Stingless Bees’ Impact on Human Health & Uses in Traditional Remedies

About the Book

A study on how Stingless Bee culturing and the impact of its products on human socio-economic, health and well-being development. From its ancient initation to the evolution of the current methods and techniques, it includes traditional practices across many ethnic beliefs and lifestyles. For example, Stingless bee honey is a popular traditional medicine that traditional practitioners use to treat various disorders, particularly respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders. A section on taste profiles explores new or improved tastes with herbal and spice infusions and mixes for more palatable healthy drinks and commercially viable culinary products. It also looks at Vinaigretes, salad dressing and marinades. This book makes comparisons of different vegetation exudates and nectar of different crop blossoms. It explains how the resulting products like honey, propolis and pollen derived from meliponiculture are used and how they impact human health.

About the Author

Abu Hassan bin Abdul Jalil (Born 1955) Began Bee culture career as an Apiary Landscaper as early as 1983, dabbled in Meliponary Landscaping since 2010, and engaged fully in Meliponiculture as of 2011. Actively involved in Indo-Malayan Meliponine Conservation since 2012 by evolving the new study of Beescape for Meliponines. Beescape and Meliponine Repository Consultant at the Malaysian Genome and Vaccine Institute (MGVI) - 2014 to present. Principal at Akademi Kelulut Malaysia - 2014 to present. Member of National Bee Council, MOA, Malaysia – 2022 to present Author/Co-author on the related subject: Beescape for Meliponines – Partridge Publishing Singapore 2014 Handbook of Meliponiculture Vol.1 & 2 - AKM 2017 World Meliponine Etymology of Taxonomic Nomenclature – IBRA 2021 Malaysian Meliponiculture & Beyond – IBRA 2021 Geometry & Colours of Meliponine Brood Cells - IBRA 2022 Indonesian Meliponiculture & Beyond - IBRA 2022 Meliponiculture & Beyond in The Philippines - IBRA 2023