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Abstract

Bee pollen is a food supplement widely used in the world due to the benefits promoted by the bioactive compounds present in it. In addition to the very attractive nutritional composition, the presence of phenolics, flavonoids, terpenes are responsible for the antioxidant activity, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, possible action on benign prostatic hyperplasia, no cytotoxic. It is intended to show with this article the uses and potential of bee pollen application. Numerous studies are aimed at identifying these compounds in pollen samples around the world, because according to the region, climatic type, seasons, shift and bee species, the composition is influenced by the variety. The use of pollen is more recurrent in the food industry are comprehensively summarized in this review, but the biomedical could also take advantage of the potential that this product demonstrates.