Bee stings have medicinal properties – Expert explains

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Bee man 6 months ago

Ok we have heard you Prof. Since bee stings are medicinal, I will advise that you go and sleep in their hive wae. Thank you

Ok we have heard you Prof. Since bee stings are medicinal, I will advise that you go and sleep in their hive wae. Thank you
JULOR CAESAR 6 months ago

She claims bee stings have medicinal properties, yet she failed to state what these properties are.

She claims bee stings have medicinal properties, yet she failed to state what these properties are.
Soooo Very True!! 6 months ago

Since a bee stung me under a mango tree in my village at Asikuma last year i've been able to go 3 rounds with Afua Ataa instead of the normal half-round. Afua Ataa thinks I'm Champion mu Champion.

Next wekk i'm going to t ...
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Since a bee stung me under a mango tree in my village at Asikuma last year i've been able to go 3 rounds with Afua Ataa instead of the normal half-round. Afua Ataa thinks I'm Champion mu Champion.

Next wekk i'm going to the village to fortify myself, sitting under the mango tree all day from 6.00am to 6.00pm
@Godisking 6 months ago

Bee sting is medicinal? Yoo I hear. I will not like to taste this medicine, I beg.

Bee sting is medicinal? Yoo I hear. I will not like to taste this medicine, I beg.
Class One Pupil 6 months ago

Snake venom is medicinal, abi? Prof should have known that she’s addressing a general population with millions who haven’t reached her level in Entomology. Peers wouldn’t dispute this but to make such a statement is una ...
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Snake venom is medicinal, abi? Prof should have known that she’s addressing a general population with millions who haven’t reached her level in Entomology. Peers wouldn’t dispute this but to make such a statement is unacceptable without the details. Snake, Scorpion and Bee venom have neurological properties that are used to produce antidotes, accepted. But my Grandmother may not survive a Bee,Scorpion or Snake attack on her farm if help doesn’t come quickly.
She Doesn't Mean Harm!! 6 months ago

Read the story well. She is not saying every sick person should be dragged and have his/her head stuck inside a beehive for their healing.

The story is about the protection of the ecosystem and pollinators. Meaning pollina ...
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Read the story well. She is not saying every sick person should be dragged and have his/her head stuck inside a beehive for their healing.

The story is about the protection of the ecosystem and pollinators. Meaning pollinators such as bees should not be hunted or smoked out of existence because they are very important for our existence.

And that bees equally have to be protected and that when you are stung its not the end of the well but you can actually become more macho as well.

Since I had awareness of the i,portance of pollinators to our ecosystem when in Secondary School I have stopped killing bees when a stubborn one gets into the house. I rather open the windows for it to escape back into the wild to continue its services to mankind!
Are you her Lawyer? Couldn’t she explain that herself? 6 months ago

Massa, commot with you attempt at damage control. We know the importance of worms, bees, flies, trees,etc within the ecosystem. Don’t kill bees because they help us get fruits and vegetables is not the same as Don’t go to ...
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Massa, commot with you attempt at damage control. We know the importance of worms, bees, flies, trees,etc within the ecosystem. Don’t kill bees because they help us get fruits and vegetables is not the same as Don’t go to Korle Bu, bee sting is the same as penicillin injection or paracetamol. The headline is there so go and read again.
Kaku Kedeba 6 months ago

You all have valid opinions but the article is pitched in the wrong way.

Bee stings are a defence mechanism and therefore either contain mild toxins or venom not sure which but they are meant to cause pain.

So to say th ...
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You all have valid opinions but the article is pitched in the wrong way.

Bee stings are a defence mechanism and therefore either contain mild toxins or venom not sure which but they are meant to cause pain.

So to say they are medicinal is not quite true. They may have medicinal properties but generally should be avoided for a number of reasons.

Some people have an anaphylatic reaction to bee stings, even one can make them poorly or even succumb to the sting.
Or if you receive multiple stings which is not uncommon as bees swarm and i believe when one stings phermonones invite others to do the same. So a large number of stings can also prove deadly.

On the other hand their stings may be used in treatments in a controlled situation. I dont know the details of whether this is from an extract or direct sting. As pointed out just as other things like a mosquito which secretes something to stop blood coagulating and this can be used in medicine. Or snake venom can be used to produce anti venom. But the venom is injected in to a horse to produce the anti venom which this is then harvested.

Anyway the point is bee stings are best avoided.
But the sting can be useful in medicine.

Bees and this cannot be stressed enough play an important part in ecosystems as pollinators. There absence is likely to cause food shortages.
So they must be protected.

Let us remind ourselves a bee sting is fatal to the bee itself due to barbs in its sting so them stinging is a last resort .

Protect bees by understanding and appreciating them. The conflict betwen people and bees can be avoided. Creating mutual benefits including honey and avoidance of bee stings
Guv'ner 6 months ago

Madam, please stop it. You may present this as a paper to get some theoretical degree, maybe a PHD, but the fact is that people get killed by bees. What is going on with these stories coming out these days? Is too much learni ...
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Madam, please stop it. You may present this as a paper to get some theoretical degree, maybe a PHD, but the fact is that people get killed by bees. What is going on with these stories coming out these days? Is too much learning making people mad?
Aponkye shuaa 6 months ago

So if am naked and the bees sting my langalanga will.it make it long and big? Prof you will be my witness, get ready ooo. Action Now

So if am naked and the bees sting my langalanga will.it make it long and big? Prof you will be my witness, get ready ooo. Action Now

Aponkye shuaa 6 months ago

So if am naked and the bees sting my langalanga will.it make it long and big? Prof you will be my witness, get ready ooo. Action Now

So if am naked and the bees sting my langalanga will.it make it long and big? Prof you will be my witness, get ready ooo. Action Now
Kwame 6 months ago

It is good for people with rheumatism.

It is good for people with rheumatism.
Kwam 6 months ago

Hmm this serious . I have witnessed a bee sting that is fatal in Tamale 20yrs ago.
So l totally disagree with this expert

Hmm this serious . I have witnessed a bee sting that is fatal in Tamale 20yrs ago.
So l totally disagree with this expert
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Scoobi Do 6 months ago

Ei Prof! Which ailment please we need to know. I'm even scared of this revelation because my uncle died as a result of bees sting. How can a bee or bees sting human being one or two and leave him or her to be cured of an ail ...
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Ei Prof! Which ailment please we need to know. I'm even scared of this revelation because my uncle died as a result of bees sting. How can a bee or bees sting human being one or two and leave him or her to be cured of an ailment ? When my uncle was lying in state, you could see the stings all over the body so I'm wondering how this could have medicinal properties. I see it as rather deadly instead. Anyway.

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