In rats with diabetes, propolis was found to reduce glycemia and insulin resistance, as well as reduce levels of glucose and lipids in the blood, and reduce free radicals. 


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Propolis has helped function as a treatment for various comorbidities associated with high-risk of mortality from COVID-19: hypertension, diabetes, cancer and multiple respiratory diseases. 

Propolis is an effective adjuvant therapy for multiple COVID-19 patient comorbidities

Berretta, A. A., Silveira, M., Cóndor Capcha, J. M., & De Jong, D. (2020). Propolis and its potential against SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and COVID-19 disease: Running title: Propolis against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 131, 110622. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110622

Propolis and its potential against SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms and COVID-19 disease: Running title: Propolis against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19

- Propolis has demonstrated to be effective in reducing the harmful effects of bladder, blood, brain, liver, kidney, head and neck, prostate, pancreas, breast and skin cancers. 
- In vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrate how extracts of propolis have the ability to prevent tumor cell growth and inhibit angiogenesis. 

How Propolis can help COVID-19 Patients with Cancer

In a study using rodent models, propolis resulted in reduced hypertension. 

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