What is Bee Venom?
Apitoxin or bee venom is the venom produced by the honey bee. It is a cytotoxic and hemotoxic bitter colorless liquid containing proteins, which may produce local inflammation.
It may have similarities to sea nettle toxin.
Price Of Bee Venom In Uganda
For instance, while a kilogram of honey goes for an estimated Shs10,000 one gram of venom is currently at Shs60,000 on the local market.
How do they get bee venom?
Bee venom can be collected by extraction of glandular venom or by electrical stimulation, and venoms collected by these methods present differences on chromatographic profiles.
Volatile components such as histamine can disappear when bee venom is collected by electrical stimulation (44, 137).
What is bee venom good for?
Bee venom contains several active molecules such as peptides and enzymes that have
advantageous potential in treating inflammation and central nervous system diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Can I drink bee venom?
The amount of venom present in a honeybee is considered insufficient to cause detectable toxic effects on a person who has accidentally ingested it;
moreover, components of the honeybee venom are destroyed by gastric secretion.