I just returned from the annual Charles Mraz Apitherapy conference sponsored by the American Apitherapy Society for which I am President. It was an informative conference with guest speakers from around the United States and the world./
Our Gala dinner speaker was the great grandson of Charles Mraz, Curtis Mraz who is a fourth generation beekeeper. His great grandfather opened Champlain Valley Apiaries in Vermont in 1931. Charles was an innovative pioneer who believed in the use of bee venom for arthritis and other chronic illness.
The AAS educates the public and other health care professionals on the medicinal use of apitherapy products from the hive. I presented Lyme Disease and Bee Venom Therapy. There were presentations of the medicinal use of Honey .
In our discussion panel we discussed the use of bee venom and triple negative breast cancer. The breakthrough is especially promising against triple-negative and HER2-enriched breast cancers, two of the hardest to treat with existing therapies. These results suggest melittin could form the basis of safer, natural treatment options with fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy or radiation, offering new hope to patients worldwide.
Scientists are now working on controlled ways to deliver melittin, including nanoparticles and synthetic versions designed for medical use. If successful, this bee-derived molecule could become a revolutionary cancer therapy, combining nature’s ingenuity with cutting-edge science.
Source: Honeybee Venom Cancer Research, 2020
Until tomorrow…