1Department of Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyala, Mohanpur - 741 252, West Bengal, India
2Regional Agricultural Research Station, Karimganj - 788 710, Assam, India
3School of Applied Sciences, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Paralakhemundi - 761 211, Odisha, India
4M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Paralakhemundi - 761 211, Odisha, India
Department of Entomology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat - 785 013, Assam, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: shimantini.bk@gmail.com
Online published on 4 January, 2023.
The new corona virus illness (COVID-19) swept around the world, quickly creating a serious international disaster. For the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, apitherapy appears to be a viable source of pharmacological and nutraceutical medicines. Honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and bee venom, for example, have been demonstrated to have significant antiviral action against infections that cause severe respiratory syndromes, including those produced by human corona viruses. Furthermore, many of these natural products are involved in the induction of antibody production, maturation of immune cells, and stimulation of innate and adaptive immunological responses and many of them are involved in the induction of antibody production, maturation of immune cells, and stimulation of innate and adaptive immunological responses.
Antiviral effect, Apitherapy, Corona virus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Virulent
