process is very painstaking, which is why its quantity is very limited. Therefore, earlier this natural product could only afford the royal family and those close to it to know.

The product procurement process consists of the following stages:

1. The larvae are transferred to the “vaccination” frame.
2. Uterus is planted.
3. The filled mother liquor is seized.
4. The substance is removed and purified from larvae, wax.
5. Finished raw materials are packaged and stored frozen.

Cells are unpacked by cutting the covers with a knife or thin wire. Larvae are removed with tweezers. A sterile syringe is used to extract milk.

This is the process of harvesting milk in apiaries. They sell it there. If it is impossible to buy a product in an apiary, then you can find a pharmacy analogue.

It is sold in several forms:

1. In granules (adsorbed dry). By adsorption, moisture is removed from the product. The remaining dry matter contains all the beneficial elements. The density of such raw materials is 1.1 cm³. It is stored in airtight containers for two years without loss of properties. Dried granules easily dissolve in water, so it is very convenient to take them.
2. Frozen. When procuring a product on an industrial scale, the method of dry freezing is used. This is necessary in order to increase the storage duration from 2 weeks to 1.5–2 years, which cannot be achieved when raw raw materials are stored in a conventional freezer. In special chambers milk is cooled to -17 ° C.
3. Honey with milk. Mixing these two components allows you to extend the shelf life of the latter, as well as improve its taste. The mixing procedure can be carried out independently, having both components in pure form.
4. Capsule. They contain a lyophilized product (processing by soft drying through freezing and dehydration in a vacuum chamber).

Chemical composition of the product

In its pure form, the product is sharply sour in taste and contains many different substances:

• water - 65–66.5%;
• proteins - 9–19%;
• sugar - 8–19%;
• fats - 2–9%;
• mineral salts - more than 1%.

Important! The composition of royal jelly also depends on the strength of the bee family.

In addition, the product contains:

• vitamins: A, D, C, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, B15, H, E, PP;
• pantothenic acid;
• free fatty acids (succinic, palmitic, stearic, decenic);
• hormones (estradiol, testosterone, progesterone);
• acids (pyruvic, lactic);
• mineral salts;
• trace elements;
• acetylcholine;
• sterols;
• lipids;
• decenoic acids;
• germicidin.

The nutritional value of milk changes as larvae grows older: by the age of a week, proteins and fats become less and less sugar.

Properties of milk for the human body

The above list of substances contained in royal jelly can be beneficial for the human body. But there is harm from him.

Than useful

• The product is able to positively affect the human body as follows:
• tones it;
• increases resistance to viruses and infections, and also fights against them;
• improves the course of natural processes in tissues and muscles;
• stimulates the elimination of toxins and radionuclides;
• establishes metabolic processes;
• normalizes the digestive tract;
• establishes the work of the cardiovascular system;
• helps to work more efficiently in the endocrine system;
• increases visual acuity;
• normalizes glucose levels;
• stimulates the processes normalizing hemoglobin level;
• promotes tissue regeneration and wound healing;
• strengthens, improves the structure of nails, hair, skin;
• adjusts the central nervous system.

Such a list of useful actions allows the product to be used both for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes.

Contraindications and possible side effects

• Unfortunately, there are contraindications for the use of this healing medicinal substance:
• allergy to bee products;
• an infectious disease in the acute phase accompanied by fever;
• severe form of arterial hypertension;
• condition after a heart attack and stroke;
• increased blood coagulation.

Possible side effects:

• insomnia, irritability;
• feeling of thirst;
• bowel disorder;
• redness or rash on the skin.

Important! If you exceed the dosage of mother milk indicated by the doctor, then a number of side effects are possible that disappear when the dosage is reduced or the drug is abandoned.

What diseases do royal jelly take?

The mechanism of action of bee milk on the human body is not yet fully understood. Despite this, it is actively used in medicine, for the treatment of various ailments, in cosmetology and as a dietary supplement.

Nervous system disorders

When detecting disorders in the central nervous system associated with vascular disorders or trophic changes, royal jelly is often used. It can cope with problems such as asthenic syndrome, neurosis, involutional psychosis, as well as relieve the effects of encephalitis and schizophrenia.

We also apply the product in the fight against problems in the peripheral nervous system. It is part of various medications. It is also used in complex treatment with bee venom against arthritis, polyneuritis, myositis, neuralgia.

Gastrointestinal pathology

Regular consumption of bee milk improves appetite, improves metabolism and stimulates the production of digestive enzymes involved in the breakdown of food. Accelerating food breakdown eases the burden on the liver. In addition, the presence of a number of vitamins in the product is an obstacle to the development of pathogenic microflora, which provokes the development of various ailments.

Joint pain

On the basis of bee milk, various ointments are prepared. They are considered the best remedy for arthritis, arthrosis, rheumatism and other joint pathologies.

Genitourinary Disorders

The product can help get rid of problems with the organs of the genitourinary system of an acute and chronic nature. It easily eliminates inflammatory processes, helps to cope with the manifestations of menopause, pain during menstruation.

Metabolic abnormalities

A number of active substances present in royal jelly accelerate the course of metabolic processes. This allows you to use it when nursing premature babies, the treatment of hypo- and atrophy in childhood. Useful accelerated metabolism for adults in losing weight and gaining the missing mass.

Respiratory system diseases

Respiratory problems are usually caused by bacteria or viruses. Bee milk fights well with them, which also improves the protective functions of the body, which allows you to quickly overcome the disease. The presence of disinfectants makes the product a natural antibiotic.

How to take the product: recommended dosages

It was previously mentioned that the main contraindication to the use of royal jelly is allergic reactions. Therefore, before starting treatment with the product, it is necessary to conduct a test for the susceptibility of the body. If there are the slightest signs of intolerance to treatment with this tool, there can be no question.

If the reaction is normal, then the permissible maximum dose per day is 20-30 g. The course duration cannot exceed 120 days for one year. Otherwise, the body will get used to getting energy from a nutrient and stop producing it on its own. In addition, it was experimentally proven that a break in treatment enhances the effect of the remedy.

For an adult body, female or male, in the case of treatment of various ailments, the daily dose of the drug is calculated relative to body weight: 0.3 g per 30 kg of weight. This amount of product is usually found in one mother liquor.

Did you know? Scientists know the composition of royal jelly only 95%.

There are some rules that you need to remember in order for the product to produce the desired result. First of all, royal jelly should be consumed in the morning on an empty stomach, since it can invigorate the body, which is absolutely not necessary in the evening. A procedure for cleaning the oral cavity should be carried out after a morning meal, as if the procedure is carried out after eating bee milk, toothpaste will destroy it and it will not have time to affect the body.

To men

The action of bee milk on the male body is to relieve stress, which is negatively displayed on potency and to improve the process of sperm production. Therefore, men are recommended once or twice a year to go around the so-called rejuvenation course with the help of bee feed to set up the reproductive system. The duration of this course is two weeks. During it, the therapeutic agent is taken in a dose of 200 mg, divided into two doses per day. Use should be 60 minutes before a meal.

If it is necessary to eliminate problems with potency, it is recommended to take 30 mg three times a day for two to three weeks.

Women

Of course, royal jelly also has a positive effect on the female body, but there are some nuances of use during different life cycles, namely during pregnancy and lactation.

Pregnant

Regarding whether the use of the product by women is appropriate, the opinions of doctors differ. Some believe that the standard dosage for an adult body needs to be increased. Others believe that heavy consumption can cause hypervitaminosis, therefore it is possible to use milk in a dosage of 1 mother liquor twice a day.

Due to the fact that gynecologists do not have a unified opinion on the dosage of milk for pregnant women, each woman in the position should draw up instructions for the use of the product by her doctor.

Breastfeeding

Nursing women should also prescribe the dosage of royal jelly. Usually it is 25-30 g per day.

Video: Benefits and applications of royal jelly

For children

From 20 days of age, babies are put candles containing bee milk to strengthen immunity, to improve appetite, to eliminate dysbiosis. A child’s body should not receive more than 5 mg of the drug per day. The duration of treatment should be a maximum of a month.

In liquid form, milk is used in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections, to eliminate gaps in physical development, for the correct formation of the skeleton, for the coordinated work of the endocrine system.

The dosage according to age is as follows:

• 1–6 years - half-source 1 time per day;
• 6-12 years old - mother liquor once a day.

Important! Children under 12 months of age are not recommended to give the product.

Terms and methods of storage of royal jelly

Live royal jelly is a perishable product. Without processing, it is able to be stored for no more than 2 hours, and then begins to lose its properties. If it is placed in a vacuum package, then its shelf life will be about two years.

More accurate data determines the temperature range:

• -2 ... -5 ° С - 9-10 months;
• -18 ° C - 1.5 years.

It is advisable to store the adsorbed substance at + 6 ° C for 10 months in a dark glass container.

To store a natural product at home, it is better to use syringes, according to which milk 3-5 cubes in each will be packaged. Syringes should be wrapped in an opaque bag and placed in the freezer. So it can be stored for more than 10 days. If milk is used daily, then it can be left on a shelf in the refrigerator, but it is advisable to have time to spend it in a month.

As you can see, the therapeutic effect of the natural product is very extensive. It has a beneficial effect on both children and adults. But when using it for medicinal purposes, it is very important to follow the doctor’s recommendations, as well as to be sure that the product is of high quality so as not to harm yourself.