Royal jelly is a kind of food that has the highest biological activity. It is most productively allocated by bees in summer and spring. They use it to feed both developing larvae and adults
wombs, thereby contributing to the development of their ovaries and laying eggs.
In apiaries there is a whole technology for collecting this product. The process begins when it accumulates at least 200-250 g.
Royal jelly is produced only by young worker bees (their subpharyngeal and maxillary glands), which work inside the hives and are busy raising brood. It begins to stand out within a few days after they are born. After 12-15 days, its production is noticeably reduced.
Of all the products that a person receives from bees, the richest is royal jelly. Its properties are determined primarily by its chemical composition. It contains more than 110 useful elements and various substances. Also included in it
a whole complex of vitamins, amino acids and those highly active substances that make it a biological catalyst for processes occurring in the cells of the human body. In an ideal proportion, it contains various macro- and microelements.
Some of the parts that make up royal jelly have not yet been studied. Therefore, the question of the content of RNA and DNA in it, that is, nucleic acids, remains debatable.
Freshly harvested royal jelly looks like a jelly-like mass that is whitish-yellow in color and has a slight characteristic odour. It tastes sour-spicy, slightly irritating to mucous membranes.
The range of effects of royal jelly on the human body is very wide:
- it increases appetite, improves immunity, vitality, invigorates, gives strength, improves mood;
is a powerful blood stimulant that cures leukemia, pernicious anemia, arthritis and furunculosis;
- it also restores the work of all endocrine glands, which means it treats diabetes, positively affects the functioning of the adrenal cortex.
In order to better preserve the medicinal properties of such a unique product, the pharmaceutical industry makes it an alcohol emulsion. In order to extend its shelf life, royal jelly is subjected to lyfolization - drying without light in a hermetically sealed container for a long time (from one to two years). Also pharmaceutic althe industry produces tablets, ointments from it, and the cosmetic industry produces various creams, etc.
However, like any remedy, royal jelly has contraindications. Therefore, it is permissible to use it only after consulting a doctor. So, it should not be used by people who suffer from Addison's disease, have problems with the adrenal glands, acute infections, or who are simply hypersensitive to this product. The first signs indicating its intolerance are urticaria, reddening of the skin, sleep disturbance. When they appear, you should immediately stop taking such a potent remedy as royal jelly.
