Propolis is a very common food now. Will someone ask the old man how about propolis? In fact, the benefits of propolis for the elderly are very much, because propolis has many effects and functions, which can improve the immune capacity of the elderly.
What is propolis?
Propolis is a kind of colloidal solid substance with fragrant smell, which is made of resin and wax materials collected by bees from plants and mixed with secretion of its palatal gland and wax gland. It is brownish yellow or yellowish brown, soft and sticky when heated.
The production period of propolis is mostly in summer and autumn. Propolis is an opaque solid with smooth or rough surface. The broken surface is in the shape of sand particles, and the section is similar to marble. It is yellowish brown, Tan, taupe, greyish green, dark green, a few dark black. It has a special fragrance that is pleasing. It's slightly bitter and spicy. It's sticky when chewing. It can be softened when kneaded by hand. When the temperature is lower than 15 ℃, it becomes hard, brittle and easy to be crushed; when the temperature is 36 ℃, it is soft, viscous and plastic; when the temperature is 60-70 ℃, it melts into viscous fluid and separates beeswax.
The nutritional value of propolis
1. Propolis has the reputation of "purple gold". A colony of 50000-60000 can only produce 70-110g propolis a year. The propolis collected from the hive usually contains 55% resin and tree fragrance, 30% beeswax, 10% aromatic volatile oil and 5% pollen and inclusions.
2. Propolis contains more than 300 kinds of nutrients in 20 categories, including flavonoids, organic acids, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, esters, ethers, terpenoids, as well as a variety of amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and microelements. It is like a natural "drug bank".
3. In propolis, quercetin, terpenoids in flavonoids and phenethyl caffeic acid in organic acids are the most representative active substances.
The effect of propolis on the elderly
1. Propolis has antibacterial effect: propolis can sterilize, sterilize, sterilize, inhibit bacteria, prevent mould and antisepsis, which solves the problem that antibiotics only work on a single microorganism, and has no side effects. It has a good therapeutic effect on skin diseases in daily life.
2. Propolis can promote the regeneration of tissue and cells, and has a good repair effect on various oral diseases. It can be used to treat gastric ulcer.
3. Cancer prevention. Propolis is rich in anticancer substances. It has been proved that propolis can shrink cancer cells and reduce the side effects caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
4. Propolis can reduce triglyceride and cholesterol.
5. Propolis can make menopause symptoms disappear or reduce.
6. Enhance immunity. The immune system of human body is easy to be attacked by virus. Propolis can enhance human immunity and enhance human body's ability to resist virus.
Precautions for old people to eat propolis
1. Adhere to continuous service. Propolis and other natural herbal products have the same characteristics, the effect is slow but lasting, it needs to take a month to a half months to see the effect.
2. Appropriate consumption, according to the product instructions and dosage, do not overdose.
3. Take it on an empty stomach. There is no strict regulation on the consumption time of propolis. In consideration of digestion and absorption of effective ingredients, it is better to serve on an empty stomach. It is better to serve 20-30 minutes before meals to improve the attraction rate.
4. Propolis and other bee products with better effect. Like propolis plus royal jelly, it can improve immunity, help regulate hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, insufficiency of blood supply to heart and brain, diabetes and phase complications, etc.; and propolis plus bee pollen can relieve dizziness, nausea, upper limb numbness caused by cervical spondylosis, and also have a good effect on male prostate disease and gastrointestinal disease.
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