Propolis is recognized as a high-quality nourishing product by many people. Propolis has many effects and many benefits to the human body. It is a natural antibiotic. So, do you know what role propolis has?
1. Regulate immunity: immune function is the foundation of health
When the immune function is dysfunctional, it will reduce the body's ability to resist infection, reduce the ability to recognize and remove its own aging tissue cells, reduce the ability to kill and remove abnormal mutant cells in the body, resulting in a decline in the body's resistance and self-healing ability Illness is also an important cause of premature aging.
Propolis has a wide range of effects on the body's immune system. It not only enhances humoral immune function, but also promotes cellular immune function, which has a beneficial effect on the spleen and immune system. Propolis can not only promote antibody production, but also enhance macrophage phagocytosis and natural killer cell activity.
A large number of studies at home and abroad have proved that propolis can not only significantly enhance the phagocytic capacity of macrophages. It can also have a beneficial effect on the spleen, bone marrow and the entire immune system, increase the amount of antibodies produced, significantly enhance the body's immune function, and make the body's immune function in an optimal state of dynamic balance.
When a person reaches middle age or old age, the body's immune ability decreases significantly. Taking propolis to strengthen immunity is an effective way to resist disease and maintain health.
2. Propolis lowers blood fat and prevents cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
The blood lipid content of the human body generally increases with age, and the blood lipid content of middle-aged and elderly people is higher than that of young people. Hyperlipidemia mainly refers to the increase of cholesterol, triglyceride and low density lipoprotein content. Hyperlipidemia is prone to atherosclerosis and cause hypertension.
Coronary arteriosclerosis such as nutrient heart is more prone to coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction. If cerebral arteriosclerosis occurs, cerebrovascular disease occurs, so the increase in blood lipids is an important factor in the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in middle-aged and elderly friends, and propolis has a good effect of reducing blood lipids, so it can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. The preventive effect of propolis on diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic, systemic, and metabolic disease caused by the long-term interaction of genetic and environmental factors.
The main cause is the absolute or relative insufficient insulin secretion in the body and the decreased sensitivity (or resistance) of the target cells (that is, the tissue cells affected by insulin) to insulin, leading to disorders of sugar, protein, fat metabolism, and disorders of water, electrolytes, and acid-base balance. The performance is mainly high blood sugar.
