Editing Apitherapy (section)

==Alternative medicine ==
{{further|Honey#Medical use and research}}
Apitherapy is promoted as [[alternative medicine]] for several uses,<ref name=cass>{{cite book |last1=Barry R. |first1=Cassileth |author-link=Barrie R. Cassileth |title=The Complete Guide to Complementary Therapies in Cancer Care: Essential Information for Patients, Survivors and Health Professionals |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J6kLNKw5baYC&pg=PA221 |year=2011 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4335-66-9 |pages=221–224 |chapter=Chapter 36: Apitherapy}}</ref> but its [[health claim]]s are not supported by [[evidence-based medicine|scientific evidence]].<ref name=cass/> Bee venom or other honeybee products are ineffective for the treatment or prevention of [[cancer]].<ref name=acs>{{cite book |publisher=[[American Cancer Society]] |title=American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies |pages=704–708 |chapter=Apitherapy |edition=2nd |year=2009 |isbn=9780944235713 |editor1=Russell J |editor2=Rovere A |quote=practitioners claim ... bee venom can be used to treat various diseases, including several types of arthritis; neurological problems such as multiple sclerosis, lower back pain and migraine headaches; and skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and herpes.}}</ref> Evidence for using honey in wound treatment is of such low quality that firm conclusions cannot be drawn.<ref name=Jull2015>{{Cite journal |title=Honey as a topical treatment for wounds |last1=Jull |first1=Andrew B. |last2=Cullum |first2=Nicky |last3=Dumville |first3=Jo C. |last4=Westby |first4=Maggie J. |last5=Deshpande |first5=Sohan |last6=Walker |first6=Natalie |year=2015 |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2015 |issue=3 |pages = CD005083|pmid=25742878 |doi=10.1002/14651858.cd005083.pub4 |pmc=9719456 |quote=Honey appears to heal partial thickness burns more quickly than conventional treatment (which included polyurethane film, paraffin gauze, soframycin-impregnated gauze, sterile linen and leaving the burns exposed) and infected post-operative wounds more quickly than antiseptics and gauze.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Majtan |first1=J |title=Honey: an immunomodulator in wound healing |journal=Wound Repair and Regeneration |date=2014 |volume=22 |issue=2 Mar–Apr |pages=187–192 |doi=10.1111/wrr.12117 |pmid=24612472|s2cid=40188613 }}</ref>