Propolis: Nature's boon - A review

Abstract

Propolis is a Greek word meaning “defender of the city.” Constituents of propolis possess health promoting properties. Propolis plays a very important role in the field of medicine and dentistry. This paper is an attempt to review various applications of this compound in improving the general health of an individual.

Keywords

• Antibacterial
• anticarious
• antioxidant
• propolis