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VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS MEDICINAL USE OF BEE PRODUCTS
IN TANZANIA
by Angela Mwakatobe
DISEASES TREATED BY BEE PRODUCTS
in many cultures of the world honey has long been used as a medicine. Recently the medical
profession has “rediscovered” honey as a therapeutic substance and it is gaining acceptance as an antibacterial agent for treatment of different diseases and wounds. Also in conventional medicine, honey is used as a carrier for drugs.
Honey mixed with crushed garlic Kitunguu saumu (Allium sativa)
chalybeum High blood pressure
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Honey mixed with bark of Sokono/ tree
Honey smeared on wound Honey with rabbit fur smeared on wound
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Honey mixed with an egg and rabbit fur smeared on wound.
Ring worm
Honey mixed with paw paw (Papaya indica) sap
Malaria
Honey mixed with juice of crushed neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves.
Tambazi or Pyomyositis (affects muscles)
Swollen knee
Honey mixed with juice of pounded leaves of neem Honey mixed with clove oil and then smeared on knee
Scurvy/mouth sores
Honey smeared on mouth
Cancer sores/ wounds
Honey mixed with cold black tea and pounded salad leaves Honey mixed with lemon juice
Rheumatism Tape and fluke worms Gtsease (Tungi}
Procedures to assess honey and beeswax quality. 1990. 69 pages. Spanish edition.
Procedimentos para determinar qualidade em mel e cera de abelha. 1990. 69 paginas. Edigao em
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Honey mixed with juice of neem leaves, Mswaki (Swahili) Sajon (Meru) (Salvadora persica) Honey is mixed with leaf juice of Ofoisuki (Maasai) or Mrungurungu (Swahili)
Cellulitis (affects skin)
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Honey mixed with /foodwa (Maasai), Ngesi (Meru) fruits powder and sheep fat beeswax mixed with Eucalyptus otl
NATURAL MEDICINE FROM HONEYBEES Jacob Kaal Apitherapy using pollen, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom. 1991. 93 pages. Apiterapia usando podlen, prdpolis, geleia real e veneno de abelha. 1991. 93 paginas K100 15.70
VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS FROM BEEKEEPING Rainer Krell Recipes using honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, venom and wax. 1996. 409 pages.
Renda extra pela “agregacao de valor” a produtos apicolas. Receitas usando mel, pdlen, prdépolis, geleia real, veneno e cera. 1996. 409 paginas K500 33.00
SUPER FORMULAS ARTS AND CRAFTS Elaine White How to make more than 360 useful products that contain honey and beeswax. 1993. 120 pages. Como fazer mais de 360 produtos titeis que contenham mel e cera de abelha. 1993.
120 paginas. W405 14.90
SOAP Elaine White Seventy tried and true ways to make modern soap. 1995. 244 pages. Setenta maneiras testadas e verdadeiras de fazer sabao moderno. 1995. 244 paginas. W400 18.80
MEDICAL ASPECTS OF BEEKEEPING Harry H Riches
(CD ROM) MEDICINE FROM THE BEES Theodore Cherbuliez, Roch Domerego et al A vast amount of information about apitherapy.
Topics covered are stings, hypersensitivity to bee venom, allergy problems, honey and apitherapy. 2001. 86 pages.Os topicos abordados sao
350 text chapters, two short videos, 19 Power Point presentations, and over 400 excellent quality pictures. 2001. Text in English, French and Spanish.
ferroadas, hipersensibilidade ao veneno de abelha, problemas alérgicos, mel e apiterapia. 2001. 86
paginas. R210 11.30
CONTROL DE CALIDAD DE LA MIEL Y LA CERA E M Bianchi
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Honey mixed with cinnamon and hot water
Indigestion Pneumonia
Extra income by “adding value” to bee products.
bonitos cremes; sab6es; cremes de polimento. 1996. 80 paginas B150 11.50
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Honey mixed with powdered bark of Oloisuki (Maasai) or Mrungurungu (Swahili) and lamb fat Honey mixed with pounded leaves of Mvungwe tree (Kigelia africana)
Asthma
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Honey mixed with cinnamon and water
Honey mixed with sheep fat
Burns
MAD ABOUT MEAD! NECTAR OF THE GODS Pamela Spence
Uma vasta quantidade de informagées sobre apiterapia. 350 capitulos de texto, dois videos curtos, 19 apresentagdes em Power Point, e 400 fotos de excelente qualidade. 2001 Texto em inglés, Francés e Espanhol VID18 34.90
An eclectic range of recipes, also stories and expert tips. 1997. 208 pages. Uma eclética selegado de receitas, também estorias e
dicas espertas. 1997. 208 paginas. $750 16.50
A Bees for Development publication
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Honey mixed with milk
Medica! Aspects of Beekeeping
Battershill, Constable, Crouch, Duffin & Pinder Candle making; modelling; beauty creams; soaps; polishes; encaustic art. 1996. 80 pages. Confecgao de velas ornamentais; modelagem;
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Honey mixed with Mikikwaa (Alangium chinense) in the ratio of 1:1
local people have been using these medicines for many years and have proved them to be effective.
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Honey mixed with cinnamon and water
Ulcers_
Traditional healers hesitate to disclose the recipes for their medicines. They pass them on to family members by word of mouth. It is confirmed that
Em Prateleira de Livros (pagina 18) nés revisamos trés livros sobre agregacao de valor. Ou entao escolha entre a utilissima selegao a seguir para a sua biblioteca apicola (informagdes sobre pedidos
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Honey mixed with seed powder of /foodwa (Maasai), Ngesi (Swahili) (Maesa lanceolata) _ Honey mixed with bark powder or fruit of Ofoisuki (Maasai), Mrungurungu (Swahili) (Zanthoxylum
Gonorrhea
useful selection for your beekeeping library (ordering information on Bookshelf).
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Honey mixed with lemon juice
infections, promotes tissue regeneration and reduces scarring.
In Bookshelf (page 18) we review three new books on value addition. Or choose from the following
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Honey mixed with lemon juice and soda ash or bicarbonate of soda
Traditional healers in Arumeru use honey in many ways. It is used on its own and mixed with other ingredients to cure coughs, stomach ulcers, malaria and burns. Honey is used also to improve assimilation and is well known for its effectiveness in chronic intestinal cases such as constipation, duodenal! ulcers and liver disturbances. In its pure and unprocessed form, honey helps against
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BEE PRODUCT AND OTHER INGREDIENTS
Honey mixed with an egg and powdered bark from Lisokonoi tree (Maasai)
document what the tribes know. This is the first time that this traditional knowledge has been recorded: data was collected through a questionnaire and semi-structured interview.
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DISEASE/AILMENT Cough or chest pain
(Warbugia salutaris)
purposes is widely understood. It is important to
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ARUMERU DISTRICT HOME GARDENS
Honey mixed with egg yolk
Arumeru District is in the Arusha Region of northern Tanzania. Major tribes in the District include the Wameru and Waarusha. Some clans of Wameru are traditionally beekeepers. In Arumeru District the use of honey for medicinal
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