Humanity has benefited over the centuries from bee products to treat and prevent various diseases, and apitherapy has been used in several countries as an alternative therapy.
APITHERAPY is a branch of alternative medicine that uses bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom for disease prevention or as therapy associated with allopathic treatment. It can also be described as "the science (and art) of using bee products to maintain health and to help the individual regain health when interfering"
Bee products have been incorporated into modern medical practice, where the focus is mainly on disease and its prevention.