Chemicals and Drugs

Propolis

A resinous substance obtained from beehives that is used traditionally as an antimicrobial. It is a heterogeneous mixture of many substances.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A resinous substance obtained from beehives that is used traditionally as an antimicrobial. It is a heterogeneous mixture of many substances.

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Bee Bread
  • Bee Glue
  • Bread, Bee
  • Glue, Bee

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/ther use: coordinate with APITHERAPY

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History Note

91(79); was see under RESINS 1979-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Bees (1966-1978)
  • Resins (1966-1978)

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Tree Numbers

  1. D05.750w.078w.840.762w
  2. D20.215.721w.500.762w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Propolis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011429. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011429
  2. Propolis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propolis
  3. Propolis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184398