First use of bee venom therapy (apitherapy or BVT)

The earliest use of apitherapy (the pharmacological use of honeybee products) to treat illnesses was by the ancient Chinese, Greeks and Romans. Greek physician, Galen (129-200 AD) is said to have used honey and bee venom to treat baldness! Bees are still used today as a type of 'insect acupuncture', and is particularly popular in the alternative treatment of auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and arthritis. http://www.beelief.com/content.asp?sectionID=35
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