© 2014.Propolis is a complex hive product produced by honey bees, Apis mellifera. Its composition and biological activities depend on the vegetation where hives are placed. Propolis is often used as a food supplement. The ...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Propolis has long been used as a popular folk medicine due to its wide spectrum of alleged biological and pharmaceutical properties. In Chile, propolis is widely used by folklore medicine ...

Several biological activities have been reported for the Chilean propolis, among their antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties, due to its high polyphenol content. In this study, we evaluate alternative methods to assess ...

Viscidone (0.5%), vanillin, 3′,4′-(methylendioxy)acetophenone, 3-ethoxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde, cinnamic acid, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxymethyl ester were isolated from propolis of hives from Cuncumen. This is the first report on ...

The biological properties of chilean propolis have been described and include antibac-terial, antifungal and antibiofilm activities. Propolis has a strong antimicrobial potential. Clinical experiences with synthetic ...

Pinocembrin, acacetin, galanguin, izalpin, kaempferide, prenyletin and diarytheptane were isolated from propolis from Central Chile.