Szabat Przemysław, Poleszak Julita, Szabat Marta, Boreński Grzegorz, Wójcik Magdalena, Milanowska Joanna. Apitherapy – the medical use of bee products. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(8):384-396. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3376968 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7321 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.08.2019. Revised: 15.08.2019. Accepted: 26.08.2019. Apitherapy – the medical use of bee products Przemysław Szabat1, Julita Poleszak1*, Marta Szabat1, Grzegorz Boreński1, Magdalena Wójcik1, Joanna Milanowska2 1Student Science Club at the Department of Applied Psychology, Medical University of Lublin 2Department of Applied Psychology, Medical University of Lublin * E-mail adres: julita.poleszak@wp.pl ORCID ID: Przemysław Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-1900 Julita Poleszak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-6262 Marta Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-2027 Grzegorz Boreński https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-7555 Magdalena Wójcik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-6284 Joanna Milanowska https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-1583 Abstract Introduction: Bee products have been used by man for centuries. However, their therapeutic options are not fully understood. Aim of the study: To review research on the possibilities of using the medicinal properties of bee products. Material and method: Standard criteria were used to review literature data. Search for articles in the PubMed database was carried out using the following keywords: apitherapy, honey, bee venom, propolis, royal jelly, bee pollen. Description: Apitherapy is a healing method known to mankind since the oldest times. Due to the diverse composition, substances produced by bees show a number of activities, which include Antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antibacterial and anticancer effect. Thanks to numerous mechanisms, they have a beneficial effect on wound healing, cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders. Summary: Numerous properties and a wide range of activity of each bee product brings the possibility of using them in the therapy of many diseases. Keywords: bee venom; propolis; royal jelly