In addition to honey, there are other products related to bees that alleviate and even cure different ailments and diseases being one of them pollen.
Pollen is the male germ of plants and flowers. The bees collect this one in little bags that have in the back legs.
In the honeycomb, they store it carefully and then use it to make the royal jelly, which is the queen’s exclusive food.
If mixed with the pure honey of nectar, it is a combination called “bread of bee”, which feed the drones and workers.
It is important to note that honey consumed by humans may have varying amounts of pure pollen. However, when consumed in the pure state, ie bee pollen itself, it has striking effects on health, physical strength, and all The organic functions.
Healing properties
Pollen contains protein and is one of the foods richest in vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates. It has vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K, amines, sterol, lecithin, nucleons and in general all essential amino acids.
Pollen has potassium, magnesium, calcium, silicon, phosphorus, manganese, sulfur, copper, iron and chlorine. It also contains enzymes, just like the pure honey of nectar. Enzymes are ferments that favor important organic processes.
Pollen is rich in vitamin P, which increases the resistance and prevents embolism. It has very powerful antibiotic agents and a provitamin called carotene, which the body transforms into vitamin A.
The properties of pollen are numerous. Carnitine, which is a pollen extract, is used against the flu, urinary disorders, and measles. It is also restorative, tonic and energizing.
In fact, the possibilities of pollen are almost infinite. It balances and regulates the organic functions, fights diarrhea, is detoxifying, vitaminizes, covers the deficiencies of the diet, supplies minerals and proteins, reinforces the organic defenses against the cold and bronchitis and prevents disorders of the metabolism.
It is also indicated in cases of rheumatism, lack of appetite and sexual reluctance (frigidity ). Hence the name of aphrodisiac. It is useful for combating weight loss, baldness and dryness and fragility of the skin.
It also strengthens blood vessels; Is indicated to treat neurasthenia, depressive states, and insomnia and is a good remedy against atherosclerosis, memory loss, and anemia. As it raises the number of red blood cells and, among other properties, combat eye fatigue and malnutrition.
Popular remedies
Energetic remedy with bee pollen. Take 250 grams of pollen daily mixed with one cup of skimmed natural yogurt. Consume daily for three consecutive days.
Remedy with bee pollen to achieve smoothness of the skin Consume 1/2 teaspoon of bee pollen mixed with a glass of water every day
Remedy with bee pollen for bronchitis and pulmonary catarrh. Add between 1/2 and 1 teaspoon of bee pollen in a glass of orange juice or grapefruit and take daily until this disorder disappears
Remedy with bee pollen for colitis Mix 3 teaspoons of bee pollen in a glass of natural skimmed yogurt. Take daily until you feel an improvement.
Bee Pollen Remedy for Diarrhea: Mix 2 tablespoons of honey with one of bee pollen on a slice of bread. Consume slowly. This remedy should not be given to children under five years of age.
Remedy with bee pollen for throat affections. Pour 1/2 teaspoon of pollen into an orange juice. Take a glass of this juice for 3 days.
Remedy with bee pollen for anemia. Consume 1/2 tablespoon in the morning and 2 teaspoons in the afternoon.
Remedy with bee pollen for atherosclerosis. Take 1 teaspoon daily by combining it with regular consumption of lemon, apples, garlic, and onion.
Remedy with bee pollen for fatigue (physical and cerebral). Consume 3 tablespoons a day. One in the morning, another in the afternoon and the rest of the evening until we get over the discomfort.
Remedy with bee pollen for the flu. Take 1 tablespoon daily for 10 consecutive days.
Remedy with bee pollen for impotence. Consume one tablespoon a day and a spoonful at night.
Bee Pollen Remedy for Infertility: Eat a teaspoon of bee pollen every day at breakfast mixed with milk or yogurt to stimulate ovarian function, making it easier for a woman to become pregnant.
Recommendations for bee pollen uses:
-It should never be heated.
-Do not consume if you have an allergy to other bee products or if,
when consumed, it causes a rash, asthmatic breathing, discomfort or
other symptoms.
-If you want to purchase pure pollen, it can be obtained at
specialized stores and botanical pharmacies. Sold in the form of balls
of different colors, among which predominate yellow and orange.