Modulatory Prospective of Bee Pollen against Oxidative Stress Induced by Drugs: A Review Bharti Umesh1,*, Kumar Neelima R.2, Chaudhary Deepti3 1Associate Professor, PG Govt. College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh 2Professor, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 3Research Scholar, Panjab University, Chandigarh *Corresponding Author E-mail: dbhv90@gmail.com
Online published on 18 May, 2019. Abstract Bee pollen is a wonderful supplement for natural allergy relief and is responsible for many health benefits of raw honey. This review summarizes the potential protective effects of bee pollen against toxicity induced by various drugs. Bee pollen is composed of varying proportions of carbohydrates, proteins, crude fiber, lipids, minerals, trace elements, vitamins, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, sterols and terpenes depending upon the source of pollen and has radio-protective potential, anti-chemo toxicity potential, nutrition potential, anti-allergic potential, hepatoprotective potential, anti-mutagenic potential, antioxidant potential, genotoxicity modulator, anti-neurotoxicity activity, antibacterial activity and haemopoietic potential. The whole review revealed that bee pollen is an important apitherapeutic due to its potential medical and nutritional applications. Top Keywords Bee pollen, Antioxidant potential, Nutrient, Antibacterial properties, Hepatoprotective potential. Top |