Royal Jelly
It is a milky secretion made by worker honeybees (Apis mellifera). It’s rich in carbs, protein, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.
It gets its name because it is used as food for the queen bee. Its composition varies depending on geography and climate.
People use it for symptoms of menopause. It’s also used for hay fever, diabetes, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), obesity, dry eye, and many other purposes, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don’t confuse royal jelly with bee pollen, beeswax, bee venom, honey, or propolis. Also don’t confuse it with apitherapy. These are not the same.
What are the benefits of royal jelly?
- It contains so many nutrients! …
- It may have an antioxidant effect. …
- It may help with skin health. …
- It may help maintain normal blood pressure. …
- It may ease the symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) …
- It may have probiotic properties.
OTHER NAME(S): Bee Saliva, Bee Spit, Gelée Royale, Honey Bee Milk
Royal jelly, a white and viscous jelly-like substance, is a form of hypopharyngeal and mandibular gland secretion from the worker bees.
It is also known as a “superfood” that is solely consumed by the queen bee. Royal jelly is also fed to the honeybee larvae upon hatching and helps to nurture the brood [8]. It is the exclusive nutriment offered to the immature young larvae in their first 2-3 days of maturation besides being used as a food specifically for the queen bee throughout her entire life cycle.
Royalactin is the main compound in royal jelly that allows the morphological change of a larva into the queen bee [9]. This superfood is the main reason for the longevity of the queen bee compared to the other bees.
Royal jelly is widely used as a dietary nutritional complex to help combat various chronic health conditions. Furthermore, it is one of the profitable remedies for human beings in both traditional and modern medicine.
Many pharmacological activities such as antibacterial, antitumor, antiallergy, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects have also been attributed to it.
