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- From: mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson)
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- Subject: Re: BEE VENOM:Who might need it in pharmacology
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- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 92 19:07:45 PST
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- Is there an application for bee venom in conventional medicine?
- Perhaps for de-sensitizing allergic individuals?
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- I recall that bee venom was once (almost 20 years ago) promoted as
- a cure for rheumatism and arthritis, but I believe that has since
- been shown to be quackery. (I haven't got references; I might be
- wrong.)
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- If you want to get into bee-related homeopathic medicines, you might
- consider royal jelly. That is very popular in the Far East (e.g.
- Japan, Hong Kong, etc.) and Germany.
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