Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, Transylvania University of Brasov, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
Department of Fundamental, Prophylactic and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500019 Brasov, Romania.
Molecules. 2020 Jul 20;25(14):3291. doi: 10.3390/molecules25143291.
Women's life stages are based on their reproductive cycle. This cycle begins with menstruation and ends with menopause. Aging is a natural phenomenon that affects all humans, and it is associated with a decrease in the overall function of the organism. In women, aging is related with and starts with menopause. Also, during menopause and postmenopausal period, the risk of various age-related diseases and complaints is higher. For this reason, researchers were pushed to find effective remedies that could promote healthy aging and extended lifespan. Apitherapy is a type of alternative medicine that uses natural products from honeybees, such as honey, propolis, royal jelly, etc. Royal jelly is a natural yellowish-white substance, secreted by both hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of nurse bees, usually used to feed the queen bees and young worker larvae. Over the centuries, this natural product was considered a gold mine for traditional and natural medicine, due to its miraculous effects. Royal jelly has been used for a long time in commercial medical products. It has been demonstrated to possess a wide range of functional properties, such as: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, vasodilatative, hypotensive, anticancer, estrogen-like, antihypercholesterolemic, and antioxidant activities. This product is usually used to supplement various diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, sexual dysfunctions, diabetes or cancer. The main objective of this study is to highlight the effectiveness of royal jelly supplementation in relieving menopause symptoms and aging-related diseases. We also aimed to review the most recent research advances regarding the composition of royal jelly for a better understanding of the effects on human health promotion.
女性的生命阶段基于其生殖周期。这个周期从月经开始，以绝经结束。衰老是一种自然现象，影响着所有人类，它与机体整体功能的下降有关。在女性中，衰老是与绝经相关的，并且始于绝经。此外，在绝经和绝经后期间，各种与年龄相关的疾病和不适的风险更高。因此，研究人员致力于寻找有效的补救措施，以促进健康衰老和延长寿命。蜂疗是一种使用蜜蜂天然产物的替代医学，如蜂蜜、蜂胶、蜂王浆等。蜂王浆是一种天然的黄白色物质，由蜂王的咽头腺和下颌腺分泌，通常用于喂养蜂王和幼工蜂幼虫。几个世纪以来，由于其神奇的功效，这种天然产物被认为是传统和天然药物的金矿。蜂王浆在商业医疗产品中已经使用了很长时间。它被证明具有广泛的功能特性，如：抗菌、抗炎、血管扩张、降血压、抗癌、类雌激素、抗高胆固醇和抗氧化作用。该产品通常用于补充各种疾病，如心血管疾病、阿尔茨海默病、性功能障碍、糖尿病或癌症。本研究的主要目的是强调蜂王浆补充剂在缓解绝经症状和与衰老相关的疾病方面的有效性。我们还旨在回顾蜂王浆组成的最新研究进展，以更好地了解其对人类健康促进的影响。
