Royal Jelly
Royal jelly is the food of the larvae of worker and drone to its third day and the queen throughout her life, giving it an extraordinary longevity and fertility that the worker bees lack. Royal jelly is secreted by a gland located at the head of the working bees to feed the larva, receiving for this reason the name of nurse bees. The nurse bees must consume much pollen, honey and water to produce the royal jelly through glands.
Free Amino Acids, Vitamins and Minerals
Numerous items with high nutritional value are identified in the composition of royal jelly. It is a food rich in amino acids.
Large amount of vitamins are represented in its structure, especially the B complex, in particular pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5), but also A, C, D and E.
Among the minerals represented are the presence of potassium, iron, copper, magnesium and silicon, and also a wide range of trace elements of biological interest appears in its structure.
While the worker bees have an average life of 45 - 50 days and are sterile, the queen lives 5 years, is fertile and throughout her existence will lay nearly two million eggs.
Main Properties of Royal Jelly:
- Invigorating and revitalizing effect attributed to the combined synergies of its components.
- Stimulating the brain for people undergoing physical or psychological impairment.
- Increases resistance to fatigue and cold.
- Greater efficiency in physical and intellectual activity.
- Intensifies sexual libido.
- Treatment of elderly people suffering from depression, memory disturbances and insomnia.
- Improve metabolism, promotes growth, weight gain and stimulates the appetite in children.
More Effects of Royal Jelly
Other properties of royal jelly are reflected in combination with some vitamins, such as pantothenic acid, to influence the stimulation of the immune system, participating in the synthesis of antibodies. Pantothenic acid, also, along with other vitamins such as A, C and E, brings anti-degenerative properties to the royal jelly, avoiding premature aging and the accumulation of pigments motivated by age, increasing the life span of cells, it is involved in the metabolic processes of the skin and prevents hair loss.
Detoxification
The influence of royal jelly in the mechanisms of detoxification of the body, especially at the level of synthesis of the active proteins and in the stimulation of the enzyme system of xenobiotic metabolic, makes it recommended to people exposed to constant pollution or as collateral treatment of poisonings of various origins.