Bee Venom has been used for thousands of years to treat arthritis and other conditions.
Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) has been used for thousands of years to treat arthritis. The ancient Egyptians used to sting patients directly to the site of arthritic swelling and pain. The Egyptians also used a mixture of crushed bees rubbed onto the scalp to cure baldness. Greeks, Romans and European physicians also knew of the healing power of bee venom.
Bee venom stimulates key centers in the immune system by stimulating a non-specific response. It appears to stimulate cortisone secretion, enhances antibody production, and affects cytokine production. It is also a powerful inhibitor of prostaglandin formation and a membrane antioxidant.
Painful areas are palpated for specific localised tender points and 0.05ml of bee venom and 0.05ml of lidocaine (to reduce the pain of the injection) is injected interdermally to imitate a bee sting. In case of an anaphalactic allergic reaction, use of epinephrine is used or if the reaction is uncomfortable and not life threatening, an injection of Benadryl will be used. Itching and swelling are common.
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