Bee Venom Therapy

Low-dose bee venom therapy is associated with reduced joint inflammation in arthritis. Bee venom therapy modulates chronic pain through immune and inflammatory pathway changes. Bee venom therapy addresses skin irritation and skin disorders through anti-inflammatory action at the tissue level. There is emerging evidence of neuroprotective benefit from bee venom therapy in Parkinson's disease. Controlled, sub-threshold doses of bee venom are used to elicit adaptive immune responses without the toxic load of a full sting. At low doses, bee venom exerts anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, the opposite of what a full sting produces. Bee stings in large amounts are highly toxic, painful, and cause significant inflammation and swelling. Bee venom therapy's immune modulation is relevant to the autoimmune component of multiple sclerosis.