Bee Sting Therapy is the Rage in China
Before a bee sting, many people would be at the hospital, except in a clinic in Beijing, where patients queue for the jab and improve their health.
The bee sting therapy, which involves the placement of live bees at certain pressure points on the body of a patient, has been practiced for over 3,000 years in China and was declared legal in 2007.
It is similar to acupuncture that uses the sting of insects instead of needles and the same principles. But the bee toxin, which doctors say is a natural medicine is essential, which equates to an injection treatment.
Doctors Clinic Bee Kang Tai, a traditional Chinese medicine complex in northern Beijing, say that the therapy was effective in treating diseases such as rheumatism and arthritis, as well as a list of other conditions.
“This treatment depends mainly on bee venom, which can help blood circulation, reduce inflammation and relieve pain,” said Wang Jing, a physician at the clinic.
The bees used in the treatment are a hybrid species of the Gulf and Italy and are stored in the clinic. Their stings of 0.3 millimeters long, with about 0.3 milligrams of toxin.
The specialists use tongs to catch bees in the hive and place them one by one in the pressure point of the area affected by pain.
The bee stings instinctively to his enemy, and dies. The sting remains in the body after several hours, but patients say it helps relieve their discomfort.
The doctors, who receive strict training, decide how long to stay the sting in the body and how many bees are needed for treatment.
At most, a person can be punctured a hundred times. At least four or five. The Center sees an average of thirty patients a day, weekends are almost fifty. Doctors say the therapy has become so popular they are looking to expand the clinic in 2011. Patients travel long distances, even from remote areas of China. The treatment cost is 120 Yuan ($ 18).
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