2005
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh055
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Abstract: Propolis, a honeybee product, has gained popularity as a food and alternative medicine. Its constituents have been shown to exert pharmacological effects, such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer. Shoot apices of Baccharis dracunculifolia (alecrim plant, Asteraceae) have been pointed out as sources of resin for green propolis. The present work aimed (i) to observe the collecting behavior of bees, (ii) to test the efficacy of histological analysis in studies of propolis botanical origin and (iii… Show more

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“…Possui composição complexa e variada. No ninho, a principal função da própolis é combater doenças transmitidas por parasitas das abelhas, principalmente nas regiões de crias (SALATINO et al, 2011 (TEIXEIRA et al, 2005).…”
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“…Possui composição complexa e variada. No ninho, a principal função da própolis é combater doenças transmitidas por parasitas das abelhas, principalmente nas regiões de crias (SALATINO et al, 2011 (TEIXEIRA et al, 2005).…”
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“…As pesquisas atuais referem-se principalmente as variedades verde e vermelha (RIGHI et al, 2011;SILVA et al, 2008;TEIXEIRA et al, 2005). A própolis verde provem de ápices vegetativos da planta Baccharis Dracunculifolia DC (alecrim-do-campo) e a própolis vermelha deriva de exsudados resinosos da planta Dalbergia ecastophyllum L (rabo-de-bugio) (SILVA et al, 2008;OLIVEIRA;BASTOS, 1998).…”
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“…Although honey bees also behave as chewing insects when they collect plant resins, their mouth mandibles are delicate, as compared with mouth parts of typically chewing insects, such as leafcutter ants and grasshoppers. This is the probable reason why honey bees restrict the collection of plant resin to some exudates, e. g. from poplar apical buds, Clusia stigmata and stems of Dalbergia ecastophyllum [1], as well as tender plant parts, such as leaf primordia and apical buds of Baccharis dracunculifolia [4] and Mimosa tenuifolia [10].…”
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“…The former is produced by bees from exudates of apical buds of poplar trees (Populus spp. ; Salicaceae) [3], while the latter derives from young leaves (leaf primordia) and vegetative buds of Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae), a species from Central and south-east Brazil [4]. The chemical composition is dependent on the locality of the hives and the local flora.…”
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“…Field bees gather resin from flower sprouts, leaves and damaged tree trunks. This material is gathered with the mandibles and transferred to the legs, stored in the corbiculae, and then transported to the colonies (Meyer 1956, Kamazawa et al 2003, Teixeira et al 2005. In stingless bees, worker behavior is similar to that of honey bees (Bassindale 1955, Sakagami & Camargo 1964.…”
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