Royal jelly( or "royal jelly") is an incredibly useful mixture used in medicine and cosmetology. This product is produced by young working bees through special glands located in the pharynx and upper jaws.
Characteristics of royal jelly
The bee family lays the egg of the future uterus in a special cell, similar to the cocoon - motherwort. They provide a larva with a special food. The mother liquor during this period resembles the appearance of a wax keg, where the larva swims in a white viscous jelly. This is the royal jelly of bees - sour creamy mass of mother-of-pearl color. In this form, the product is stored until the larva is 3 days old, after which it acquires a yellowish-matte shade.
Warning! Royal Jelly is one of the most amazing products in the world. It has all the necessary substances for the active growth and development of the body, both bee and human.
The larva, feeding on uterine matter, increases 1600 times in just 5-6 days, turning into a developed uterus, capable of living 30 times longer than a regular bee - about 6 years.
Healing effect
The effect of royal jelly on the human body is multifaceted:
- strengthening and toning;
- stimulating growth;
- rapid recovery from diseases, injuries, beriberi;
- anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect;
- rejuvenation of cells and tissues;
- strengthening of the nervous system;
- fight against heart disease and headache;
- prophylaxis and treatment of oncological and viral diseases.
Attention! Royal jelly can be called a panacea for all diseases and ailments. The product regains lost health, helps to keep slipping youth and promotes healthy development of the body.
Chemical composition
The substance is characterized by a complex chemical composition, which can vary depending on the age of the larvae and the time of collection. However, any mother liquor is rich in vitamins and proteins.
The royal jelly contains:
- 22 amino acids;
- proteins are albumins, globulins;
- carbohydrates - glucose, fructose, sucrose;
- fats;
- lipids;
- enzymes;
- mineral substances - potassium, sodium, iron, copper, manganese, silver;
- vitamins of group B;
- deoxyribonucleic acid.
Warning! The chemical composition of royal jelly is identical to the composition of human blood, so it does not cause rejection and side effects.
Among the contraindications can be identified only a tendency to allergies. However, even a healthy person should not exceed the daily rate, which is 0.5-1 g. Reception is made an hour before the meal.
Types of the mother product
The product is used in two states:
- Royal jelly is a fresh, liquid substance in which all vitamins and minerals are perfectly preserved and useful properties have remained unchanged.
- Royal jelly is an adsorbed - a powdery substance obtained by drying a fresh mother product. Adsorbed milk as a result of treatment loses some of its medicinal qualities. It is used for the production of medicines.
How the
mattock is produced The product collection is a complex, time-consuming procedure in which the substance is collected in almost grams. The collection lasts only a few weeks and gives a small amount of milk at the output, which can not but affect its cost. The price can reach 1000 rubles per gram.
Stages of collection
Production of royal jelly takes place in several stages:
- On the territory of an ordinary apiary, about 10 wax bowls are placed on the inoculum, onto which larvae-one-day bears are placed from any beehive.
- The frame is placed in the most efficient bee family, which does not have a uterus.
- After 3 days workers bees will supply the larvae with royal jelly, and the frame can be taken.
- On the frame, as a rule, there will be a lot of bees, which should be driven away, armed with gloves and protective mesh.
- Milk collection from wax bowls should be performed at a temperature of up to 30 degrees.
- First remove the larvae of the bees, then proceed to collect the milk with a spatula( glass or aluminum) or a conventional knife.
- The selected substance should be put in an airtight container( glass or aluminum) and put in a refrigerator.
This technology is used both on large and small bee farms.
For your information! With one bee family, you can get only 100-150 grams of mother milk.
Storage Methods
After collection, many beekeepers are thinking about how to store royal jelly. At room temperature, it remains usable only for 5-7 days.
The following terms will help to extend the shelf life of the product:
- The correct capacity. This should be a container / test tube, which can be tightly and hermetically closed. The optimum material is ordinary glass.
- Low temperature mode. The recommended temperature is -6 0C.
- Mixing milk with honey in the proportions of 1 g per 100 g respectively.
- Reunification with alcohol - per 1 g of milk 10 ml of alcohol. The mixture should be stored away from direct sunlight.
- Adsorption. Royal jelly is ground in a mortar, mixed with a mixture of lactose and placed in a glass container, carefully ramming. Store in the refrigerator. To use this form of milk, read in the article: All you need to know about adsorbed royal jelly.
Such methods can extend the life of the mother product to 1-2 years.