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The difference and efficacy of royal jelly, propolis and honey
Difference 1: producers and raw materials come from different sources. Royal jelly is the serum secreted by Queen mandibular gland; Propolis is the product of honey collected by bees and processed by themselves. Honey is made by bees collecting nectar, repeatedly fermenting in beehives and removing excess water.

Difference 2: consumers and uses are different. Royal jelly is the food of queen bees and bee larvae, which has high nutritional value and provides nutrition for queen bees to lay eggs. Propolis is mainly used to fill the gaps of beehives to achieve the effects of heat preservation, cleaning and sterilization; Honey is the food that bees live on.

Difference 3: Different colors. The royal jelly just taken is milky white, and then it will turn pale yellow; The color of propolis is dark brown or purple brown; The color of honey varies with nectar, such as the light yellow of Sophora japonica honey, the dense jujube red of jujube flower and the deep yellow of Jinghua honey.

Difference 4: The taste is different. Royal jelly taste: sour, astringent and spicy; The taste of propolis: spicy, hemp and sticky; The taste of honey: mainly sweet and sour.

Difference 5: The effect is different. The main function of royal jelly is to improve human immunity, and it has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. Propolis has a good cleaning effect on human vascular garbage, which is called "vascular scavenger" and has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on hyperlipidemia and diabetes. Honey mainly has the functions of improving human immunity, nourishing yin and moistening lung, enriching blood, harmonizing stomach and supplementing physical strength. Widely used for cough, constipation, beauty, slimming and alopecia.