Health Benefits of Honey and Other Bee Products

Adatok

A Tantárgybejelentőben megadott hivatalos adatok az alábbi tanévre: 2021-2022

Tematika

Honey and other products of the beehive (e.g. propolis, royal jelly) have had an important role in preserving our health since ancient times. Today there is growing interest towards various fields of apitherapy both from healthcare professionals and people who intend to use a bee product to alleviate the symptoms of a disease or for prevention. The course provides an overview about various fields of apitherapy, including the origin, types, physico-chemical characteristics and medicinal application of honey, propolis, royal jelly and bee venom - based on recent scientific evidence. The course will cover the issues related to the adulteration and identification of honey. The practice will focus on the analysis of various types of honey: the botanical origin of honey will be confirmed with microscopical pollen analysis and measurement of physico-chemical parameters, while the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of honey will be determined with in vitro tests.

Előadások

• 1. Botanical and geographical origin of honeys. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 2. Chemical composition of honey. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 3. Honey types of Hungary (botanical origin, sensory analysis, physico-chemical properties). - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 4. Honey types worldwide (botanical origin, sensory analysis, physico-chemical properties). - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 5. Methods used in identification of honey samples. Honey adulteration. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 6. Identifying honeys with microscopical pollen analysis. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 7. Medicinal application of honey. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 8. Antimicrobial effect of honey and propolis. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 9. Other fields of apitherapy. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• 10. Other bee products with health benefits. - Dr. Farkas Ágnes

Gyakorlatok

• 1. Sensory analysis of honeys.
• 2. Examination of physico-chemical properties of honeys.
• 3. Microscopical pollen analysis of honeys I.
• 4. Microscopical pollen analysis of honeys II.
• 5. Microscopical pollen analysis of honeys III.
• 6. Microscopical pollen analysis of honeys IV.
• 7. Measuring antioxidant capacity of honey samples I.
• 8. Measuring antioxidant capacity of honey samples II.
• 9. Measuring antioxidant capacity of honey samples III.
• 10. Measuring antioxidant capacity of honey samples IV.
• 11. Determining the antimicrobial effect of honey samples with in vitro assays I.
• 12. Determining the antimicrobial effect of honey samples with in vitro assays II.
• 13. Determining the antimicrobial effect of propolis with in vitro assays I.
• 14. Determining the antimicrobial effect of propolis with in vitro assays II.

Szemináriumok

A tananyag elsajátításához szükséges segédanyagok

Kötelező irodalom

Saját oktatási anyag

Teaching materials (Power Point slideshows) will be available at the website of the Department of Pharmacognosy.

Jegyzet

Ajánlott irodalom

The course will involve critical evaluation of recent literature sources (articles in scientific journals, book chapters, websites).

A félév elfogadásának feltételei

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Félévközi ellenőrzések

Students have to pass 2 written tests with at least 60% of good answers.
Students are required to prepare lab notes based on laboratory activities.

Távolmaradás pótlásának lehetőségei

There is no possibility for making up for missed classes.

Vizsgakérdések

(1) Botanical and geographical origin of honey.
(2) Chemical composition of honey.
(3) Types of honeys in Hungary and abroad.
(4) Sensory analysis of honeys.
(5) Physico-chemical characteristics of different honey types.
(6) Methods for identifying various types of honey.
(7) Microscopic pollen analysis of honeys.
(8) Honey adulteration.
(9) Medicinal use of honey.
(10) Other fields of apitherapy.
(11) Other bee products with health benefits.
(12) Antioxidant activity of honeys.
(13) Antimicrobial effect of honey and propolis.

Vizsgáztatók

Gyakorlatok, szemináriumok oktatói

• Dr. Balázs Viktória Lilla
• Dr. Farkas Ágnes
• Dr. Kocsis Marianna