ABSTRACT
Apitherapy is a branch of alternative medicine that deals with the use of bee products for the treatment and prevention of various diseases. The task of apitherapy is to improve the health of people at any age. This paper reviews the literature on the bee products used in apitherapy and their impact on the human body.
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