Bee Venom and its Potential to Treat Cancer

Bee venom therapy (BVT) is a biotoxin or api-toxin synthesized and secreted from the venom gland located in the abdominal cavity. It is a very complex mixture of natural products removed from honey bee which contains various pharmaceutical properties, such as several biologically active peptides, including melittin (a major component of bee venom apamin, mast cell degranulating peptide, and enzymes: phospholipase A2, and hyaluronidase). As well as non-peptide components, such as, dopamine, histamine, and norepinephrine. Some of these peptides and non-peptides There are (1,2) exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-apoptosis properties. three forms of BVT: live bee sting, bee venom injection and bee venom acupuncture (BVA).