It has given beauty to Egyptian Pharaos, and was known in ancient times to Romans and Greeks as a rare but highly effective bee product to stay healthy and maintain beauty.
The bees are using the secretion to protect their sweet homes from attack of fungus and bacteria.

50 thousand bees can produce only 5 g of propolis, hence, the product has always been available to queens and emperors, only. More than 300 natural ingredients have been found in propolis making it a very rich natural medicine.

It is only lately that the effects of Propolis on cancer, fungus, and viruses is studied and verified. Among the many other functions of propolis are:
nourishes face, postpones senility, softens blood vessels, purifies the blood, promotes reproduction of tissue, accelerates healing of injuries, refreshes vital energy, improves function of stomach and intestines, overcomes constipation, decreases blood fat and blood sugar, kills bacteria, fungus, and virus, improves capillary circulation, eliminates toxins.