Alternative medicine uses a somewhat different and painful method for the cure of diseases. Apitherapy is the use of products derived from bees for therapeutic treatment. In these cases, are used honey, pollen, royal jelly and bee venom from bee stings. According to its adherents, this practice can cure diseases of the respiratory, cardiovascular, genitourinary and gastrointestinal illness in the neurological and dermatological disorders, such as cellulitis.

The sting of the bee is believed to possess anti-inflammatory and can reduce swelling and alleviate joint pain in arthritis, for example. The venom is characterized by its complexity and great solubility in water. It consists of a transparent substance, colorless and bitter. It is formed by a variety of amino acids, enzymes and volatile substances…