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Therapeutic uses of honey and honeybee larvae in central Burkina Faso.

Laboratoire de Biochimie et Chimie Appliquées, U.F.R./S.V.T, Université de Ouagadougou, 03 BP 1938 Ouaga 03, Burkina Faso.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology (impact factor: 3.01). 12/2004; 95(1):103-7. DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.016 pp.103-7
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ABSTRACT The therapeutic uses of hive-derived products by local people in four zones from the central part of Burkina Faso are described. Of 13 apitherapeutic applications recorded, only honey (12) and honeybee larvae (1) were used. The uses described included treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory ailments, fatigue, vertigo, ophthalmic disorders, toothache, measles, wounds, burns, chest pains, period pains and postnatal disorders, male impotence as well as its application as a skin cleansing agent. The effectiveness against some of these conditions, e.g. measles, period pains and postnatal disorders, requires further investigation and confirmation.

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Keywords

13 apitherapeutic applications
 
central part
 
chest pains
 
fatigue
 
hive-derived products
 
honeybee larvae
 
local people
 
measles
 
ophthalmic disorders
 
period pains
 
postnatal disorders
 
toothache
 
various gastrointestinal disorders