Bee Venom Therapy

Excerpts from the entry on Bee Venom Therapy in Relieving Pain Naturally by Dr. Sylvia Goldfarb and Roberta W. Waddell. For full entries on all 37 conditions and 27 treatments, order the book.

Bee venom therapy, also referred to as Apitherapy or BVT, involves the use of a superior type of live honeybee, apis mellifera, or injections of bee venom into painful areas, such as the spine, joints, or extremities. The therapists are either beekeepers who work from their homes and use live honeybees to sting their clients, or doctors who give injections of bee venom in their offices. People who have been helped by the treatment tell stories of dramatic relief from their arthritis pain, or the enormous improvement they see in their MS symptoms. Although most conventional practitioners do not trust the therapy, some are beginning to use it.

Also in this entry:

• The History of Bee Venom Therapy
• How Bee Venom Therapy Works
• Painful Conditions that Respond Well to Bee Venom Therapy
• Advantages of Bee Venom Therapy
• How Bee Venom Therapy Is Used
• Cautions
• Clinical Studies

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