Bee products have long been used for medicinal purposes, even official medicine and pharmacology recognize the effect of honey, bee bread, propolis and royal jelly, using them as a raw material for medicines.
In this article we discuss the therapeutic properties of propolis (bee glue), namely its aqueous solution.
Useful and therapeutic properties of propolis aqueous tincture
Due to the composition rich in vitamins, antioxidants and other substances, bee glue and preparations based on it have the following useful properties:
- increase the protective properties of the body;
- help stop bleeding;
- tone up;
- pain relief;
- heal wounds;
- destroy fungi;
- restore mucous tissue;
- dilute phlegm;
- reduce body temperature;
- restore strength;
- soothe the nervous system;
- relieve inflammation and itching;
- rejuvenate;
- improve metabolic processes;
- slow down the aging process.
Indications for use
Aqueous solutions are used in the treatment of many diseases, various systems and organs:
- GIT (gastritis, pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, ulcers, colitis, worms);
- respiratory organs (bronchitis, sore throat, runny nose, pneumonia, sinusitis, laryngitis, pharyngitis);
- dermatology (burns, psoriasis, dermatitis, dry eczema, herpes, skin fungus);
- musculoskeletal system (rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica);
- oral cavity (stomatitis, periodontal disease, gingivitis);
- diseases of the eyes and ears (conjunctivitis, otitis media);
- cardiovascular system (arrhythmia, thrombosis, arteriosclerosis);
- urinary system (erosion, candidiasis, mastopathy, cystitis, infertility, prostatitis, venereal diseases).
The work of the gastrointestinal tract is also well influenced by celandine, onion-slizun, watercress, calendula, meadow sage, gooseberry, yucca, chervil, and princess.
How to make a water solution at home
There are three options for preparing a remedy at home. Consider them in more detail.
Did you know? Bees use a product to protect their homes, for example, if a mouse has penetrated into a bee's housing, the bees first kill it with poisonous bites and then cover it with propolis so that it does not decompose in their home.
Propolis water
Quick home recipe:
- Peeled and pre-frozen bee glue is rubbed on a grater.
- We place in the enameled ware together with distilled water in the proportion 1: 2, and then on the hot water bath.
- Tomim in the bath for about twenty minutes, stirring.
- When it cools down, put in the fridge for six hours.
- After passing the resulting liquid through a special paper filter.
Water extractor
Water extract recipe:
- Three bee glue on a large grater.
- In an enamel bowl pour five parts of water to one part of the glue.
- We put on a heated water bath for three hours, stirring occasionally.
- After filtering and pouring into a convenient dish, it is better from dark thick glass.
Did you know? During the Middle Ages with broken propolis, broken arrowheads were removed from wounds.
Aqueous solution of propolis
An aqueous solution is prepared in a proportion of 10 mg per 100 ml of water, more propolis is taken only in case of severe contamination of the product with wax. 
Preparation Scheme:
- Pre-boiled water and cooled.
- Propolis pounded in a mortar.
- Pour water into a glass refractory, dissolve the product in it.
- Capacity put in a water bath with boiling water for an hour.
- After the liquid is filtered.
The use of an aqueous solution
Apply for the treatment of all three variants of the drug on the water.
Important! There is no 30% aqueous solution of propolis in nature, it is never higher than 5%, in an aqueous medium, propolis is reluctant to dissolve only to the indicated concentration. Offered even in a pharmacy, drugs with a concentration of 30% are fake.
Outdoor use
In candidiasis, two tablespoons of an aqueous solution is diluted with 0.5 liters of boiled warm water. The resulting solution is used for douching. The procedure is carried out twice a week.
Learn how with candidiasis they recommend using goldenrod, yarrow, turn, ashwagandu, nasturtium.
With cervical erosion, tampons moistened in a solution diluted with one to two boiled water are inserted into the vagina for eight hours. The course of treatment is up to ten days.
Oral diseases are treated by rinsing a tablespoon of an aqueous solution diluted with one cup of boiled water. 
When sinusitis part of the tool is diluted with two parts of water and washed with a mixture of maxillary sinuses.
Important! Propolis water in the production is prepared from the meal, remaining after cooking alcoholic tinctures from the honey product. It is bitter and can irritate the mucous membranes, so the pharmacy option is not suitable for eye instillation.
Eyes are instilled with an aqueous solution, diluting it 1: 2 with water, one drop four times a day.
Internal use
With bronchitis and pneumonia, take a tablespoon three times a day for a month. The same dosage, but for three months with tuberculosis.
In case of bronchitis and pneumonia, it is recommended to also use moss grass, lingonberry leaf, red root, agave, tributary of medicinal, calamus swamp, medunitsu, tarragon.
For diseases of the endocrine system (thyroid, diabetes) is taken orally for half an hour before meals, three times a day in a tablespoon. The course of treatment is a month, a repeated course is possible only after half a year. 
Cold treatment: a tablespoon three times a day. The minimum course of treatment is five days.
For children, the dosage of the drug is reduced:
- children from three to eight years old - 1/3 tsp;
- eight to fourteen - 1/2 tsp.
Children under three years is not desirable to give bee products for medicinal purposes.
It should not be abused by such means as propolis. Before you begin treatment, consult your doctor about contraindications of this tool, so as not to aggravate your condition.
