Bee moth tincture

Bee moth tincture: useful properties, application.

Bee moth tincture, distemper or wax moth – promising, but poorly studied bee products.

This insect is a pest, destroying cells and prevents the larvae of bees.

Worms wax moths are able to eat, for which it got its name.

Beekeepers are struggling with different methods moth – freeze, cautery, chemicals, and only a few people know about the healing qualities of drugs based on it.

Scientists know almost everything about the development, diet, structure of insects, but very few – the benefits, which can bring moth.

In folk medicine, tincture Wax moth has long been used as a remedy for tuberculosis (tuberculosis) and age-related disorders, but at the end of the XIX century Russian scientist I.I. Mechnikov summarized under these theories a scientific basis, continued his quest homeopath SI. Mukhin.

Further, there is evidence of structure and mechanism of therapeutic action of the extract, allowing to reveal its potential as a biostimulator with a large spectrum of action.

During World War II, Soviet scientists developed a means of adaptogenic, immunostimulating properties for use on the front, and one of them was the tincture Wax moth.

Studies were classified in view of the special importance, but in recent decades the scientific community once again awakened interest in this product.

1. Composition and properties
2. Production of the drug
3. Dosage
4. Contraindication

Composition and properties

Bee moth tincture – brown liquid, which included included:

• free amino acids – 20 with 28 known (glycine, Alan, serine, lysine, histidine, Arginine and other);
• monosaxaridi;
• disaccharides;
• nucleotides;
• fatty acids;
• bioactive compounds;
• minerals (potassium, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, molybdenum, cobalt and other);
• enzymes;
• aromatics.

The unique properties of tinctures motylitsy – a direct result of insect diet.

The larvae feed on wax, ambrosia, honey, which contain many bioactive components, acting on the heart, state vessels, the blood.

Particularly noteworthy are the compounds:

Tseraza and protease – enzymes with antibacterial action, A similar effect of the enzyme lysozyme – it destroys the cell walls of bacteria.

anticipated, that by the action of this compound tincture has a bactericidal action to Mycobacterium tuberculosis – tubercle bacillus, XVII century ago with the main indication for its reception was tuberculosis.

Also means help relieve clots in blood vessels and tissue repair in postinfarction state.

Interesting, and protease that tseraza – digestive enzymes wax moth, necessary for the absorption and processing of wax.

Ekdisteroyidni hormones.

In the body, they are involved in protein biosynthesis, affect the activity of the nervous system, cell division and tissue regeneration.

By some measures, these hormones similar to anabolic steroids, but do not cause androgenic or other pathological changes.

Empirically proven, their reception has the following advantages:

• antyhiperhlikemichnyy effect – they cause blood sugar levels to normal, converting glucose from the blood into glycogen in the liver;
• hypocholesteremic action of hormones caused by inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis and its inhibition of intestinal absorption;
• hepatoprotective properties manifested in the ability to stimulate tissue repair of the liver with hepatitis and protect them from oxidation processes in diabetes;
• hormones stabilize cell membranes, protecting tissues from damage and destruction;
• anemia ekdysteroyidy activating blood and red blood cell production;
• adaptogenic and restorative qualities, that improve stamina and increase body resistance to adverse factors of endogenous and exogenous nature.

Gamma-aminobutyric acid, which has antihypertensive properties and antistressornym.

An important feature of bee moth tincture of action is its ability to slow blood clotting and reduce blood pressure as a result of optimization of heart and blood vessels, and smooth muscle contractions.

Cardioprotective properties occur also in increasing resistance to drugs, used in myocardial contractile weakening – cardiac glycosides.

Because absorption features they can easily cause overdose, especially chronic administration, but eliminates the infusion of toxic effects due to the antioxidant properties.

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Moth tincture is also used for the treatment of broncho-pulmonary system, gynecological pathologies and reproductive disorders, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as general issues of immunity, metabolism, Nervous system disorders.

Production of the drug

The main difficulty in the preparation of infusions – get high-quality raw materials.

Used only large bee moth larvae.

The closer they are to the period okuklivanya, less digestive enzymes synthesize, especially young people contain nutrients in sufficient quantities.

The base recipe moth tincture – live larvae, so basically it is prepared themselves beekeepers.

To prepare the extract used alcohol strength 40% and larvae in proportion 1 to 10.

For the record: one big larva weighs about 0,2-0,25 gram. Composition infused in a dark place, then filtered.

Terms insisting on the recommendations of different authors range from a week to two months.

To prepare 20% tinctures proportion of components will 1 to 5.

Dosage

The standard recommended dosage 41% tinctures – three drops per ten kg of body weight twice a day for half an hour before meals.

When tuberculosis and other serious diseases dosage was increased to five drops per ten kg of body weight three times a day.

Before first use must ensure there are no allergy or individual intolerance, began receiving several drops.

The usual course of receiving infusions – three months with a break of two weeks.

Other authors recommend the first year of taking the drug without interruption, further – two courses per year.

Experts in folk medicine use tinctures allow children – to drop each year during the month of life, but studies on the impact of the drug on the body of children and pregnant women does not exist, so there is reception, essentially, at one's peril.

Read more: Allergy to wax: features, treatments.

Contraindication

As part tinctures, found potentially toxic or damaging tissue connections, but especially its actions require careful use in the following cases:

• with low blood pressure;
• with bleeding disorders or concomitant use of drugs, anticoagulants;
• myotropnoyi during pregnancy because of the action and relaxing impact on smooth muscle of the heart and cancer.

Definitely contraindications to the use of bee moth tincture is an idiosyncrasy or reaction to alcohol.

Wax moth tincture provides the body biostymulyuyuchu action, including cardioprotective, antihypertensive, adaptogenic, antioxidant, hypocoagulant properties.

Potentially, it can be used in therapeutic practice as a means to recover from heart attacks and strokes, as well as increased physical or emotional stress.