Update in Royal Jelly

Abstract

Update in Royal Jelly

Roongtawan    Supabphol BSc (Pharm), MSc (Physiology), PhD Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University

Royal jelly is the nutritional health food and was fed as the principal food source for the queen honeybee. Several nutrients were studied, such as lipid, carbohydrate. protein, vitamins and mineral. Many kinds of protein were found, these might lead to the low incidence of allergic reaction. Most allergic reactions from royal jelly were from respiratory system, bronchospasm and asthma.

Many pharmacological effects of royal jelly were discussed, anticarcinogenic, antihyperlipidemia. antiinflammation, wound healing.  etc .,  few adverse effects were reported. There should not have any problem if it was carefully consumed with the good suggestion.

Vajira Med J 2002 ; 46 : 79 - 85