Potency of Stingless Bee (Homotrigona fimbriata) Honey as anti Cancer
Date
2019-09-09Author
Arung, Enos Tangke
Paramita, Swandari
Yasir, Yadi
Sukemi, Sukemi
Tandirogang, Nataniel
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The study objective is to obtain medicine and cosmetic materials from tropical rain forests resources,
especially from non-timber forest products, such honey and its derivatived namely propolis and bee
pollen. The Stingless bee (Homotrigona fimbriata) produced honey, propol is and bee pollen. The
honey by in vitro have an effect to kill cancer cells. The results in MTT assay showed cytotoxicity
effect of Homotrigona fimbriata hoey in some cancer cells. These findings showed the potential of
this honey fro cancer treatment but need further experiment to be done.
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