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President of the Commission Dr. Cristina Mateescu |
- Mission
The Standing Commission of Apitherapy, as one of the branches of Apimondia, is an institution for reflection, promotion, and deployment of Apitherapy in the world.
Issued from the beekeeping world, its scientific and humanitarian mission is to promote the development and the application, at international level, of the researches using beehive products with medical destination. It promotes the recognition of Apiculture as a link of the therapeutic chain.
- Definition
The Standing Commission of Apithérapy of Apimondia proposes the following definition: Apitherapy is a medical concept, based on a scientific approach reinforcing traditional knowledges, including:
- Protocols and standards for a beekeeping production with medical destination;
- Procedures for transforming beehives products, alone or in association with medicinal plants and their derivates (Api-pharmacopoeia);
- Clinical protocols integrating the use of api-pharmacopoeia and/or bees (Api-medicine).
- Function
The functions of the Standing Commission of Apitherapy are:
- to develop, set up and follow humanitarian projects directed towards the use of Api-medicine and Api-pharmacopoeia;
- to assist the demanding states in acquiring a certain level of medicinal independence;
- to communicate with the political, economical and scientific authorities;
- to develop a new sector of beekeeping activity with therapeutic destination;
- to promote the research and the scientific studies in Apitherapy;
- to teach and spread out the acquired knowledge and experience;
- to enhance the value of ecologic and human resources;
- to contribute to the development of Apimondia.
- Activities
Between 1998 and 2000, the activities of the Commission of Apitherapy have been focused on:
- the elaboration of apiculture production protocols at therapeutic destination;
- the development of humanitarian projects with green medicine, and more precisely Apitherapy, in economically less developed countries. One project is running in Cuba.
- the edition of a CD-ROM of Apitherapy mainly oriented to the professionals of health and apiculture, whose aim is to group and present the actual knowledge of the Commission in that domain.
- the assistance in Apimondia's objectives and activities.
- Members
Mr Dimitris Selianakis (Greece)
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Dr Eberhard Bengsch (Germany)
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Mr Guillermo Prad (Cuba)
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Mr Adolfo Perez Pineiro (Cuba)
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Mrs Faten Abd El Hadi (Egypt)
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Mr Franco Feraboli, MD (Italy)
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Prof Mitsuo Matsuka (Japan)
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Mr Igor Krivopalov-Moscvin (Russia)
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Mr Roch Domerego (France)
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Dr Cristina Aosan (Romania)
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- Consultants
Mr James Higgins (USA)
Mr Luc Humbel (Belgium)
Mr Charles Wart (Belgium)?????.
Activities