The influence of pollen extracts (cernitin GBX and Cernitin T60) on allergic reactions

Abstract

The influence of pollen extracts (Cernitin GBX and Cernitin T60) on some allergic reactions in animals and on the degranulation of mast cells and liberation of histamine has been studied. It was found that the cernitins possess antiallergic properties in uiuo and in uitro. Both pollen preparations were able to inhibit the degranulation of mastocytes and histamine release from these cells. The results indicate that antiallergic properties of the cernitins might be dependent on their interaction with the mastocyte.

The effect of oral honey and pollen on postoperative intraabdominal adhesions

“…Pollen and pollen products have been shown to have several beneficial applications for human use. It has been successfully used for the treatment of some cases of benign prostatitis and for oral desensitization of children with pollen allergy (7,25,26).…”

Bee Products

“…Pollen or pollen products have been shown to have several beneficial applications for human use. Pollen has been successfully used for treatment of some cases of benign prostatitis (5,6,7,8,9) and for oral desensitization of children who have pollen allergy (10). Pollen has been shown to be an excellent dietary component in diets for specialty or valuable animals (see (11) for more discussion).…”

Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Lipophilic Fraction of Honeybee Pollen from Native Species of Montesinho Natural Park

“…Bee pollen is promoted as a dietary supplement with a wide range of nutritional and therapeutic properties. In fact, a wide munber of promising properties of this natural product have been reported in the literature: for example, its protective action against side effects of radiotherapy in cancer patients (Wenning, 2003), its use in the treatinent of allergic rhinitis (Boye et al, 1990;Staff et al, 1990 ) and its activity as an hepatoprotector (Juzwiak et al, 1992) along to its antiatherogenic effect (Ji et al, 1989;Zhao et al, 1990); in the treatment of some cases of benign prostatitis (Denis, 1966;Askupmar, 1967;Sarnochowiec et al, 1992;Rugendorff et al, 1993) and in the desensitization of children allergic to pollen (Wortinann, 1981;Krell, 1996). The regular consumption of honeybee pollen contributes to reduce the seric levels oftriglycerides and cholesterol ('N 6jcicki et al, 1983).…”