APITHERAPY, or "bee therapy" (from the Latin apis which means bee) is the medicinal use of products made by honeybees. Products of the honeybee include bee venom, honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis, drone larvae, and beeswax. Some of the conditions treated (not in any special order) are: multiple sclerosis, arthritis, wounds, pain, gout, shingles, burns, tendonitis, cancer, and infections. Therapies involving the honeybee have existed for thousands of years and some may be old as human medicine itself. The ancient rock art of early hunter-gatherers depicts the honeybee as a source of natural medicine. Bee venom therapy was practiced in ancient Egypt, Greece, and China—three great civilizations known for their highly developed medical systems. Hippocrates, the Greek physician known as the "Father of Medicine", recognized the healing virtues of bee venom for treating arthritis and other joint problems. Today, growing scientific evidence suggests that various bee products promote healing by improving circulation, decreasing inflammation, and stimulating a healthy immune response. The more modern study of apitherapy, specifically bee venom, was initiated through the efforts of Austrian physician Filip Terc in his published results "Report about a Peculiar Connection between the Bee Stings and Rheumatism" in 1888. Bodog Beck (Budapest, Hungary 1871–NYC, 1942) followed Terc, and brought Apitherapy to the United States. More recent popularity has been credited to Charles Mraz (1905–1999), a beekeeper from Vermont, who knew Beck. Some of the Board Members of the American Apitherapy Society, as well as some general AAS members, have been trained by and/or treated and inspired by Mraz. The Society's annual educational and training event, CMACC, is named for him, the Charles Mraz Apitherapy Course and Conference. Services We Provide TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC: AAS provides services to the general public through its Website, its Journal, its Annual Course and Conference (CMACC), its regional events and speaking engagements throughout the United States and in other countries, and through communication with the AAS office. Our Website allows you to subscribe to a Newsletter. The Website Journal Blog and the Website Forum are readable by all, but only AAS Members can post comments on them. The Network of people who can provide help with Apitherapy is limited to the AAS members, an arrangement made with all those who are willing to be listed on the Network, in order to maintain their privacy. TO ITS MEMBERS: Our membership consists of a wide variety of people, all interested in Apitherapy, a complementary form of health care which has become increasingly accepted for enhancing and maintain health and well-being, as well as assisting in healing when illness or an accident interferes with a healthy condition. Our members not only live in the United States, but also come from many other countries around the world. We hope that after viewing our website, you'll want to become a member of the AAS. As a member you will: •Receive a subscription to our APITHERAPY JOURNAL, published quarterly •Have access to the MEMBERS ONLY SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE where the NETWORK is provided, and where selected Journal articles are published, some of our course and conference material is presented, Testimonials are presented in categories, and other information is provided •Be able to subscribe to an e-mail NEWSLETTER for Members Only. •Have access to the FORUM AND BLOG ON OUR WEBSITE where you can post your comments about Journal articles, about Testimonials and about apitherapy issues and read the posts of other members. •Be eligible to be on our NETWORK of apitherapists, beekeepers, and patients where you can have contact with others involved in Apitherapy and you can help others by sharing your experiences. •Have ACCESS TO PROFESSIONALS who are experienced apitherapists. •Be eligible to join the BOARD where you can have an impact on the policies, the activities, and the outreach of the American Apitherapy Society •Receive a 10% DISCOUNT from our website store which will open soon •Know that you SUPPORT APITHERAPY AND THE HONEYBEES – "OUR ALLIES IN HEALING" Please note that we do not share our membership list. Your name and contact information will only be provided to other individuals if you decide to join the Network, or if we contact you directly to see if you will talk with someone in your area

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