Prevalence of therapeutic use of bee sting & bee honey in Sudan (Case Study: Sudanese Honey Center, Asilat Honey Center, & Omdurman Teaching Hospital).

Al-Khial, Samah Salah Al-Deen ; Aljamal, Ahmed Awad ; Magied, Ahmed Abdel 等

This research aimed at reporting on the therapeutic uses of bee sting and bee honey in two honey centers in the Sudan.

The target groups were patients (200) treated by bee honey and bee sting in two honey centers,, and a control group (50) treated by chemicals in Omdurman Teaching Hospital.

Some of the important results were:

-- There was positive response for the treatment by bee honey and bee sting.

-- There was no significant difference between males and females in durations, responses, regime and doses for honey and venom treatment in both investigated centers.

-- Respondents preferred bee honey and bee sting treatment because of the low costs and less side effects.

-- Regarding the pharmacological bases for treatment, the agriculturist health provider did not show convincing arguments.

Samah Salah Al-Deen Al-Khial, Dr. Ahmed Awad Aljamal and Prof. Ahmed Abdel Magied (School of Pharmacy, Ahfad University for Women)