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Royal Jelly
Description: Royal jelly is made by bees to feed the queen bee. Some larvae are given royal jelly, but only the queen receives it once maturity has been reached.
Royal jelly is believed to have many curative powers, but most have still not been tested in laboratory settings. It is known, however, that it acts as an antibacterial.1
It also promotes healing of wounds,2 and appears to have some antitumor properties.3
Royal Jelly can counteract some of the cholesterol-elevating effects of nicotine.4 It also lowers general cholesterol levels.5

Useful in treatment of: high cholesterol.

Recommended Dosage: 50 to 100 mg daily.

Contraindications: May cause allergic reactions, especially in asthma patients.6

References:

1Fujiwara S, Imai J, Fujiwara M, et al. A potent antibacterial protein in royal jelly. Purification and determination of the primary structure of royalisin. J Biol Chem 1990;265:11333–37.
2Fujii A, Kobayashi S, Kuboyama N, et al. Augmentation of wound healing by royal jelly (RJ) in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Jpn J Pharmacol 1990;53:331–37.
3Tamura T, Fujii A, Kuboyama N. Antitumor effects of royal jelly (RJ). Nippo Yakurigaku Z 1987;89:73–80 (in Japanese).
4Abou-Hozaifa BM, Badr El-Din NK. Royal jelly, a possible agent to reduce the nicotine-induced atherogenic lipoprotein profile. Saudi Med J 1995;16:337–42.
5Vittek J. Effect of royal jelly on serum lipids in experimental animals and humans with atherosclerosis. Experientia 1995;51:927–35 (summary).
6Thien FCK, Leung R, Baldo BA, et al. Asthma and anaphylaxis induced by royal jelly. Clin Exp Allergy 1996;26:216–22.
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