Table 4.

Different forms of bee pollen for chronic diseases.

Inventor	Country	Ingredients/Patent Form	Title/Patent Number/Patent Office	Features and Benefits	References
Ding, H.	China	Parts of raw materials by weight: 20–30 bee pollen, 20–30 bee placenta, 10–15 propolis, 20–25 royal jelly, 20–30 honey, 10–15 Rabdosia rubescens, 5–10 Pseudo-ginseng, 5–10 Ganoderma applanatum pat, 3–8 Lucid Ganoderma, 5–10 Acanthopanax, 3–8 peach kernels, 3–8 Rheum officinale, and 3–8 cassia twig/ND	Bee product emulsion for preventing cancer/CN 103239523 A/CN	Reduce inflammation, promote cancer resistance.	[114]
Yu, N.	China	Bee pollen, Ganoderma powder, soya lecithin, and melatonin/tablet or capsule	A series of compound health foods and its preparation method/CN 1277028 A/CN	Anti-tumor, reducing lipids.	[115]
Chen, J.	China	By wt. parts: 6–8 Urtica fissa herb, 10–16 bioflavonoid, 7–11 Achillea millefolium, 3–7 Lycium chinense and/or 2–4 bee pollen, Lycium barbarum fruit, 5–9 Foeniculum vulgare fruit, 12–16 Salvia miltiorrhiza root, 4–8 Dioscorea opposita and/or Dioscorea batatas rhizome peel, 10–14 calcium carbonate, 2–6 Panax ginseng ext., and 5–7 Momordica charantia fruit powder/ND	A kind of natural additive for foodstuffs/CN 108420070 A/CN	Prevents cancer, lowers blood lipids and blood glucose.	[116]
Xiong, B.	China	Bee pollen, pine pollen, semen, natural calculus bovis, radix euphorbiae lantu, airpotato yam rhizome, tripterygium hypoglaucum, medical stone, momordicae, cortex cinnamomi, realgar, arsenic, processed semen strychni, bulb of edible tulip, dried lacquer, raw rhizoma pinelliae, garden balsam seeds, venenum bufonis, euphorbia kansui, euphorbia pekinensis roots, roots and leaves of wikstroemia indica, moleplant seed, rhizoma anemarrhenae, muskmelon pedicel, chalcanthite, gamboge, borneol, pseudobulbus cremastrae seu pleiones, semen pharbitidis, seaweed, kelp, roasted pangolin, white muscardine silkworm, sea clam powder, dragon bone and conch shell, ND	Preparation method of external navel plaster for adjuvant therapy for cancer/CN 112755125 A/CN	It is utilized as an auxiliary treatment for cancer.	[117]
Yu, J.; Wei, Y.	China	Parts by weight: 0.3–0.5 bee pollen, 100–120 rice, 8–12 wheat grass, 8–12 celery, 4–8 melon seeds, 4–8 lemon, 4–8 honey, 6–10 Ziziphus Jujuba, 4–5 wheat flour, 0.5–0.7 black rice powder, 0.4–0.6 corn meal, 0.6–1 Mori Folium, 0.2–0.3 polygonum grass, 0.2–0.4 Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, and water/ND	Celery health sake and its brewing method/CN 106554886 A/CN	Cancer inhibition, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, reducing blood lipids and blood sugar.	[118]
Huang, F.	China	Parts by weight: 20–70 bee pollen, 30–120 stearoyl lactate, 30–130 biological flavone, 20–140 carragheen, 30–120 pickled red pepper, 30–150 hyacinth bean, 20–80 yellow tribute green pepper, 10–60 kudzu-vine root powder, 10–65 Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, 10–75 dietary fiber/ND	Kind of environmentally friendly food additive/CN 108294287 A/CN	Anticancer, antioxidant, anti-corrosion, reducing blood lipids and hypoglycemia.	[119]
Wang, S.	China	By wt. parts: 1.40–2 bee pollen, 24–26 pork, 36–38 asparagus, 4.50–5.50 green Chinese onion, 1.40–1.60 coriander, 0.06–0.010 monosodium glutamate, 1.10–1.30 sodium chloride, 1.10–1.30 peanut oil, 1–1.50 Auricularia auricula, 0.30–0.50 grape seed oil, and 0.25–0.35 soy sauce/dumpling	Asparagus dumpling with healthcare function/CN 108272000 A/CN	Prevents cancer cells from dividing and growing, accelerates detoxification, lowers blood pressure, and improves cardiovascular functions.	[120]
Liu, G.	China	Parts of raw materials by weight: 80–120 Melissa pollen, 30–60 castor bean, 200–400 egg, 3–8 bee venom, 30–60 propolis, and 200–400 honey/powder	A traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treatment of breast disease and its preparation method/CN 105380982 A/CN	Good therapeutic impact in the treatment of breast diseases, particularly breast cancer, neoplasms, and hyperplasia. Low cost; it is used as a dietary treatment once a day; no side effects.	[110]
Zheng, J.	China	Parts by weight: 40–100 wall-broken bee pollen, 20–60 wall-broken Ganoderma lucidum spore powder, 80–150 Lycium barbarum fruit ext., and 5–30 western medicine such as chlorambucil, busulfan, melphalan/capsule or tablet	Pharmaceutical composition with anti-tumor activity, and its preparation/CN 105056238 A/CN	It has anti-tumor activity.	[111]
Zhang, L.	China	Parts of raw materials by weight: 45 bee pollen, 35 parts of Salviae miltiorrhizae, and 20 kudzuvine root/powder	Pharmaceutical composition of Salvia miltiorrhiza and bee product/CN 103800433 A/CN	Effective for cardiovascular patients.	[113]
Wu, J	China	Parts by weight through soaking in Chinese liquor: 15–30 pollen pini 20–40 honeybee room, 20–30 Giant salamander bone, and 10–20 Ampelopsis grossdentata/ND	One kind of anti-aging health wine and its preparation method/107034106 A/CN	Tumor inhibition, improves gastrointestinal functions, protect liver, and anti-aging impact.	[121]

ND: Not detected.