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. 2017 Jul 26;2017:1259510. doi: 10.1155/2017/1259510

Table 2.

Selected propolis activities according to the health benefits.

Health benefits Propolis activity Type of studies Authors
GI disorder Antiparasitic Humans Freitas et al. 2006 [91]
Antiulceration Animals Paulino et al. 2015 [92]

Gynecological care Antifungal Human Imhof et al. 2005 [93]
Antifungal and antibiofilm Human Capoci et al. 2015 [94]

Oral health Antibacterial Laboratory Pereira et al. 2011 [95]
Daily mouthwash Human Jain et al. 2014 [96]
Toothpaste disinfection Laboratory Bertolini et al. 2012 [97]
Toothpaste against gingivitis Human Skaba et al. 2013 [98]
Oral therapeutic agent Human Pereira et al. 2011 [95]

Oncology treatment Anti-breast cancer Human Xuan et al. 2014 [99]
Antimelanoma cancer Animals Benguedouar et al. 2015 [100]
Anti-lung cancer Human Demir et al. 2016 [101]

Dermatology care Acne vulgaris Human Ali et al. 2015 [102]
Collagen metabolism Animals Olczyk et al. 2014 [103]
Diabetic foot ulcer Human Henshaw et al. 2014 [104]