Also known as apitoxin, honey bee venom has been used since thousands of years in Asian and African civilizations for treating numerous ailments. In recent times, apitoxin treatment has found favor in western countries as well for cases where the patient has not responded to conventional western medication.
Bee venom has found application in curing conditions such as arthritis, acne, psoriasis and more, which is the primary driver behind the growth of bee venom producers around the world. Moreover, since every gram of bee venom requires several thousand stings, the value of bee venom is exceedingly high – more than 5 times than that of gold, which makes it a lucrative for bee venom collectors and companies. In addition, recent innovations in the venom extraction equipment range is anticipated to bode well for the bee venom extract industry.
New Medical Applications Create Opportunities for Administering Bee Venom Treatments
Researchers in genetic engineering and biotechnology are increasingly researching the benefits of using bee venom in a number of ailments, opening new avenues of treatment for the global healthcare fraternity.
For example, studies performed by Australian and Korean researchers has displayed that bee venom is a effective form of treatment for atopic dermatitis, commonly known as eczema, owing to the effect of a venom protein known as melittin. Conventional medicines such as immunosuppressant, emollients, and corticosteroids, can minimize inflammation caused in this condition, they also often cause side effects. This is one of the reasons why apitoxin treatment for eczema is gaining attention, owing to improved suppression of chemokine, cytokines, and infiltration of mast cells.
Similarly, popular skin care line Heaven is making use of its patented bee venom formula, as an effective replacement for Botox injections, which makes use of full body treatment which induces the skin to reduce puffiness and become tighter, and has gained immense popularity in recent times.
In addition, bee venom extracts also play an important role in treating patients who have severe allergic reactions to bee stings. Regular controlled doses of bee venom extracts help the patient to build up a resistance to bee stings, thereby protecting them from potentially fatal situations.
Risks of Bee Sting Therapy to Restrict Growth of the Apitoxin Business
While bee venom therapy is gaining popularity steadily, occasional cases of adverse reactions and patient deaths are expected to harm the credibility of using bee venom for medicinal purposes. However, most such cases have resulted from using live bees for injecting the venom, where lack of control over the process has been found be the major detrimental factor.
Moreover, the lack of practitioners having certified skills is a major concern in the field, which can cause the administration of improper dosages, or the lack of knowledge to help a patient, when apitoxin treatment goes wrong.
Innovations in Venom Extraction Equipment to Drive Production
Older versions of bee venom extraction equipment often came with the limitations of killing a number of the bees during the extraction process, which further caused the contamination of the venom extract by the bodies of the bees. However, new innovations are not just designed to eliminate this problem, but also improve the efficiency venom production in addition to providing bee keepers with semi-automated functionalities.
For example, the BeeWhisper venom collector developed by IGK Electronics Ltd. provides up to 5 months of battery life, does not require any kind of cabling, and is made completely out of wood. It also comprises a smart microprocessor, and an optimized software that monitors and changes its pulses based on the number of bees in the vicinity, humidity. Moreover, the wood body and lead free power structure makes it an ideal choice for eco-savvy users.
Similarly ApiHealth NZ, also has developed a system to collect bee venom without killing the bees by using electrically wired frames that shock bees mildly into stinging a glass surface, which allows the venom to be collected, without the sting of the bee coming off, consequently there is no loss of life.
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