Propolis is one of the products of beekeeping, almost everyone knows this. The very word "propolis" is constantly heard thanks to the advertisements of toothpastes and creams. And what exactly is this propolis?
This is a kind of sticky substance obtained from worker bees and used in the hive to seal holes and crevices. How exactly the bees produce it remains unknown to this day. It is only known that such glue is formed when bees collect certain sticky substances from the buds of trees, and then additionally fermented by the bees themselves. And people are attracted to propolis for its beneficial properties for the body, which are determined by the chemical composition of this bee glue.
Propolis contains a lot of useful substances, including about eight amino acids, three of which are indispensable for the human body, as well as vitamins (A, B, B2, B6, C and E) and minerals (high content of calcium, magnesium, iron, manganese, sodium, fluorine, phosphorus, zinc and much more).
The chemical composition of propolis is indeed very complex. Based on this, we can conclude that propolis is a necessary and useful thing, which has a number of medicinal properties:
- disinfectant and antibacterial;
- anti-inflammatory;
- vasoconstrictor;
- antioxidant.
So propolis is widely used in medicine in different directions. For example, it kills harmful bacteria and helps restore healthy cells in the body. It is used both for internal organs and for external surfaces of the body.
By itself, propolis is a dense substance, therefore, to use it for various purposes, it is necessary to heat it. An interesting fact: propolis does not lose its properties during heat treatment, which allows you to make different products from it. One of them is propolis tincture, obtained, however, without heating. In this case, propolis is softened with alcohol, while all its beneficial properties are also preserved.
Such a miracle tincture can be prepared at home. The main thing is to decide on the desired concentration. It can vary from 5% to 50%. 
Of course, the use of a highly concentrated tincture is contraindicated, but then it can be diluted. To whomever. This article will consider
Recipes for homemade propolis tincture in alcohol with 10% concentration
To do this, you need 10 g of propolis, pre-chilled in the refrigerator. So it is more convenient to rub it, because it will harden.
It is necessary to grind it on a fine grater, and then pour it with cold water. Anything that pops up should be carefully drained, as it is considered a kind of garbage. Now about the preparation of the tincture.
There are two ways that differ in the duration of cooking: in the first case - fast, in the second - longer. Both options are shown below.
1 way
- Warm up 70% medical alcohol in an amount of 90 ml in a water bath.
- Add crushed propolis and mix well until a homogeneous liquid is obtained.
- The resulting mixture, without bringing to a boil, remove and strain through cheesecloth.
- Fill the bottle with the resulting tincture, preferably from dark glass and cork.
- Store propolis-based tincture in a dark, cool place.
2 way
Pour the same 70% alcohol in the same amount into a glass bottle and add propolis, ground on a grater. Leave to infuse in a dark warm place for two weeks and shake twice daily. Then close and store in the same way.
It is clear that in order to prepare a propolis tincture of 50% concentration, you will need 50 g of propolis and 50 ml of an alcohol base. So, if desired, the proportions can be changed and immediately prepare a tincture with the desired concentration, so that it is not further diluted in the future.
Why use tincture
For what and from what is this tincture used? This is a universal remedy for a complex of diseases, and is also used as a vitamin extract. Below is a list of diseases in which propolis tincture on alcohol is used as a medicine:
- with flu, otitis media, sinusitis, colds;
- with problems of the oral cavity: stomatitis, periodontal disease, caries;
- with diseases of the liver and gastrointestinal tract, gastritis, gastric ulcers;
- in case of skin damage: wounds, burns, etc.;
- with insomnia;
- with muscle and joint pain;
- to increase immunity;
- for blood thinning.
In fact, this list can be continued and continued, here are not all the diseases that propolis tincture helps to fight, in fact, there are countless of them.
How to take propolis tincture?
How to take alcohol tincture of propolis? The dosage, of course, depends on the disease. In any case, for starters, it is recommended to take a tincture with a weak concentration (5%) for several days to check if it will cause allergies in a particular person.
If everything is in order and no negative reaction is observed, you can continue treatment in accordance with the recommended concentration. Next, specific common diseases and instructions for using propolis tincture to combat them will be presented, which include: duration of treatment, dosage and method of application.
For colds, runny nose and sinusitis
- To do this, add 1 tsp to 1 liter of boiling water. propolis tincture, stir.
- Put the saucepan with the mixture on the surface, cover yourself with a blanket with it and inhale the steam.
- The duration of one such call is at least 10 minutes.
It is better to carry out inhalation twice a day for effectiveness. In addition, for colds, you can simply add 30 drops to warm tea, milk or water and consume three times a day.
For diseases of the oral cavity
Rinsing with a solution of propolis tincture with water is used.
The proportions are as follows - for half a glass of water 1 tsp. tinctures.
On the first day of treatment, rinse your mouth with this solution every two hours, on the following days - 3 times a day.
For the treatment of gastric diseases (gastritis, ulcers)
A tincture with a concentration of 20% is used. Take 40 drops, diluted in a quarter glass of water, before meals (1.5 hours before meals). Treatment is quite long, up to two months.
For liver diseases
You need to take a week twice a day (morning and evening) 20 drops of propolis tincture mixed in a warm liquid, for example, in tea. Then rest for a week, and after seven days, continue treatment with the same dosages.
In case of damage to the skin
The affected areas must be lubricated with pure propolis tincture three times a day, and they will quickly tighten.
For insomnia and to boost immunity
If you suffer from insomnia at night, there is also a way out. Before going to bed, pour about 15 drops of the miracle tincture into warm tea, milk or water and drink. So take up to 10 days once a month, then pause, and start treatment again in the same way. To increase immunity, take exactly the same.
For muscle and joint pain
For vascular diseases
Take propolis tincture mixed with garlic tincture.
For cooking, garlic (200 g) is poured with 1 glass of alcohol and removed for 10 days in a dark place, sometimes shaking. After the specified time, 50 g of honey and 30 ml of 10% propolis tincture are added. That's the whole recipe. Take 20 drops three times a day.
For diabetes
Ear pain
Even for the ear, this miracle remedy is used: you need to instill 2-3 drops three times a day into the sore ear.
Nail fungus
Since propolis tincture is an excellent antibacterial agent, it can also be used in case of nail fungus.
To do this, moisten cotton swabs in a pure tincture of 30% concentration and apply to the places affected by the fungus. Once the swab is dry, replace it with a new one.
With hemorrhoids
Propolis tincture on water
As you can see, alcohol-based propolis tincture is really a universal remedy. Sometimes the following problem may arise: what if alcohol is categorically contraindicated for a person, but there is a desire to be treated with propolis?
In this case, you can prepare a tincture not with alcohol, but with water, its only drawback is that it is not stored for so long: it must be consumed within a week.
Cooking:
- mix boiled water with grated propolis in a ratio of 2: 1, respectively,
- heat the composition in a water bath for no more than an hour,
- then remove, cool and leave to infuse for 6 hours.
After that, you can pour into a bottle and store in a cool place. Usually, an aqueous solution of propolis is suitable for children and pregnant women.
Application for children and pregnant women
If you need to treat a child or take propolis tincture during pregnancy, it is better to use an aqueous solution.
Alternatively, you can add drops of tincture to milk. And for children, reduce the dosage by half of the adult dose indicated in the recipe!
Contraindications
There are no contraindications as such. It is clear that, like any product, propolis tincture in some cases can cause allergic reactions. Also, as with every other medicine, side effects can occur when taking propolis tincture.
These include: itching, nausea, headaches, fever, shortness of breath, redness and other not very pleasant things - this is a manifestation of an allergy.
Well, and most importantly - the course of treatment with propolis in all cases should not last more than a month without interruption. Otherwise, the treatment will go to your own detriment.
In addition, it is imperative to comply with the indicated dosages for specific diseases. Excessive consumption of propolis tincture is also not recommended, after all, it is considered a medicine, and not an ordinary tincture.
In principle, if you check for an allergic reaction (take a 5% concentration of propolis tincture for several days and monitor your health), follow the dosage and duration of treatment, then there should be no problems with taking this remedy.
Price
Pharmacy tincture of propolis costs from 30 to 100 rubles.
Alcohol tincture of propolis is one of the most popular pharmaceutical products used in the treatment of internal and external diseases by our ancestors. What is propolis, what are its medicinal properties, what is its healing power and how can an alcohol extract from it be used? You will find the answer to all these questions in the material I have collected.
What is propolis?
Vegetable raw materials for the production of propolis by bees are adhesive compounds collected by insects from the blossoming buds of poplar, birch, alder and some other trees. These substances undergo modification in the process of excretion of specific enzymes by bees, turning into a resinous soft substance from green-brown and yellow to light and dark brown. During cooling and storage, the composition hardens, resembling a piece of resin.
With bee glue or propolis, insects disinfect the cells of honeycombs before settling queen bees in them, and also cover up cracks in the hives, creating a special microclimate in them and regulating the permeability of the notch. Already based on this information, one can imagine how effective propolis compounds are in the destruction of bacteria, microbes and other pathogenic microorganisms.
The beekeeping product is collected by beekeepers using special gratings or by scraping it from the walls of the hives. During the season from one "bee house" you can get up to 0.15 kg of propolis. The most demanded remedy in apitherapy is a branch of medicine that uses the waste products of bees (honey, drone and royal jelly, wax, perga, pollen and, of course, propolis) for treatment.
Even with prolonged heat treatment, the substance retains all its properties. In folk medicine, there are methods of treatment with aqueous and oily solutions, and the substance is also used in its pure form for application to the gums in the form of plates and cakes. The resinous mass dissolves in hot alcohol, and pharmacists use this feature to create a valuable medicine - propolis tincture. Its medicinal properties and contraindications are described in the instructions for use, but I will also describe folk methods of use.
Medicinal properties and composition of propolis
This tincture can be bought at the pharmacy
Numerous studies of propolis, testifying to its antiseptic, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, antispasmodic, anesthetic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, sanitizing, antitoxic, antifungal, immunomodulatory, antibacterial and antioxidant effects, have been documented and confirmed by scientists around the world.
Alcohol tincture of propolis contains all the biologically active compounds included in the beekeeping product (there are more than 200 of them), including:
- 26 amino acids, many of which are indispensable;
- 5 types of flavonoids;
- many enzymes;
- fatty acid;
- natural antibiotics;
- vitamins;
- minerals;
- polyphenols;
- enzymes;
- aldehydes;
- essential oils;
- pinocembrin (a substance with a pronounced antifungal effect).
Some components have not yet been studied. Every year, scientists find new compounds in the composition of a unique beekeeping product. Due to its natural origin, propolis as a medicinal product is much safer than synthesized drugs, while also being effective against infectious agents.
Propolis tincture is used in the treatment of the following pathological conditions:
- Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (peptic ulcer, gastritis, hepatitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis);
- Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (tonsillitis, rhinitis, otitis media);
- Dental diseases (periodontitis, pulpitis, stomatitis, gingivitis);
- Respiratory diseases (bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, cough);
- Skin diseases (diaper rash, bedsores, abrasions, cuts, bruises, hematomas, fistulas, boils, ulcers);
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system (fractures, dislocations, other injuries);
- Decreased immunity;
- Diseases of the endocrine system (painful menstruation, PMS, menopause);
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system (circulatory disorders, varicose veins);
- Diseases caused by fungi (candidiasis, onychomycosis, mycosis).
Propolis tincture recipe at home
photo of propolis
Despite the presence of alcohol extracts from bee products on the market, many readers are interested in how to make propolis tincture on their own. To make it, you will need frozen propolis, aged for some time in the refrigerator, and medical alcohol (70%) in a ratio of 1:10.
The resinous solid mass is rubbed on a grater, poured with cold water, the floating fractions are removed, the liquid is decanted, the powder is dried and poured with alcohol. You can also use strong moonshine infused with medicinal plants. Such a product has an even wider range of therapeutic effects.
Insist propolis in a place without access to sunlight, in a tightly sealed container of dark glass, for 14 days, twice a day, slightly shaking the liquid with sediment. The resulting alcoholic extract is suitable for obtaining an aqueous solution of propolis, the concentration of which is made depending on the medicinal purposes.
The use of tincture for medicinal purposes
No less relevant is the practical question: how to take propolis tincture? Here are the tips of experienced apitherapists on the use of a universal remedy locally and internally.
Pharmacy instructions for the use of propolis tincture says that to increase immunity and prevent acute respiratory viral infections, especially in the winter-spring period, 30 drops of the product should be added to tea once a day.
Propolis tincture is taken orally to heal the mucosa of the digestive tract, 60 drops diluted in 1/3 cup of boiled or drinking water. Taken twice a day before meals.
For liver diseases, apitherapists advise taking tea for a week with the addition of 20 drops of tincture twice a day. After a month break, the course is repeated.
Abrasions, cuts, minor skin lesions and microtraumas are treated with pure tincture 1 to 3 times a day. The course of treatment is from 2 to 12 sessions.
In case of poisoning, before seeking medical help, you can eliminate vomiting and nausea by drinking ½ glass of water with 25 drops of tincture. The same solution helps with a hangover.
Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is treated by applying a cotton pad soaked in pure tincture to the affected plates every evening before going to bed (all night).
Otitis and inflammation of the ear are treated by placing turundas soaked in tincture in each ear passage for 20 minutes after cleansing the cavities from pus. Help and instillation after removal of gauze flagella, 2 drops in each pass.
For the treatment of lesions of the oral mucosa (ulcers, cracks, erosions in stomatitis, gingivitis, halitosis), rinsing with a solution is done. For 100 ml of water, a tablespoon of tincture is taken. Procedures are carried out 3-4 times a day for 3-4 days.
With inflammation of the throat, a warm decoction of chamomile, sage and St. John's wort will help (steam a tablespoon of the mixture with a glass of boiling water, let it brew for 30 minutes, strain) with the addition of 30 drops of propolis tincture. They rinse their throat 6 times a day until the pain symptoms disappear.
You can get rid of the symptoms that accompany it by taking ¼ glass of water with 20 drops of alcohol tincture 1 time per day.
Propolis tincture with milk helps with gastroenterological, colds, gynecological diseases. In half a glass of hot whole milk, add 20 drops of the product. Taking the medicine in the evening not only relieves the symptoms of a cold and pathologies of the broncho-pulmonary system, but also normalizes sleep, strengthens the nervous system, and has a calming effect. The course of treatment is not more than 10 days.
Contraindications
Like any alcohol-based products, propolis tincture is contraindicated for oral use in children under 12 years of age.
If you are allergic to bee products, treatment with this remedy should be abandoned.
It is undesirable to take the drug during childbearing and lactation period.
Do not exceed the dosages recommended by the instructions or doctors, since excessive intake of propolis in the body can provoke blood pressure surges, heart rhythm disturbances, decline or, conversely, an uncontrolled burst of energy, drowsiness, nausea and other undesirable effects.
And how do you use a universal bee product infused with alcohol? Share your invaluable experience on the use of propolis tincture in the comments. Good health to you!
The healing properties of bee products have been known to people for many centuries. And, of course, we are not limited to honey alone. We use such a resinous substance as propolis to eliminate toothache, and to relieve inflammation in the throat, tonsils, as well as for stomach ulcers, circulatory disorders and even oncological diseases. The use of propolis allows you to "disinfect" the body just like bees do, because insects use propolis to isolate their house from foreign objects and prevent the ingress of unnecessary microorganisms.
Internal use: in what cases and how to drink
The most valuable thing that propolis can offer is a complex of trace elements. Practically all representatives of this group of substances that are necessary for a person are present in bee glue. In addition, propolis contains essential acids, flavonoids, vitamins E and A. To preserve all the medicinal substances, beekeepers collect propolis from the walls of the hives and prepare a tincture with alcohol or ordinary vodka.
It is important! In addition to alcohol, a preparation is also made on the water. What is the difference? The use of water-based propolis is available to those categories of people for whom alcohol is contraindicated, for example, pregnant women, babies and the elderly. True, alcohol tincture will contain the maximum concentration of useful elements, but to achieve the therapeutic effect of the drug on water, you will have to increase the standard dosage. Also, from the products with propolis on our website, we recommend paying attention to Propolis candles with dimexide and propolis candles.
The use inside the tincture is shown:
- With cardiovascular diseases and "failures" in the process of blood circulation. The substance reduces the risk of vasospasm.
- With stomach ulcers, gastritis, pancreatitis. Since propolis has an antiseptic effect, it will help relieve inflammation.
- With oncological diseases. Propolis stimulates the growth of healthy cells and destroys pathogenic cells.
For the treatment of such diseases, it is best to use alcohol tincture - it has a high concentration of trace elements. Of course, before using the drug, you should familiarize yourself with the dosages and features of the reception.
peptic ulcer
The main effect that propolis has is protective. The substance creates a protective film, "closing" the mucosal lesion and not allowing the disease to worsen. Also, the use of propolis inside helps to restore the mucous membrane and normalize the increased acidity of the stomach. Now let's see how to use the tincture and in what cases the drug can be mixed with milk.
- With a stomach ulcer that does not have severe pain symptoms. At the initial stage, it is better to use 5-10% alcohol tincture. The first 2 weeks it is worth taking 40 drops, which is diluted in 70-80 ml of water. After two weeks, increase the number of drops to 50, do not change the amount of water. After another 2 weeks, drink 60 drops. The tincture is used three times a day. The full course of treatment will be 2 months.
- With a stomach ulcer in conjunction with drug treatment. It is allowed to use 20% alcohol tincture inside. In this case, the course of treatment will be 20 days. The dosage will be as follows: 10 drops per 70 ml of water. Drink 3 times a day 10 minutes before meals.
- Propolis with milk should be taken by those who have pain symptoms. You can add an alcohol preparation to milk (40 drops per 70 ml of milk) and drink three times a day for 2 months. You can make your own medicinal substance with milk. To do this, you will need 100 g of propolis and 0.5 milk. Bring the liquid to a boil, grind the propolis on a grater and mix with milk. Boil on low heat for about 10 minutes. When the product has cooled down, you need to remove the wax film, strain. Store the drug in the refrigerator.
It is important! Since you will use alcohol tincture, choose the best 10% remedy. Of course, 30-50% tincture is considered the most effective drug, but it can cause pain with a stomach ulcer. The first time, use a tincture of 10%. If after a couple of weeks there is no pain, you can switch to a concentrated 30% tincture.
For cardiovascular diseases
Propolis tincture improves the body's resistance and promotes the excretion of cholesterol. Due to this, the use inside is indicated for atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. Also, the drug can be taken in combination with medications in the treatment of non-rheumatic myocarditis. How to use propolis tincture for the treatment of dystonia and atherosclerosis?
- With vegetovascular dystonia, you can drink tincture of alcohol, adding 20 drops to a glass of warm milk. Take twice a day one hour before meals. The full course of treatment will be 2 months.
- With high blood pressure, heart defects, which are accompanied by hypertension, take a 20% tincture of 30 drops three times a day. It is important to drink the tincture 60 minutes before meals.
- In atherosclerosis, the use of tincture of alcohol (20%) together with hawthorn fruit extract is indicated. The drugs are mixed in equal proportions. Such a remedy is taken 20 drops 2 times a day at least 35 minutes before meals.
The use of propolis normalizes the heart rhythm, lowers blood pressure and increases blood circulation in the heart muscle.
External use: we treat the throat and remove toothache
When applied externally, the spectrum of action of propolis is very wide: the agent is able to fight microorganisms that cause inflammation of the skin, mucous membranes, accelerates the process of tissue regeneration, eliminates pain. Many of us know that gargling with propolis allows you to get rid of tonsillitis, pharyngitis, tracheitis, and especially with toothache, when the right drug is not at hand, propolis will become the first assistant. All because the composition of the substance includes natural antiseptics.
It is important! For rinsing, inhalation and toothache, both an alcohol tincture and a water remedy are used. But oil preparations are indicated only for cosmetic procedures. The use of an oil-based product will help get rid of acne, reduce hair loss. Do not use oil products, for example, to lubricate the tonsils or inflamed gums.
For the treatment of sore throats and inflammation of the mucous throat, an alcohol composition is used. Gargling will reduce pain symptoms and relieve inflammation of the mucosa. You will need 6 drops of propolis extract and 100 ml of warm water. Gargle at least three times a day.
With inflammation of the tonsils and sinusitis, an alcohol remedy is also used. Children are better off picking up the composition on the water. Tonsils are lubricated with tincture mixed with water in a ratio of 1 to 2 (propolis / water). For sinusitis, rinse the nose with propolis mixed with water - 5 ml of extract per 50 ml of water.
With a toothache, you need to rinse your mouth with a more concentrated composition. It is necessary to mix 15 ml of propolis with 100 ml of water. Rinse for 3-4 minutes several times a day. The same method will help relieve inflammation of the gums.
Gargling can be combined with inhalations. To do this, the alcohol extract is mixed with water in a ratio of 1:20 (propolis:water). 1-2 inhalations per day are carried out. The course of complex treatment will be 3-5 days.
A tool that copes with a dozen problems: reviews
Propolis tincture is used to eliminate skin problems, sore throats, and even to enhance hair growth - reviews show that the natural remedy is versatile.
Margarita, Petropavlovsk:
“I have been using the tincture for several years at the first “cuts” in my throat. And every time propolis saves me. I gargle four times a day. After a few days, all symptoms disappear. By the way, I lubricated the tonsils with a warm tincture when they became inflamed - I literally put a couple of drops on a tampon - for two days and the redness disappeared.
Victoria, Tver:
“For the first time I read reviews about propolis - I did not know that this remedy helps to accelerate hair growth. I have always used it during the flu. And so I decided to “grow” my hair. I made such a mask: a tablespoon of propolis and 2 hot water, mixed and applied to my hair for four hours. After a month of such procedures, the hair “lengthened” by 3 cm. An amazing record for my hair.”
The bee family, in addition to the well-known honey, brings many useful products. One of them is propolis. This healing substance is useful both in its raw form and in the form of tinctures that will help you easily get rid of all kinds of diseases.
Glue, which is produced by worker bees, it serves for the entire bee swarm as a substance for closing cracks in the hive or as a kind of "lid" on the honeycomb.
Propolis is also a means for maintaining cleanliness in the bee house, which means that it has a huge amount of useful substances, like other bee products. 
Propolis is a unique substance that retains its beneficial properties even after heat treatment. This possibility allows him to prepare various tinctures from bee glue.
The beneficial properties of propolis tincture have not yet been fully studied, but there are a number of problems that this remedy can easily cope with:
- harmful bacteria (antibacterial properties);
- toxins;
- inflammation;
- decreased immunity;
- other problems both inside the body and outside.
How to make alcohol tincture at home
It is quite easy to prepare a medicinal drug from bee glue, it will require a minimum of products and time. First you need to get high-quality propolis, as well as prepare a dark bottle for storing the product.
Important! A tincture of propolis and water will not give the desired result, because water cannot completely dissolve the bee product in itself. For a full-fledged product, you will definitely need alcohol, which is an excellent solvent.
To prepare a 10% healing agent, we need:
- 400 ml medical pure alcohol (96 °);
- 200 ml of purified water;
- 60 g of crushed fresh or dry propolis;
- liter glass jar;
- lid;
- canning machine.
Water can be any: purified from a filter or bought in a store (clean, without gas), well, but in no case should tap water be used, because it contains a large amount of harmful impurities. 
Cooking recipe with photo and video
In order to prepare a high-quality propolis tincture, you must strictly follow all the steps below:
Video: how to prepare propolis tincture with alcohol
Important! Mixing alcohol with water is necessary only in this order: alcohol is added to water, and in no case vice versa.
Home-made tincture has an impressive amount of useful and healing properties, such a substance should be in every home: both for the treatment of diseases and for prevention.
Pharmacy products from propolis give the same effect as homemade ones, with the only difference being that it is more expensive. 
For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
For problems with the gastrointestinal tract, the use of bee glue is what you need. For pain in the abdomen - it is necessary to dissolve 2 ml of tincture in 1 glass of hot water and add a spoonful of honey. Drink before bed in small sips.
For gastritis - for 1/3 cup of warm milk or water, you need to take 20 drops of tincture. Stir and drink one hour before each meal.
For colds and flu
For colds or flu - 30 ml of bee medicine is dissolved in 100 ml of warm water. The resulting remedy must be gargled or taken orally a few drops, dropping them on a piece of sugar (dissolve).
For pressure problems
To combat hypertension, it is necessary to use a mixture of tincture of bee substance and hawthorn (1: 1). You need to take a mixed solution three times a day, 25-30 drops on an empty stomach for 10-14 days.
Did you know? A bee is able to recognize the smell of a flower that is more than a kilometer away from it.
With pancreatitis
With pancreatitis, it is necessary to dissolve 10 drops of propolis tincture in half a glass of warm water, mix well. This medicine should be drunk 3 times a day one hour before meals. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
For the treatment of ear inflammation, a 30% propolis tincture is needed, which can be purchased at a pharmacy or made by yourself, correctly calculating the proportions of alcohol, water and bee glue itself. 
It is applied as follows: a cotton swab is moistened in tincture and inserted into the ear once a day for 30-60 minutes. The course of treatment is 7-14 days. A fresh swab should be inserted every day.
For problems with teeth
To treat toothache with propolis, it is customary to use rinsing. It is necessary to mix 20 drops of tincture with 150 g of warm water. Rinse your mouth thoroughly with the resulting mixture. Repeat the procedure no more than 3 times a day.
Important! Separately, it is worth noting that in the absence of problems with the teeth, you can rinse your mouth once a week with a diluted tincture of bee material to prevent the appearance of tartar.
For the treatment of periodontal disease, it is necessary to take small pieces of gauze, soak them in bee medicine and apply to diseased gums for 5 minutes. Apply once every 3 days.
For the treatment of skin diseases, it is necessary to moisten a cotton swab or gauze in the tincture and gently treat the damaged areas of the skin in the morning and evening. Carry out the procedure until complete healing.
To treat acne and pimples, you can prepare a mask:
- To do this, you can take an ordinary cosmetic mask or cook it at home (based on sour cream, kefir, etc.).
- Add a teaspoon of bee to it. Mix well and apply on face for 20 minutes.
- Wash off with warm water. You will be amazed at the quick results.
Contraindications for use
Despite the huge number of advantages, there are categories of people for whom the use of propolis tincture is highly discouraged:
- allergy sufferers (moreover, with an allergy not only to propolis, but also to other products produced by bees);
- pregnant women and nursing mothers;
- children under 3 years old;
- people for whom alcohol is contraindicated.
Did you know? Propolis retains all its healing properties even during the boiling process. True, only for an hour.
So, bee glue is a pure substance, because it contains only natural components collected by bees.
Such a product is an excellent tool for combating disorders that have arisen in the body, it has anti-inflammatory properties, is used to improve the general condition of a person and is used both to treat internal organs and to improve skin condition.
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