Year : 2015

Volume : Volume 5

Issue : Issue 2

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Dr. Avinash Kumar Singh
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Abstract

Background:  Natural products have been used for several years in folk medicine. One such natural medicine is Apitherapy which is the medical use of honey, propolis, pollen, royal jelly, bee venom etc. Honey has an effective antibacterial potential to combat oral pathogens and holds promise for the treatment of periodontal diseases, mouth ulcers, and other diseases of the oral cavity. As people are realizing that modern medicine is not the soul remedy for infections today. So, many of us are looking back to the past for the alternative approaches with least possible side effects like apitherapy. This review article throws a light on the evolution of apitherapy and its clinical importance in dentistry.

Keywords: Apitherapy, Honey, Phytotherapy, Plant Origin.