Utilização do mel como terapia complementar: uma revisão sobre as propriedades biológicas associadas ao mel / Use of honey as a complementary therapy: a review of the biological properties related to honey

Authors

  • Marcella Silva Borges Brazilian Journals Publicações de Periódicos, São José dos Pinhais, Paraná
  • Franciane Iasmin Gomes Peres
  • Diego Moure Oliveira
  • Andresa Aparecida Berretta e Silva
  • Juliana Issa Hori

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34115/basrv5n2-030

Keywords:

mel, propriedades biológicas.

Abstract

Dentre as matérias primas extraídas da apicultura, o mel é considerado o produto mais fácil de ser explorado, sendo também aquele com maiores possibilidades de comercialização pois, além de ser um alimento, pode também ser utilizado na indústria farmacêutica e cosmética devido às suas conhecidas ações terapêuticas. Sabe-se que são diversas as propriedades medicinais dos méis, nesse sentido, essa revisão procurou avaliar a literatura científica da última década a respeito das propriedades biológicas associadas ao mel e foi verificado que este produto vem sendo utilizado em diversos tipos de linhas terapêuticas, notadamente devido às suas atividades antimicrobiana, antioxidante e cicatrizante. Além disso, há também estudos demonstrando seus efeitos antiproliferativos e antimetastáticos em tumores cerebrais bem como estudos sugerindo um efeito sinérgico de diferentes atividades biológicas quando se usa a combinação de méis de origens distintas.

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Published

2021-04-08

How to Cite

Borges, M. S., Peres, F. I. G., Oliveira, D. M., e Silva, A. A. B., & Hori, J. I. (2021). Utilização do mel como terapia complementar: uma revisão sobre as propriedades biológicas associadas ao mel / Use of honey as a complementary therapy: a review of the biological properties related to honey. Brazilian Applied Science Review, 5(2), 1027–1045. https://doi.org/10.34115/basrv5n2-030

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