Therapist Raises Bees to Use Venom to Treat Patients
November 14, 2018 2:01 PM   Subscribe

"On his rooftop in the outskirts of Cairo, Omar Abulhassan raises thousands of bees -- not for the honey, but their venom." After reading about the benefits of bees in the Koran, Abulhassan, 30, decided five years ago to raise the insects and use the venom in alternative therapy. He believes bee stings can relieve pain and cure illnesses such as rheumatism. Mohamed Abdelfattah, 29, a regular patient, said the therapy improves his mood and makes him feel healthy. "I constantly receive treatment using bees to increase my immunity and body strength," said Abdelfattah.
posted by grobertson (6 comments total)

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Well if this guy already is working on the market for bee stings, I call dibs on wasps and ants. Scientists don't know of any benefits yet, but there are enough suckers it shouldn't matter, right?
posted by GoblinHoney at 2:05 PM on November 14, 2018 [2 favorites]


My Appalachian kin use bee stings for arthritis. It certainly isn't the weirdest of local remedies.
posted by slipthought at 2:13 PM on November 14, 2018 [3 favorites]




I have heard of this. It is popular with people who like to email me about bizarre miracle cures. I don't like getting those emails; people get mad that I am not credulous enough to be cured.
posted by elizilla at 2:29 PM on November 14, 2018 [1 favorite]


My friend tried this - literally made a bee sting her arithitic finger. Spoiler: it made it worse.
posted by St. Peepsburg at 2:39 PM on November 14, 2018 [1 favorite]


An eleven-sentence article is not what I'd call in-depth reporting.
posted by Greg_Ace at 2:39 PM on November 14, 2018 [1 favorite]


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