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{"title":"Mineral Composition and Heavy Metal Contents of Chestnut Honey Collected From Kastamonu Region","authors":"Uğur Ertop, H. Sevik, M. Hendek Ertop","doi":"10.35206/jan.1374180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1374180","url":null,"abstract":"Chestnut honey, which is known for its apitherapic properties besides its nutritional attributes, is one of the main groups of monofloral honey types. Kastamonu is the most important province because where constitutes two-thirds of the chestnut forest flora of the Black Sea region. Kastamonu Chestnut Honey, produced in apiaries within the chestnut forests, has been registered as a geographical indication and designation of origin. The nutritional value of honey is related to its nutritional and chemical content. Kastamonu chestnut forests have a different distribution with their scattered structure from the coastline to 1000-1200 meters altitude. Therefore, this study was planned with the prediction that chestnut honey produced in different districts has a different composition. The aim of the study is to contribute to official regulations regarding the product, product standardization, and national branding studies by determining mineral and heavy metal contents based on the region where the chestnut honey is produced. As a result of the study, the main concentrations of the elements in the chestnut honey samples were affected by the geographical location, because the apiaries where honey samples were collected in chestnut forests in Kastamonu districts had different altitudes, climates and soil properties, and different secondary flora. The most abundant elements in the samples were potassium (1410.0-6581.5 ppm) sodium (0-204.4 ppm), calcium (125.3-287.5 ppm), and magnesium (24.73-61.88 ppm). Iron (1.32-9.54 ppm), zinc (1.34-20.84 ppm), and manganese (1.39-18.69 ppm) were also found in moderate and others in trace levels. Because manganese is found at moderate levels in all chestnut honey samples and it is found at higher levels than other honey types, it can be recommended that Mn, as fingerprints to detect imitation and adulteration of chestnut honey. While Cd, a heavy metal, was found in only one sample, Ni was not detected in any sample. Whereas Pb concentration varied between 1.84 ppm and 3.38 ppm for the samples, the contents of Al concentrations were quite high (2.94-13.94 ppm). Because there wasn't a maximum limit for heavy metal contents of honey types in the Turkish Food Codex Contaminants Regulation, no evaluation could have been made regarding the suitability of these heavy metal contents. It is thought that heavy metal contamination limits in honey types should be included in the regulations and especially secondary sources such as metallic containers used for storage during handling processes and harvesting of honey for heavy metal contamination should be reviewed.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"106 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139154208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pollen Preferences of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) on Marmara Island","authors":"Omer SOLAK AMET, İbrahim Çakmak, A. Tosunoglu","doi":"10.35206/jan.1377566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1377566","url":null,"abstract":"Islands have a special importance in terms of biodiversity. At the same time, it is important to follow the feeding behavior of pollinators that ensure the continuation of biodiversity throughout the island. In this study, it was aimed to follow the pollen collection activities of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) on Marmara Island and to determine the pollen sources. Pollen sampling was carried out weekly during the 14 weeks from the first week of April to the first week of July when honey bees intensively carried out pollen collection activities. The sampled pollen grains were classified according to their color and examined by light microscopy. A total of 34 taxa were identified from the pollen grains. The taxa represented in significant proportions were; Rosaceae, Fabaceae, and Centaurea, Ericaceae, Brassicaceae, Cistus, Helianthemum, Vitis and Salix. They constitute a total of 79.37%. Rosaceae family pollen has been found as the most preferred taxa by honey bees for 8 weeks. The first two weeks of May was the most productive period in terms of pollen species in Marmara Island and the amount of pollen brought to the hives decreased in early July. In this study, it was tried to shed light on the pollen collection preferences of honey bees and pollination periods of honey bee used plants under conditions of Marmara Island.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"131 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139171354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PLANT-BASED FOODS AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS","authors":"Ceren Özen, İlkay Yılmaz","doi":"10.35206/jan.1382644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1382644","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, plant-based foods have been widely preferred due to their benefits to human health and economy, as well as their reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and their benefits to the environment. In order to meet the increasing need for plant protein, research has increased and different plant protein sources such as seaweed, spirulina, sugar beet leaves, alfalfa and hemp seeds have begun to be used in developed products. There are many studies on the benefits of an herbal diet, and many herbal products have been developed in recent years. However, most of the developed products have deficiencies in terms of appearance, texture, taste and nutritional value, and new methods need to be investigated to improve this situation. In addition, it would be wrong to say that all of the developed vegetable protein products are superior to animal sources in terms of nutritional value. In this review, plant protein sources were examined and studies on their health effects and bioavailability and the latest technological developments were evaluated.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"268 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139171699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Record of Microsporidian Pathogen of the European wasp, Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Turkey","authors":"O. Tosun, Hilal Yildirim, Çağrı Bekircan","doi":"10.35206/jan.1362309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1362309","url":null,"abstract":"This study detected a new microsporidium which is a pathogen of the European wasp, Vespula vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). V. vulgaris individuals were collected from July to September 2021 in Trabzon, Turkey. During the observations, 415 samples were examined, and five of them were infection positive (microsporidiosis prevalence 1.20%). Infection was found mostly in the midgut of the host, and infection was mostly chronic. Fresh mature spores were oval in shape and measured 4.57 ± 0.54 (3.26–5.95; n = 200) µm in length and 2.43 ± 0.33 (1.43–3.35; n = 200) µm in width. The current microsporidium has a Nosema-like disporoblastic merogony and sporogony.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"14 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139278999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Amygdalus communis L. Poleninde Flavonoid Miktarının Spektrofotometrik Analizi ve Biyomarkerların Belirlenmesi","authors":"Aziza Huseynova, Ali ALİ ALAKBARLI","doi":"10.35206/jan.1318471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1318471","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the amount of flavonoid aggregates in the pollen of the common almond (Amygdalus communis L.) plant, which is common in Nakhchivan MR, was analyzed. The study of flavonoids in pollen can provide useful information for assessing the nutritional and healing quality of bee products. In the study, an extract was prepared on 60% ethyl alcohol from the pollen of the common almond plant. For the determination of flavonoids, a solution of 2% aluminum chloride in alcohol and a standard rutin solution were used. Biochemical analysis was performed by spectrophotometer method. The determination of flavonoid concentration was determined by measuring their absorbance at a wavelength of 310 nm. Based on the absorption results of solutions of different concentrations of rutin, the dependence in the calibration graph is expressed by the equation Y=0.032x+0.477. The correlation coefficient was R=0.993. The optical density (Y) of common almond (A. communis L.) pollen extract in alcohol was calculated based on the equation given in the calibration graph and was determined to be 0.041±0.02 mg/mL flavonoid (according to rutin). As a result of spectrophotometric research, it was determined that the pollen of common almond (A. communis L.) contains 10.29±1.16% flavonoid aggregate.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"35 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132124409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of Essential Oil Composition of Endemic Marrubium parviflorum subsp. oligodon Grown in Turkey by Using SPME with GC/MS","authors":"Özlem Saral, Mustafa Karaköse","doi":"10.35206/jan.1213617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1213617","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study is to determine the essential oil profile and antioxidant activity of endemic Marrubium parviflorum subsp. oligodon. The essential oil contents were analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME). In addition, total phenolic content and the capacity of antioxidant activity measured by DPPH• and FRAP assays were determined. Twenty-three (64.12%) essential oil components were determined. Pentadecanolide was found to be the major essential oil and palmitic acid was determined as main fatty acid in Marrubium parviflorum subsp. oligodon. Total phenolic content was found to be 39.9±0.31 mg GAE/g sample. FRAP value was found to be 48.91±0.33 µmol Fe/g sample and DPPH• scavenging activity was found to be 0.76±0.03 mg/mL. This study is the first report in which the essential oil content of Marrubium parviflorum subsp. oligodon was determined by SPME.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125493779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of Complex Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis in Integrative Medicine","authors":"A. Guli̇yeva, G. Guli̇yeva","doi":"10.35206/jan.1319777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1319777","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the study was to develop a new complex treatment of ulcerative colitis using integrative medicine methods. The study was conducted on 16 patients with ulcerative colitis with total (8 patients) and left-sided lesions (8 patients). The progress of the disease was traced on the basis of complaints, levels of fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin, ESR and endoscopic picture of the colon mucosa. Depending on the severity and individual characteristics of the progress of the disease, the treatment lasted 2-8 months. The treatment was carried out against the background of taking mesalazine in two stages. At the first stage (1-3 weeks), treatment was carried out to eliminate the causes of the leaky gut syndrome (use of antiparasitic, antibacterial, antiprotozoal drugs) and restore the microbiota (use of eubiotics and short-chain fatty acids). The aim of the second stage of treatment (4-6 weeks) was immunomodulation and regeneration of the intestinal mucosa (the use of bioregulatory, isopathic, orthomolecular drugs and interleukin preparations). Patients received drugs orally, in the form of intravenous infusions and local injections into the metameric zones and acupuncture points of the large intestine. Also, in parallel, neural therapy was carried out with procaine at the points of the large intestine. The results obtained showed a significant decrease in calprotectin, lactoferrin and an improvement in the endoscopic picture of the large intestine. Colonoscopy showed complete recovery in group I in 2, and in group II in 3 patients, in other cases was noted 70% recovery of the mucous membrane. Thus, the use of a complex of integrative medicine methods with the use of safe bioregulatory drugs makes it possible to obtain high efficiency in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125210590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rheumatoid arthritis – is there a role for apitherapy?","authors":"K. Münstedt","doi":"10.35206/jan.1045529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1045529","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Apitherapy is a therapeutic approach based on the use of beehive products. It is frequently suggested for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This study was to assess the recommendations of apitherapists regarding treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. \u0000Methods: 129 books written by apitherapists were reviewed regarding their recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis. These recommendations were compared to the findings of preclinical and clinical studies on the subject. \u0000Results: Sixty-eight (52.7%) of the books mention the topic of rheumatoid arthritis. There were 44 different recommendations. They include all bee products (honey, pollen, propolis etc.) but mainly bee venom (15 times) and royal jelly (5 times). Bee venom acupuncture (apipuncture) is mentioned only once. Compared to analyses from the scientific literature, only bee venom but mainly apipuncture are supported. \u0000Conclusions: This analysis shows that the majority of apitherapeutic books do not provide adequate information. However, some reports supported the scientific evidence that bee venom and apipuncture could be an interesting means of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis but more and higher quality investigations are necessary.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130411598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Klotho Protein and Diabetes Mellitus","authors":"E. Dokumacioglu, H. Iskender","doi":"10.35206/jan.1087260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1087260","url":null,"abstract":"Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered an epidemic disease by many countries and shown as one of the leading causes of death in western societies. In the development of the disease, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are complex and multifactorial. The frequency of DM increases with age, and the severity of events such as oxidative stress and inflammation increases in patients diagnosed with DM. The Klotho (KL) protein, defined as a new anti-aging protein as a result of the studies on aging mechanisms, was named after KL, who was one of the three goddesses of destiny and spun the thread of life according to Greek mythology. In this review study, the information in the literature was compiled, and the relationship between the KL protein and DM was explained.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128647916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CHEMICAL AND PALINOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF AYDER (CAMLIHEMSIN / RIZE) HONEYS","authors":"Esra Demir Kanbur, V. Atamov","doi":"10.35206/jan.1120082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35206/jan.1120082","url":null,"abstract":"Total number of pollen, pollen recognition, fructose, glucose, sucrose and moisture were exemined in 41 honey samples collected in Ayder Plateau in August 2012. Following the pollen recognition in the samples, 36 taxon were detected. Castanea sativa Miller. pollen was found in all samples in a dominant. The total number of pollen (TPN-10 g) in 10g honey varieted between 3438 and 87056. It has been determined that honey samples were normal and underrepresented pollen. The moisture content in the samples ranged between 16.4-20.9%. In honey samples, Fructose ranges from 14.05 to 52.82%, while Glucose ranges from 14.31 to 49.24%.","PeriodicalId":205620,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Apitherapy and Nature","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129512825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}