Apitherapists Use Bee Pollen and Bee Venom to Treat Disease and Illness

Career Outlook: What is Apitherapy?

Promoted by the American Apitherapy Society (www.apitherapy.org), the art of treating disease and illness with bee pollen, propolis, bee venom and bee's wax has long been practiced for more than 2500 years. While more often utilized outside of the United States, bee products are becoming more readily available and recommended by not only the alternative medical community but also by general medical practitioners. Commonly seen, in early times, among the Chinese and Egyptian practitioners, apitherapy has taken the meaning of alternative medicine to a new level. 

In early times, bee pollen and bee venom was commonly used in the treatment of pain related conditions. With expansion, through the years, bee by products have been used to treat over 500 known illnesses, diseases and conditions including arthritis, inflammatory based diseases and even auto-immune disease. Although the use of bee by products are not currently approved by the FDA, the practice of apitherapy, the administration of bee products for disease and prevention, is widely accepted among alternative medicine practitioners.